Project Export and Import

The Vitis IDE provides a simplified method for exporting or importing one or more Vitis IDE projects within your workspace. You can optionally include associated project build folders.

Export a Vitis Project

When exporting a project, the project is archived in a zip file with all the relevant files needed to import to another workspace.
  1. To export a project, select File > Export from the main menu.

    The Export Vitis Projects dialog box opens, where you select the project or projects in the current workspace to export as shown in the following figure.



  2. To change the name for the archive, edit the Archive File field.
  3. To include the current build configurations, enable Include build folders at the bottom of the window.
    TIP: This can significantly increase the size of the archive, but might be necessary in some cases.
  4. To create the archive with your selected files, click OK to create the archive.

The selected Vitis IDE projects will be archived in the specified file and location, and can be imported into the Vitis IDE under a different workspace, on a different computer, by a different user.

Import a Vitis Project

  1. To import a project, select File > Import from the top menu.

    This opens the Import Projects dialog box to select the import file type. There are two types of files you can select to import:

    Vitis project exported zip files
    Lets you import projects previously exported from the Vitis IDE as discussed in Export a Vitis Project.
    Eclipse workspace or zip file
    Lets you import projects from another Vitis IDE workspace.
  2. The following figure shows the dialog box that is opened when you select Eclipse workspace or zip file and click Next.

  3. For Select root directory, point to a workspace for the Vitis IDE, and specify the following options as needed:
    Search for nested projects
    Looks for projects inside other projects in the workspace.
    Copy projects into workspace
    Creates a physical copy of the project in the current open workspace.
    Close newly created imported projects upon completion
    Closes the projects in the open workspace after they are created.
  4. Click Finish to import the projects into the open workspace in the Vitis IDE.