Loading and Saving VEXcode IQ Project on a Chrome Browser

A new project opens when VEXcode IQ is launched. But, a new project can also be opened from the File Menu.

Select either New Blocks Project or New Text Project from the File Menu.

Note: when creating a new project, a prompt will appear asking to save if the current project has not already been saved. See the Save Using the File Menu section of this article for details on how to save a project.

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

Use the device’s interface to navigate and open your existing project. VEXcode IQ will only allow you to open files with a .iqblocks, .iqpython, or .iqcpp file extension.

Open an example project by selecting Open Examples from the File menu.

To rename a project, select the Project Name window.

Select Save to name the project and set where the project will be saved on your computer.

The autosave indicator to the right of the project's name will now change to "Saved".

Now when you select the Project Name window, select Rename to save a new copy of the project with a different name.

Open the File menu and select Save As.

After saving, navigate to your device’s Downloads folder, you'll see a file with a .iqblocks extension (.iqpython or .iqcpp if you were coding in Python or C++). This means your project has been successfully saved.

A common issue when using VEXcode IQ project files (.iqblocks, .iqpython, or .iqcpp) is trying to select the file to be opened directly by the operating system.

If you try to open a VEXcode IQ project file (.iqblocks, .iqpython, or .iqcpp) by double clicking it, it will show this error message.

All VEXcode IQ project files (.iqblocks, .iqpython, or .iqcpp) can ONLY be opened within VEXcode IQ. View the Load an Existing Project section from this article for more information.