Sign into HELIO, open the Welcome Page…

Press the Create New button at the top of the project list.

Choose A Template for Your Project

HELIO includes three standard templates to assist you in different situations:

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Do you enjoy starting with a blank slate and carefully adding new features? If that's your thing, then this template is perfect for you!

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Would you like to be inspired and see all the nice things that HELIO can do? Go ahead and choose this template.

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Quickstart HMI

Are you interested in learning about HELIO and like to complete theQuickstart: Build Your First HELIO HMI Using the HMI-Driven Approach ? Start with this template as a skeleton with a minimal with predefined HMI data.

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Once you’ve decided for one of the templates HELIO will open the new project using the Project Editor.

Optional: Rename the Project

HELIO will create the new project with a default name. You can change the name using the Project Menu

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Now go ahead and make it yours using the Project Editor.

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