Working With Templates
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PDesign4 Touch Panel Design Software (v2.10 or higher)
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.
1. Select File > New From G4 PanelBuilder to launch the G4 PanelBuilder application. In G4
PanelBuilder, there are several possible approaches to creating a new PanelBuilder (*.PB4) file in
the G4 PanelBuilder application:
(In G4 PanelBuilder, select File > New (or select Choose Template in the Tasks Pane) to create
a new PanelBuilder project file based on existing templates (that were either downloaded from
www.amx.com, or were created in TPDesign4).
(In G4 PanelBuilder, select File > New From File (or select Start From Existing Project in the
Tasks Pane) to open a copy of an existing PanelBuilder project file to use as a starting point.
(In G4 PanelBuilder, select a template from the list of recently opened templates (or select
Start a New Project in the Tasks Pane).
2. In G4 PanelBuilder, develop the PanelBuilder project as desired. Refer to the G4 PanelBuilder help
file for details on creating a G4 PanelBuilder (*.PB4) file.
3. In G4 PanelBuilder, select File > Save to save the PB4 file. Use File > Save As to save the file under
a new name and/or specify a different target directory.
4. In G4 PanelBuilder, select File > Generate TPDesign4 Project. In the Generate TPDesign4 Project
dialog, specify a name and target directory for the (*.TP4) file. By default, once the TP4 file has
been generated, the project is automatically opened in TPDesign4 (de-select the Open Project in
TPDesign4 option to disable this feature).
FIG. 78 G4 PanelBuilder Template - workspace for TPDesign4