New Project Template

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

I'm using Qii v14.1, and tried to use the "New project wizard" to create a new project. When proceed to page "Project Type" => Select the type of project to create, I select "Project template", then click "Next". On page "Design Template", I select "MAX 10 Evaluation Kit Baseline Design", then click "Next", then "Finish". However, a dialog box pops up, says "Can't open project -- can't find Quartus II Project File project_name.qpf", with a OK button. Then I checked the project's target directory, and found it really missed the .qpf project file. Any one can help? this seems quite unexpected.

[Altera_Forum]

Hi, 

If you want to use any design, you need to download the corresponding .par file from Design Store > Design Examples. You need to install the required .par file on "Design Template" page(option 2) in your target directory, then "Next", then "Finish". Then you can proceed as you wish.

[Altera_Forum]

Thanks for the reply Kparate. However, "MAX 10 Evaluation Kit Baseline Design" is preinstalled in Qii V14.1. Also, I tried to download other designs from the Design Store > Design Examples, and then installed them, the same error prompt occurs. Can you please try the New project template on your side? thank you so much.

[Altera_Forum]

The pre-installed version seems to have some error. That's why i asked you to download it from Design Store. And I replied you after i ran it on my system. I dont know why you are getting that error. Tell me, do you get a new template installed when you install the .par file? Check the attached image. The red square is the pre-intalled Max 10 Eval kit design & the black square is new installed Max 10 Eval kit design that I installed after downloading the .par file from Design Store.

[Altera_Forum]

AM 

Dear kparate, Your success encouraged me. Then I found the problem I had was that I didn't install the .par file. Now the problem is fixed after I intalled the "BeMicro_MAX10_Baseline.par". It's strange that after I clicked add the installation directory to the design template search paths (http://www.alteraforum.com/forum/on_platform_path) and select the directory where I stored the downloaded .par files, the "Available design template" will show them in the list, as if they're ready for use! this led to my previous mistake. This maybe a s/w bug which may confuse the user. Thanks for your kind help. 

[Altera_Forum]

Dear Kparate, sorry for the late reply. I fixed the problem now according to your kind tips, thanks a lot! 

In fact, I was misled by Qii since the Available templates will list all my downloaded .par files so I thought it was not necessary to install them. Now I installed the downloaded .par files and the new project using project template works fine!  Thanks again.  David.

[Altera_Forum]

Hi David, 

 I am glad that it worked out well. Always happy to help. You can also try downloading other examples from Design Store and intall them the same way as above.