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# Create a Project with the Desktop Edition

A project contains all the source files that make up an Xpress Insight app or Mosel application.
Create a new Mosel project, Xpress Insight Mosel project, or Xpress Insight Python project.

1. To create a new project:
   - To create a simple Mosel project, choose the Create Project > CREATE MOSEL PROJECT menu option.
   - To create a new Xpress Insight project, you must select to work in either Python or Mosel.
     - To develop using Mosel, choose the Create Project > CREATE INSIGHT (MOSEL) PROJECT menu option.
     - To develop using Python, choose the Create Project > CREATE INSIGHT (PYTHON) PROJECT menu option.
2. Navigate your filesystem to a folder where you wish to store your project and click OK.
   The project opens—depending on the kind of project you created, it will contain a minimal Xpress Insight app for Python or Mosel, or a minimal Mosel application. You can use a Mosel project to begin the development of a standalone Mosel model. The remainder of this guide focuses, however, on activities relating to Xpress Insight Mosel projects and apps.
   Note: The Xpress Insight Python Developer Guide offers information on using Python with Xpress Workbench.

Covered Topics

- Opening and Closing Projects with the Desktop Edition
  After a project has been created, you can open and close it in subsequent Xpress Workbench sessions.

Parent Topic Creating Projects

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