Create a project

Create a project

The first step towards building a runtime application is creating a project. A View Designer project includes the screens, controller references, and information about the target HMI device. View Designer creates and uses the file extension .vpd for user-created projects. By default, projects are saved to <user>\My Documents\Studio 5000\Projects.
Prerequisites
  • Close any open project. Creating a project is not allowed if another project is open. Projects in other instances of View Designer may remain open. It is recommended that no more than three instances of View Designer run at one time.
To create a project
  1. On the
    Menu
    bar, select
    File > New Project
    .
  2. In the
    Name
    box, type a name for the project, and select
    Finish
    .
    • The name must contain only numbers, letters, and underscores.
    • The name must not begin with a number, contain spaces, have more than one underscore in a row, or end with an underscore. The name must not be a reserved keyword:
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View Designer
 creates the project and displays its contents in the
Project Explorer
tab. The project contains a default screen named Screen_001, which is open.
The
Project Properties
 dialog box is also open. Use the References tab to add the controller references for this project. A controller reference is a connection from the
View Designer
 project file (.vpd) to a
Logix Designer
 project file (.acd).
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