Tpdesign4 Project Files; Overview; Drag & Drop; Creating A New Project Using G4 Panelbuilder - AMX TPDESIGN4 V2.5 Instruction Manual

TPDesign4 Project Files

Overview

TPD4 Project (or Panel) files are created in the folder specified in the application preferences,
unless you explicitly choose to save them in another location.
Each page / popup page name is limited to 50 characters and must be unique within their respective
panel files in order to be accepted by the program. All name collision checks in the program are
case insensitive. You can have up to 15 Projects open at any time.
Drag & Drop
TPDesign4 project files (*.TP4) can be dragged from a Windows Explorer window onto the
TPDesign4 workspace to open it in TPD4 automatically.

Creating a New Project Using G4 PanelBuilder

The G4 PanelBuilder application (installed separately) provides a quick alternative to creating
touch panel projects from scratch. Use this option to launch the G4 PanelBuilder application and
create the basic layout and navigation of your panel file.
Refer to the Appendix B: G4 Panel Builder section on page 173 for details.

Using The New Project Wizard

TPDesign4 includes a New Project Wizard, to quickly guide you through the process of setting up a
new project. To launch the New Project Wizard, select File > New (or click the New Project toolbar
button).
The New Project Wizard is designed to be simple and intuitive. Simply fill in the fields in each New
Project Wizard dialog, and click Next to proceed to the next dialog. Click the Finish button in the
last dialog in the wizard to close the wizard. At this point, the project is created with one generic
page, and is ready for you to start adding pages, popup pages and buttons.
When creating a new Project file, avoid using inappropriate file name characters.
Refer to the Inappropriate File Name Characters section on page 30 for details.
The New Project Wizard steps you through the process of creating a new Project file (also known as
a Panel file), complete with a start page. Use the New Project Wizard as a shortcut to starting new
TPDesign4 projects. To launch the New Project Wizard, select File > New. To cancel the wizard at
any point in the process, click Cancel.
The New Project Wizard consists of up to three dialogs:
1. The first dialog to appear (New Project Wizard - Step 1) contains fields to allow you set up
the basics of your new project:
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• Job Name: Enter a name for the new project.
• Panel Type: Click the down-arrow to view a list of supported panel types
• Resolution: Click the down-arrow to select the target resolution for the project.
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