New project (dialog)

The New project dialog is used to enter name, location and select a type of a new project.

Activating the dialog

The dialog can be activated:

  1. from the main menu: Project ‣ New.
  2. from the main toolbar: newproject_icon

The dialog controls

New project dialog

The “New project” dialog

(1) Enter a project name. Because the name of the file that keeps track of the data related to the project, the project file, is derived from the name, some characters cannot appear in the project name, do not use: / ? % * : | ” < and >.

The entry (2) shows a path to the directory where a new project will be created. You can edit the path directly in the entry field or you can also click the Browse button to select a directory in a separate dialog.

(3) The list of available project types is displayed here. Project types were designed to limit the amount of control that are shown in application.

(4) Click the button to continue; this dialog is followed by the Load profile (dialog).

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