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MIStudio Project Structure
This page explains the basic structure of a MIStudio project.
Overview
MIStudio uses projects and applications to organize screens, graphics, data connections, and system behavior.
Understanding these basic terms makes it easier to navigate MIStudio and understand how an application is organized.
MIStudio project tree showing common project sections such as User Files, Images, Drivers, Targets, Components, and Applications.
Project
A project is the main container for a MIStudio system.
A project can hold one or more applications, along with the graphics, logic, data connections, scripts, and configuration needed for the system to run.
For example, a project might represent a dashboard system, a tool interface, a production monitoring application, or another industrial user interface.
Application
An application is a workspace inside a project.
Applications are often used to organize different screens or parts of a system. For example, one application might show a main dashboard, while another application might show detailed equipment status, charts, alarms, or controls.
Graphics
Graphics are the visual parts of a MIStudio application.
Graphics may include labels, boxes, indicators, meters, charts, buttons, images, and other display components. These graphics are used to build the screens that users see and interact with.
Data Connections
MIStudio applications can connect graphics to data sources.
When data changes, connected graphics can update automatically. For example, a value from a machine, database, server, or simulated data source can update a display, indicator, chart, or control.
Logic
Logic defines how parts of the application work together.
Logic can be used to move data, respond to user actions, process values, or connect one part of the system to another.
How Users Experience the Structure
In MIStudio, users usually interact with an application visually. They may open MIStudio from an icon, view dashboards, watch live values update, click controls, or move between screens.
The project and application structure works behind the scenes to organize those displays and connections.
Getting Started Flow
Previous: Opening MIStudio
Next: Creating a Project