Projects Page
The Projects page is the central list of recently used FracSTAT projects. It lets you find a project, load its metadata into the launcher, open a saved Analyzer workspace directly, import a portable project bundle, or remove an obsolete project.
On this page
1. Open the Projects Page
Select Projects in the launcher sidebar. The page reads the recent-project registry and displays the available records in a table. Use + New Project to return to the Home page with a cleared project form, or Import Project to open a portable .fracstat bundle.
2. Project List and Controls
| Column or control | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Project Name | The name entered when the project was created. |
| Location / Site | The descriptive field location or site name, followed by the project save directory. |
| Last Opened | The stored date and time plus a relative value such as “2 days ago”. |
| Search projects | Filters records by project name, location, or save-directory path. |
| Sort by | Orders records by Last opened, Name, or Date Created. |
| Actions | Provides Analyzer shortcuts, Load, and Remove controls for the row. |
3. Project Actions
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Open Static | Loads the selected project and opens its Static Analyzer workspace, restoring a saved Static session when present. |
| Open Dynamic | Loads the project and opens its Dynamic Analyzer workspace. |
| Open Uncertainty | Loads the project and opens its Uncertainty Analyzer workspace. |
| Load | Copies the project name, location, and save directory into the launcher Home form without opening an Analyzer. |
| Remove | Shows a confirmation and then removes the record and associated project files described in Section 6. |
4. Importing a Portable Project
- Select Import Project.
- Choose a FracSTAT
.fracstatproject file. - Choose the folder into which the bundle should be unpacked.
- FracSTAT uses that destination as the imported project’s save directory and opens it through the standard project-loading workflow.
After import, the unpacked workspace session files behave like those of a locally created project. A .fracstat file can also be passed to FracSTAT by the operating system when the file association is available.
5. Recent-Project Storage
The recent-project registry is stored in .fracstat_projects.json in the current user’s home directory. The Maximum recent projects shown preference on the Settings page controls its limit, with a shipped default of eight.
Saved Analyzer sessions are project-specific sidecar files in the project’s chosen save directory. This separation lets each Analyzer reopen where it was left while keeping the launcher registry small.
6. Removing a Project
If saved sessions are detected, the confirmation explains that removal also permanently deletes the project’s Static, Dynamic, and Uncertainty session files, generated trace-map companion files, and project-specific folder under FracSTAT_plot_exports. If no session is detected, the dialog states that no session files were found.