Create, Open, and Save a Project

In this article:

• Loading an Existing Project
• Loading a Project from SkylineGlobe Server
• Creating a New Project
• Opening an Existing Project from File
• Saving a Project

Loading an Existing Project

To open an existing project:

1. Click the TerraBuilder button , point to Open and select Open Project from File. The Open dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the required TBP file, and click Open. The project opens.
   Note: If any of the project’s sources have been moved to a new location, a Locate File dialog box is displayed, in which you can select the file’s new location. More about: Setting directories > 

Loading a Project from SkylineGlobe Server

To load an existing project from SkylineGlobe Server:

1. Click the TerraBuilder button , point to Open and select Open Project from SkylineGlobe.
2. If you aren’t already logged in to a SkylineGlobe Server, the Login to SkylineGlobe Server dialog box is first displayed. Click Log in to log in to a server. More about: Logging into a SkylineGlobe Server > 
3. The SkylineGlobe Layer dialog box is displayed showing all projects on your SkylineGlobe Server.
4. Search for the required project. More about: Searching for SkylineGlobe layers >
5. Select the required project and click Open.

Creating a New Project

A project’s model can either be: globe or planar. Globe projects use a latitude and longitude coordinate system based on the Earth’s dimensions to create a spherical terrain database. Planar projects use a variety of coordinate systems to create a flat terrain database.

At the start of a new project, it is important to define the type of project, the project’s coordinate system, and other properties that apply to the entire project.

To start a new project:

1. Click the TerraBuilder button , and then click New (Ctrl +N). The New Project dialog box opens.
   
2. In the Path field, enter the full path, or browse to the required directory.
3. In the Name field, type the project name. The Path field automatically updates to include a directory by the project name.
4. Select the Project model, Globe or Planar, and click Next.
   Note:  Selecting the globe project model creates a project model which is spherical. The globe project is fixed on the Spherical Lat-Long WGS84 coordinate system.
5. A dialog box is displayed asking you to confirm the creation of the new directory. Click Yes to confirm, or No to cancel. The Project Settings dialog box opens.
   
6. Under the General tab, from the Use drop-down list, select an output format. More about: Setting output formats >
7. Define the project settings as required. More about: Defining project settings >
8. Click OK. The new project is created and opens on the TerraBuilder main screen. For a globe project model, two default layers are automatically added to the project. These Base Globe image and elevation layers appear under the Base Globe Group on the Project Tree Layer List display. It is possible to change the default Base Globe layers setting before starting a new project by changing the System Options. More about: Base Globe layers >   

Opening an Existing Project from File

To open an existing project:

1. Click the TerraBuilder button , point to Open and select Open Project from File. The Open dialog box opens.
2. Browse to the required TBP file, and click Open. The project opens. 
   Note:  If any of the project’s sources have been moved to a new location, a Locate File dialog box is displayed, in which you can select the file’s new location. More about: Setting directories >  

Saving a Project

You can save a project and its system’s information in a permanent file.

To save a project:

• Click the TerraBuilder button , and then click Save (Ctrl + S).

To save a project under a different name or in a different directory:

1. Click the TerraBuilder button , and then click Save As TerraBuilder Project.
2. In the Save Project As dialog box, select a path and type a new project name.
3. Click Save.