diff --git a/DataModelInstance.cpp b/DataModelInstance.cpp
index 979ddfc..183b70b 100644
--- a/DataModelInstance.cpp
+++ b/DataModelInstance.cpp
@@ -228,11 +228,13 @@ bool DataModelInstance::scanXMLObject(xml_node<> * scanNode)
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool DataModelInstance::load(const char* filename)
+bool DataModelInstance::load(const char* filename, bool clearObjects)
 {
 	ifstream levelFile(filename,ios::binary);
 	if (levelFile)
 	{
+		if (clearObjects)
+			clearLevel();
 		readXMLFileStream(&levelFile);
 		return true;
 	}
@@ -290,7 +292,7 @@ bool DataModelInstance::getOpen()
 	if (file)
 	{
 		_loadedFileName = of.lpstrFile;
-		load(of.lpstrFile);
+		load(of.lpstrFile,true);
 	}
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/DataModelInstance.h b/DataModelInstance.h
index 554d2aa..e319274 100644
--- a/DataModelInstance.h
+++ b/DataModelInstance.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public:
 	void					clearMessage();
 	bool					debugGetOpen();
 	bool					getOpen();
-	bool					load(const char* filename);	
+	bool					load(const char* filename,bool clearObjects);	
 	bool					readXMLFileStream(std::ifstream* file);
 	void					drawMessage(RenderDevice*);
 	WorkspaceInstance*		getWorkspace();