Opening a VEXcode IQ Blocks Project on an Android – VEX Library

Users can open a Blocks project in VEXcode IQ in different ways.

Open an Existing Project

Dropdown menu from a VEXcode interface under the File tab with the Open option highlighted in red. Other visible options include New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open Examples, Save, Save As, What's New, and About.

Open an existing project by selecting Open from the File menu.

File details screen showing a file named VEXcode Project.iqblocks with the last modified date of October 31, 2019, at 3:07 PM. A back navigation link is visible at the top left, and the file icon is shown to the left of the file name.

Then, use the Android interface to navigate and open your existing project.

Open an Example Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with File highlighted with a red box.

Select File in the Toolbar.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and Open Examples highlighted in a red box. Open examples is the fourth item in the menu after New Blocks Project, New Text Project, and Open.

Select Open Examples in the drop down menu.

VEXcode IQ Example Project selection window is shown with various example project icons. At the top it reads Choose a Blocks Example Project.

Select a Template or an Example Project.

Note: Templates and Example Projects are used for the following:

Templates configure the motors and sensors on your robot for the project.
Example projects are premade projects that are ready to download and run.

VEXcode IQ interface with the Basebot drivetrain two motor template open in the workspace.

Once selected, the Template or Example Project will open.