Opening and Saving VEXcode IQ Projects on a Chrome Browser – VEX Library

A project can be opened and saved in web-based VEXcode IQ in a variety of ways.

Create a New Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the New Blocks Project and New Text Project options highlighted. New Blocks Project and New Text Project are the first two options in the menu.

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

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

VEXcode IQ unsaved project prompt that reads Your project was never saved. Save now? Below there are two buttons, one reads Discard and the other reads Save.

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

Open Projects

Open an Existing Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Open option highlighted. Open is the third option in the menu, below New Blocks Project and New Text Project.

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

Previously saved VEXcode IQ project is visible from the device's files and is highlighted.

Your device’s File Menu will open. Navigate to the folder where you saved your file and open the project.

Note: VEXcode IQ projects will have one of the following extensions: .iqblocks , .iqpython, or .iqcpp.

VEXcode IQ save changes prompt that reads Save changes to Drive Project.iqblocks? codeiq.vex.com will be able to edit Drive Project.iqblocks.

A prompt will appear in your browser. Select Save Changes to open the project and allow auto saving.

VEXcode IQ with a previously saved Blocks project successfully opened in the Workspace.

Your project will then open.

Open an Example Project

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File option highlighted in between the Language and Tools options.

Select File in the Toolbar.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Open Examples option highlighted. Open Examples is the fourth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, and Open.

Select Open Examples in the drop down menu.

VEXcode Blocks Example Projects menu with a variety of projects across different categories to choose from.

Select a Template or an Example Project. Once selected, the project will open in VEXcode IQ.

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.

Saving Projects

You can save your project in VEXcode IQ in different ways:

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Save option highlighted. Save is the fifth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, and Open Examples.

Option 1: Selecting Save in the File menu.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the Download icon highlighted in between the Brain and Run icons.

Option 2: Downloading a new project.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the project name field highlighted. To the right of the Project Name a label reads Not Saved.

Option 3: Naming a new project by selecting the project name window.

VEXcode IQ Project Name dropdown menu opened where the name can be changed. The menu's renaming field is highlighted.

Type a new name into the text field and select Save.

Saving a Project

The device's Save As menu is open and set to save to the Documents folder.

Choose one of the ways above to save a new project, then a Save As dialog window will open.

Note: This image shows macOS. Follow the prompts on your device to choose the File name and save location.

The device's Save As menu is open and set to save to the Downloads folder, with the project's name changed to Drive Project and the Save button on the bottom right highlighted.

Then select Save.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the project name field highlighted and changed to Drive Project.

The updated project name will be visible in the project name window.

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the project name field changed to Drive Project. The label to the right is highlighted and reads Saved.

Once a project is saved, VEXcode IQ will automatically save all changes in a project.

VEXcode IQ unsaved project prompt that reads Your project was never saved. Save now? Below there are two buttons, one reads Discard and the other reads Save.

Note: Whenever there is an unsaved project, VEXcode IQ will prompt users to save their work if the user attempts to:

Close VEXcode IQ
Create a new project
Open another project

Using 'Save As'

VEXcode IQ Toolbar with the File menu open and the Save As option highlighted. Save As is the sixth option in the menu, below New Blocks Project, New Text Project, Open, Open Examples, and Save.

You can also use the Save As option from the File menu to make a copy of a project under a different name or in a different location.

Common Issue when Opening/Saving

MacOS opening document error prompt that reads There is no application set to open the document Drive Project.iqblocks. Search the App Store for an application that can open this document, or choose an existing application on your computer. Below there are three options, they read Search App Store, Choose Application, and Cancel.

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 an error message like this.

Be sure to open project files in VEXcode IQ, as shown in the Open an Existing Project section of this article.