User manual infra CONVERT > Functions > Projects

Create new project

A new project can be created with this function.

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Workflow

Step		Action	Result
1	Create project	There are three ways to create a new project: 1a) Create a blank project.¹ 1b) Create a blank project and load drawing sheets directly.¹ 1c) Create a project based on a template.² ¹ – The project configurations (definitions for classes, categories, tags, stamp templates) are loaded from individual configuration files. ² – Configuration files are disregarded, all project configurations are stored in the project template file (*.icpt). Available only in Pro version and from program version 3.2.0.
1a	Create blank project	Click New Project (), either under File in the menu bar, in the toolbar or on the start page or press STRG + N.	The “Project overview” window is displayed next to the drawing area. See User interface > Function window > Project overview Note 1 Only one project can be open and edited at a time. Note 2 The project is not saved yet.
1b	Create project from drawing	1) Click Create project from drawing (), either under File in the menu bar or on the start page. Note Available from program version 3.0.0.	1) The file manager of the operating system opens.
1b	Create project from drawing	2) You can now import one or more drawings. See Functions > Drawings > Import drawing	The “Project overview” window is displayed next to the drawing area. See User interface > Function window > Project overview Note 1 Only one project can be open and edited at a time. Note 2 The project is not saved yet.
1c	Create project from template	Select a project template to create a project from it. Project templates provided in the template directory are listed on the Project Templates tab on the start page and under File (menu bar) > New from Template (). Project templates from another directory can be created on the start page via Create project from template () or can be selected via File (menu bar) > New from Template () > Browse …. A project can also be created by opening a project template file (.icpt) directly from the file system. Note* Available only in the Pro version and from program version 3.2.0.	A new project is created based on the project template.
2	Edit project title	1) Next to the project title “New project” click the button .	1) The “Edit project” dialog box opens.
2	Edit project title	2) Enter a unique name in the “Project title” field, under which you will later find the project again. The “Description” field can be used optionally.	2) The information is entered.
3	Confirm information	Then click OK.	Project title and description have been taken over and are displayed accordingly.