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.
  1. In the main toolbar, select
    Project
    .
    The Start page opens.
  2. Select
    New
    .
  3. (optional) To create a local project:
    1. Select either
      Default
       to create a project that has a default window and configured categories or
      Blank
       to create a project that has no content or configured categories in
      Project view
      .
      Selecting the
      Default
       option is recommended.
    2. In
      Name
      , type the name of the project.
    3. In
      Location
      , type the path to the project.
      The default location is
      C:\Users\
      UserName
      \Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk Optix
      . Select to browse for a different location.
    4. (optional) Select
      Use 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.
    5. (optional) Select
      Encrypt secrets
      .
      TIP: To enable the
      Encrypt secrets
       option, log on to
      FactoryTalk Hub
      . For more information, see Project secrets encryption.
    6. Select
      Create
      .
  4. (optional) To create a project from a remote location:
    1. Select
      Remote
      .
    2. In
      Remote URL
      , enter the URL of your remote repository supplied by your System Administrator to specify the remote project that you want to open.
    3. In
      Location
      , enter the folder on your local computer where you will save and commit changes before pushing them to the remote repository.
    4. Select
      Open
      .
      If you are signed in to
      FactoryTalk Optix Studio
      , you do not have to know the
      Remote URL
       or
      Location
      .
      Create a new project
       automatically displays all of the potential repositories accessible with your GitHub account and all of the remote projects that you can open.
      Opening project from remote
       appears 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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