Project folder

The project folder is used for organizing a QTM project. The folder is displayed in Windows explorer with a special icon to indicate that it is a QTM project folder. It contains the following files and folders:

• Data

  This is the default location for the captured QTM files. You can create subfolders in this folder if you want to sort the files, for example for different subjects.

• AIM models

  This folder contains all of the AIM models created in the current project.

• Calibrations

  This folder contains all of the calibrations made in the current project.

• Meshes

  This folder contains all of the meshes associated with the current project.

• Messages

  This is the folder for the messages log files.

• Settings

  This folder contains the backups of project settings.

• Settings.qtmproj

  This file contains the current settings of the project.

  The project file may change format with a new version of QTM. A backup is saved of the previous version of the file, it can be named for example Settings.qtmproj.ver_100-101.

  The project file in before QTM 2.9 was called settings.qps. A backup (.bak) is saved of this file when it is converted to the qtmproj format.

QTM creates a default project folder called Qualisys in My Documents when installing QTM on a new computer. However you can create a new project folder anywhere. For example if you want different users on the computer to access the same project it can be saved under the Public user in Windows 7. Copy the whole folder if you want to share the project with someone else.

There are other settings and files which are needed for all users that use QTM on a computer. To see where these are saved check the Folder options page in the Project options, see chapter Folder options.