Open a project

Open projects from a local folder, a network share, or a source repository.
  1. In the main toolbar, select
    Project
    .
    The Start page opens.
  2. On the left, select
    Open
    .
  3. At the top of the Start page, select either:
    • Recent
      . Select or browse to select the project to open and then select
      Open
      .
      TIP: When opening a recent project, near the top of the Start page after
      Filter
      , select
      All
       or
      Local
       or
      Remote
      . Select the arrow to toggle the order of the list based on the last modified date and time.
      TIP: To browse to a project, navigate to C:\Users\Username\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix\Projects to select the Optix project file (
      .optix
      ), or exported project file (
      .optix.z
      ) to open. For more information about exporting to files, see Export a project.
    • Remote
      . Select
      Remote
       to select the project to open, or enter a URL to access a remote project:
      1. Remote URL
        . Enter the URL of your remote repository. The URL location that stores the file remotely. If you do not know the URL, ask your System Administrator.
      2. Location
        . Enter the folder on your local computer where to save and commit changes before pushing changes to the remote repository.
        TIP: The default project location is
        C:\Users\
        UserName
        \Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix
        . Select
        Browse files
         to browse for a different location.
        TIP: If you sign in to
        FactoryTalk Optix
         and a supported version control solution, the Start page automatically displays all of the potential repositories that you can access with your version control account and all of the projects that you can open. Logging into a version control solution and
        FactoryTalk® Hub™
         synchronizes the repositories.
      3. Select
        Open
        .  "Opening project from remote" appears in the status bar and the project opens with the same name as the remote repository.
    • Upload from device
      . Select the device to upload the project to the development computer, select
      Connect
      , and then:
      1. If required, enter the password.
      2. (optional) Select the files to upload.
      3. (optional) Change the destination.
      4. Select
        OK
        .
      For more information on how to retain data in retentivity storages uploaded from device, see Manage data uploaded from a device.
      For more information on how to download projects on target devices, see Add a target device.
  4. If the project was created using a previous version
    FactoryTalk Optix Studio
    ,
    Project Upgrade
     opens and updates to the latest version. Select
    Upgrade
     to upgrade and open the project.
The project opens. If the project was already open, a new instance of
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
 opens.
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