Create New Project

Overview

With Next Design, you can start modeling right away by creating a new project using predefined profiles or installed templates.

Below, we will explain the steps from creating a new project to starting model editing in the following order.

• Create a new project
• Prepare your first model

Create a new project

The following explains how to create a new project in the following order.

• Use your profile
• Use templates

Use profiles

First, obtain the profile to be used (.nprof or .iprof file) or check the path where the profile file is stored. Then, to create a new project, follow these steps from the Next Design start page:

Operating instructions

1. Click the Start > Create New Project link to display the Create New Project dialog.
   
2. Enter a Project Name and, if necessary, an Overview.
3. Click the [...] button for [Profile] to specify the profile to use.
4. Click the [Create] button to create a new project and start editing.

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• A profile is required to create a model. To create a new profile, see Quick Start > Profile Definition.

• You can also create a new project with the same profile by exporting the profile from an existing project. For more information, see Profile Definition > Profile Operation > Publish Profile.

Use template

If you have the template extension installed on your Next Design, you can also use the template to create a new project.

To create a new project using a template, follow the steps below.

Operating instructions

1. When you start Next Design, you will see a list of available templates on the start page under "Create a new Project from a template".
2. Hover your mouse over the template name to see the template description.
3. Click on the name of the template you want to use. A new project will be created based on the template and you can start editing it.

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• For information on how to install extensions, see one of the following:

  • Install official extensions
  • Install your own extensions

• To create a template, see Save a Project > Template a Project.

Prepare your first model

Immediately after creating a new project, only one project is displayed at the top of the model navigator. To begin editing the model, add your first model from the Model Navigator as follows:

Operating instructions

1. Right-click the project on the model navigator and click the entity to add from [Add Model] on the context menu.
2. One model will be added under the project, and when you select that model, you will be able to edit the model.

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• Entities that can be added directly under a project vary depending on the profile.