Project view

Project view
displays the contents of the
FactoryTalk Optix Application
in a tree structure of folders. Each folder has a dedicated icon and context menu. The context menu displays objects that you can create in that folder. Any subfolder that you create displays the same options as the folder on which it is based. You can create multiple versions of a folder.
Project view
contains buttons for navigating the contents of the application. Some buttons appear on either title bar of
Project view
or in the selected object.
Project view buttons
Item
Description
Navigate backward
. Go to the previously selected pane.
Navigate forward
. Go to the next selected pane.
Split project view
. Divide
Project view
into two panes.
Add new
. Create a node inside the selected node.
Delete
. Remove the selected node and the nodes that it contains.
Lock the selected child node to hide it from
Project view
. You cannot edit locked child nodes.
Unlock the selected child nodes to display it in
Project view
. You can edit unlocked child nodes.
Open the selected object in the dedicated editor. Only certain object types have a dedicated editor.
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