The NetLinx Studio v2.4 Work Area
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NetLinx Studio (v2.4 or higher)
 Expand any System folder to display the six System File folders contained in that System
(Source, Include, Module, User Interface, IR and Other).
System File Folders
 Expand any System File folder to display the System File(s) contained in that folder.
 Right-click on any System File folder to open the System File Folder context menu
associated with that folder type.
System Files
 Right-mouse click on any System File to open the System File context menu associated
with that file type.
 Double-click any code file (Master Source Code, Source Code, Module or Include) to
open that file for viewing and/or editing in a Source Code Editor window.
 Double-click any TPD file to open the TPDesign3 program (if it is installed).
 Double-click any TP4 file to open the TPDesign4 program (if it is installed).
 Double-click any KPD file to open the KPDesign program (if it is installed).
 Double-click any IR file to open the IREdit program (if it is installed).
 When you add a file to a System (Project > Add File To System), the file is automatically
placed (as a link) in the appropriate System File folder, based on it's file type.
 You cannot have the same file referenced more than once within a system (i.e. cannot add
the same file name to the Source folder and the Other folder within the same System).
File Mapping Information
 Any file that has device-file mapping information associated with it is represented in the
Workspace tab with a "+" flag.
 Click on the "+" symbol to expand the view to indicate the File Mapping Information.
Other key functions and features of the Workspace tab include:
 You can drag and drop files from Explorer into the appropriate sub-folders within a
System.
 All files are linked files associated with a system, not copies of files from one location to
another.
 For the TPD/4, IR files and other source code files, you have the ability to map multiple
devices to the selected file.
 The Master Source Code file will always be mapped automatically to device address
0:1:0 for NetLinx masters or 0 for Axcess masters.
 You have the ability to copy a selected System folder to paste into another or the same
Project folder.
 You have the ability to designate a single source code file as the Master Source Code file.