Working with projects

A project within Primo Studio is a set of script files grouped into folders. The structure of a project is displayed on the Project palette. Within the file system, a project has the following appearance:

Project folder

• Folder 1

  • Script 1.ltw

  • Script 2.ltw

  • …

• Folder 2

  • …

• Main.ltw

• …

• project.ltp

In addition, projects have a Dependencies folder. It contains additional libraries that are necessary for the project to work. More information on how to download additional libraries can be found in the Managing dependencies section.

Creating a project

In the File ➝ Project section of the menu, click the "Create a project" button.

After clicking the button, the project creation dialog box will appear on the screen.

In this dialog box, specify the project name, the path to the folder where the project will be stored and an optional comment. The structure of the new project will be displayed on the Project panel once you click the OK button.

Project actions

Project panel has the following action buttons:

• Refresh project

• New folder

• Edit item

• Add file

• Delete item

• New process

• Expand folders

• Collapse folders

To add a folder to the project, select the folder in which the new one will be created, and click the New folder button. In the dialog, enter the folder name and click ОК:

The folder will be created on disk and displayed in the project structure:

To add a file, select the folder where it needs to be added, and click the Add file button. In the dialog, select the file and click the Open button. Files can also be drag-and-dropped onto the project panel.

When a file is added manually, it is necessary to reload the project structure - this is done by using the Refresh project button. When it is clicked, the project structure will be reloaded from disk.

A process can be created using the New process button or by using Ctrl+N hot keys. Processes and folders can be moved by dragging them to the desired project node.

To edit a folder or a process, click the Edit item button:

🔸 Project path, specified at its creation time, cannot be changed.

Deleting an item is done by selecting the element in the project and clicking the Delete item button. Confirm the action by pressing the OK button.

Saving changes

Changes can be saved by clicking the Save project button on the action panel of the Home tab. An alternative method is to use Ctrl+S hot keys. This will save all changes in open sequences. It is also possible to set up autosaving - this is done by selecting File ➝ Settings ➝ General and specifying the desired period for the Process autosave parameter.

Opening projects

To open an existing project, click on Open project button in the File ➝ Project section. In the dialog box, specify the root file (project.ltp) of the project to be opened.