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New Solution Wizard

Accessing the Wizard

Wizard Step 1: Product Features

Product Family Selection

Product Model Options

Feature Comparison

Wizard Step 2: Platform

Platform Selection

Platform-Specific Features

Wizard Step 3: Solution Details

Configuration Fields

Naming Conventions

Solution Templates

Built-in Templates

Template Contents

Each template includes:

Custom Templates

Creating Templates

1. Design Solution - Build complete solution
2. Save As Template - File → Save as Template
3. Store Location - Documents\FrameworX\Templates
4. Available Next Time - Appears in wizard

Template Management

Template Location

Template Management

Solution Creator Tool

Overview

Automated solution creation from CSV files and command line

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Location: <install_path>\fx-10\SolutionCreator.exe

User Interface

CSV Import

Supported Files

File names must match exactly:

CSV Format Example

Standard format matching Designer export:

csv

Name,Type,Description,InitialValue,Min,Max
Tank1_Level,Double,"Tank 1 Level",0,0,100
Tank1_Temp,Double,"Tank 1 Temperature",20,0,150

Alternative Naming

Files can include solution prefix:

Batch Automation
Command Line Syntax
batch
SolutionCreator.exe /parameter:value [/parameter:value...]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
Example
/solutionName:
Solution name
/solutionName:Plant1
/outputFileLocation:
Save path
/outputFileLocation:C:\Solutions
/newFolder:
Create folder
/newFolder:true
/platform:
Target platform
/platform:Multiplatform
/productFamily:
License family
/productFamily:FactoryStudioFrameworX
/productModel:
Point limit
/productModel:1500
/MergeCsvFiles:
Import CSVs
/MergeCsvFiles:true
/pathCSVFiles:
CSV folder
/pathCSVFiles:C:\Data
/templateName:
Base template
/templateName:HeaderLayout
/logfile:
Log output
/logfile:C:\Logs\create.log
Batch File Example
batch
@echo off
CD "C:\Program Files (x86)\Tatsoft\FrameworX\fx-10"

REM Create multiple edge solutions
FOR %%i IN (1 2 3 4 5) DO (
    SolutionCreator.exe ^
        /solutionName:Edge%%i ^
        /outputFileLocation:C:\EdgeSolutions ^
        /newFolder:true ^
        /platform:Multiplatform ^
        /productFamily:EdgeMachineEdgeHMI ^
        /productModel:300 ^
        /MergeCsvFiles:true ^
        /pathCSVFiles:C:\Templates\Edge%%i ^
        /templateName:blank ^
        /logfile:C:\Logs\Edge%%i.log
)
Post-Creation 
After Wizard Completion
ActionAutomaticManual RequiredSolution created?Designer opens?License check?Template applied?Initial save?Configure modules?Next 
 Steps
Configure Tags - Define data model
Setup Devices - Connect to equipment
Create Displays - Design user interface
Add Logic - Scripts and calculations
Test - Verify functionality
Deploy - Move to production
Troubleshooting
Creation Issues
Problem
Cause
Solution
Wizard won't start
No license
Use evaluation mode
Can't select template
Templates folder empty
Reinstall or add templates
Name rejected
Invalid characters
Use alphanumeric only
Location denied
No permissions
Choose different folder
Template missing
File deleted
Restore from backup
CSV Import Issues
Problem
Cause
Solution
Files not recognized
Wrong names
Match exact names
Import fails
Format error
Check CSV structure
Partial import
Missing columns
Verify headers
Encoding issues
UTF-8 required
Save as UTF-8
See Also
Solution Center (Reference) - Main interface
Managing Solutions (Reference) - Runtime management
Solution Templates Guide - Template details
Batch Automation Guide - Scripting solutions

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