Menu bar [File] - [Open Project], in the opened system file management window, select the project file you want to open, and click [Open].
Section 1: The [ Project Inspection ] dialog box pops up
when you open a project created by an earlier version of MetaFacture . It may also pop up when you open a project created by a third-party IDE .
1.Select the last option [ Continue with this version ] and click [ Finish ]
2.The [Project Environment] settings dialog box pops up. If you want to change the original project file, you can click [Set All to Latest], click [OK] in the pop-up dialog box, and then click [OK] to close the Project Environment dialog box.
3.If you want to keep the original project file, click [OK] in the [Project Environment] dialog box to close it. Then go to the menu bar and click [File] - [Save As] to save the project with a new name.
4.The original project file will be automatically closed without any changes, and MetaFacture will automatically open the newly saved project file. Click [Project] - [Project Environment] in the menu bar to open the project settings panel, update the module you want to update, or click [Set All to Latest] to update all modules. Then save the project file.
Section 2: Whether to upgrade the project storage format
a project saved by an older version of MetaFacture or a third-party IDE, the dialog box shown below may pop up. Select [Yes] to close the dialog box and continue editing the project.
Section 3: Open Project Error
After opening the project, click [Compile] - [Generate Code] in the menu bar, and see an error in the [Message] window. How to solve it?
The device description for xxxx is missing
Open [Tools] - [Device Repository]. If there is a [Download Missing Description] button on the page, click it. This will solve the error reported by the driver that comes with MetaFacture .
If a third-party hardware device reports a missing device description error, such as PLC, IO module, servo motor, etc., install the corresponding device description file