Create a project
A project contains elements with which a
FactoryTalk Optix Application
is made. You can create either a local project or a project from a remote location.- In the main toolbar, selectProjectThe Start page opens.
- SelectNew.
- (optional) To create a local project:
- Select eitherDefaultto create a project that has a default window and configured categories orBlankto create a project that has no content or configured categories inProject view.Selecting theDefaultoption is recommended.
- InName, type the name of the project.
- InLocation, type the path to the project.The default location is. SelectC:\Users\UserName\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk OptixBrowse files
- (optional) SelectUse version control.With version control enabled, you can back up the state of your project to a local repository and push local changes to a remote repository.
- (optional) SelectEncrypt secrets.TIP: To enable theEncrypt secretsoption, log in toFactoryTalk Hub. For more information, see Project secrets encryption.
- SelectCreate.
- (optional) To create a project from a remote location:
- SelectRemote.
- InRemote URL, enter the URL of your remote repository supplied by your System Administrator to specify the remote project that you want to open.
- InLocation, enter the folder on your local computer where you will save and commit changes before pushing them to the remote repository.
- SelectOpen.If you are signed in toFactoryTalk Optix Studio, you do not have to know theRemote URLorLocation.Create a new projectautomatically displays all of the potential repositories accessible with your GitHub account and all of the remote projects that you can open.Opening project from remoteappears in the status bar and the new project opens with the same name as the remote repository.
The new project opens. If there was an existing project open, the project opens in a new instance of
FactoryTalk Optix Studio
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