diff --git a/dotscape b/dotscape
index 2ddfc47..8f119fd 100755
Binary files a/dotscape and b/dotscape differ
diff --git a/functional-core/app-update.sml b/functional-core/app-update.sml
index 2c4a659..c3e724b 100644
--- a/functional-core/app-update.sml
+++ b/functional-core/app-update.sml
@@ -214,6 +214,17 @@ struct
   fun getLoadTriangleMsg model =
     (model, FILE LOAD_TRIANGLES)
 
+  fun useTriangles (model, triangles) =
+    let
+      val model = AppWith.useTriangles (model, triangles)
+      val drawVec = Triangles.toVector model
+      val drawMsg = DRAW_TRIANGLES_AND_RESET_DOTS drawVec
+    in
+      (model, DRAW drawMsg)
+    end
+
+  fun trianglesLoadError model = (model, NO_MAILBOX)
+
   fun update (model: app_type, inputMsg) =
     case inputMsg of
       MOUSE_MOVE {x = mouseX, y = mouseY} =>
@@ -228,4 +239,6 @@ struct
     | KEY_G => toggleGraph model
     | KEY_CTRL_S => getSaveTrianglesMsg model
     | KEY_CTRL_L => getLoadTriangleMsg model
+    | USE_TRIANGLES triangles => useTriangles (model, triangles)
+    | TRIANGLES_LOAD_ERROR => trianglesLoadError model
 end
diff --git a/functional-core/app-with.sml b/functional-core/app-with.sml
index d784dda..169cf51 100644
--- a/functional-core/app-with.sml
+++ b/functional-core/app-with.sml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ sig
     * Real32.real
     * (Real32.real * Real32.real)
     -> AppType.app_type
+
+  val useTriangles: AppType.app_type * AppType.triangle list -> AppType.app_type
 end
 
 structure AppWith :> APP_WITH =
@@ -306,4 +308,36 @@ struct
       , mouseY = mouseY
       }
     end
+
+  fun useTriangles (app: app_type, triangles) =
+    let
+      val
+        { xClickPoints
+        , yClickPoints
+        , windowWidth
+        , windowHeight
+        , undo
+        , redo
+        , mouseX
+        , mouseY
+        , showGraph
+        , triangles = _
+        , triangleStage = _
+        } = app
+
+      val triangleStage = NO_TRIANGLE
+    in
+      { triangleStage = triangleStage
+      , triangles = triangles
+      , undo = []
+      , redo = []
+      , showGraph = showGraph
+      , xClickPoints = xClickPoints
+      , yClickPoints = yClickPoints
+      , windowWidth = windowWidth
+      , windowHeight = windowHeight
+      , mouseX = mouseX
+      , mouseY = mouseY
+      }
+    end
 end
diff --git a/imperative-shell/file-thread.sml b/imperative-shell/file-thread.sml
index 9eedf70..822df0e 100644
--- a/imperative-shell/file-thread.sml
+++ b/imperative-shell/file-thread.sml
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 signature FILE_THREAD =
 sig
-  val run: FileMessage.t Mailbox.mbox -> unit
+  val run: FileMessage.t Mailbox.mbox * InputMessage.t Mailbox.mbox -> unit
 end
 
 structure FileThread :> FILE_THREAD =
 struct
   open AppType
   open FileMessage
+  open InputMessage
 
   val filename = "a.dsc"
 
@@ -72,15 +73,18 @@ struct
         end
     | NONE => let val triangles = List.rev acc in OK triangles end
 
-  fun loadTriangles () =
+  fun loadTriangles inputMailbox =
     let
       val io = TextIO.openIn filename
       val triangles = parse (io, [])
       val _ = TextIO.closeIn io
+
+      val inputMsg = 
+        case triangles of
+          OK triangles => USE_TRIANGLES triangles
+        | PARSE_ERROR => TRIANGLES_LOAD_ERROR
     in
-      case triangles of
-        OK triangles => print "parse success\n"
-      | PARSE_ERROR => print "parse error\n"
+      Mailbox.send (inputMailbox, inputMsg)
     end
 
   fun helpSaveTriangles (triangles, io) =
@@ -114,14 +118,14 @@ struct
       ()
     end
 
-  fun run fileMailbox =
+  fun run (fileMailbox, inputMailbox) =
     let
       val _ =
         case Mailbox.recv fileMailbox of
           SAVE_TRIANGLES triangles => saveTriangles triangles
-        | LOAD_TRIANGLES => loadTriangles ()
+        | LOAD_TRIANGLES => loadTriangles inputMailbox
         | EXPORT_TRIANGLES triangles => ()
     in
-      run fileMailbox
+      run (fileMailbox, inputMailbox)
     end
 end
diff --git a/imperative-shell/shell.sml b/imperative-shell/shell.sml
index 67c2560..07017cc 100644
--- a/imperative-shell/shell.sml
+++ b/imperative-shell/shell.sml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ struct
           , 0
           ))
 
-      val _ = CML.spawn (fn () => FileThread.run fileMailbox)
+      val _ = CML.spawn (fn () => FileThread.run (fileMailbox, inputMailbox))
     in
       ()
     end
diff --git a/message-types/input-msg.sml b/message-types/input-msg.sml
index cf23ef1..d584961 100644
--- a/message-types/input-msg.sml
+++ b/message-types/input-msg.sml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ sig
   | KEY_G
   | KEY_CTRL_S
   | KEY_CTRL_L
+  | USE_TRIANGLES of AppType.triangle list
+  | TRIANGLES_LOAD_ERROR
 end
 
 structure InputMessage :> INPUT_MESSAGE =
@@ -24,4 +26,6 @@ struct
   | KEY_G
   | KEY_CTRL_S
   | KEY_CTRL_L
+  | USE_TRIANGLES of AppType.triangle list
+  | TRIANGLES_LOAD_ERROR
 end