Open a project

Open projects form a local folder, a network share, or a source repository.

In the main toolbar, select

Project

The Start page opens.

Select the project to open:

Recent project. Select

Home

or select

Open

and then select

Recent

to select the project to open.

TIP: When opening a recent project, you can display

All

projects or only

Local

Remote

projects after

Filter

. Select the arrow to toggle the order of the projects based on the last date and time the projects were modified.

Remote project.

Select

Open

and then select

Remote

to select the project to open, or enter a URL to access a remote project:

Remote URL

. Enter the URL of your remote repository. This is the location that stores the project remotely. If you do not know the URL, ask your System Administrator.

Location

. Enter the folder on your local computer where you will save and commit changes before pushing them to the remote repository. The default location is

C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix

. Select

to browse for a different location.

TIP: If you are signed in to

FactoryTalk Optix Studio

, you do not have to know the Remote URL or Location. The Start page automatically displays all of the potential repositories accessible with your Git Hub account and all of the projects that you can open.

Select

Open

. "Opening project from remote" appears in the status bar and the new project opens with the same name as the remote repository.

If the project was created using a previous version

FactoryTalk Optix Studio

Project Upgrade

opens and lists the components to be updated. Select

Upgrade

to upgrade and open the project.

The new project opens. If there was an existing project open, the project opens in a new instance of

FactoryTalk Optix Studio

Projects

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