# Cognex Designer Launch Page - Sample Projects

The Sample Projects window shows the available samples for Designer, which illustrates how the Designer functionality is integrated to create a working application.

Note: In addition to the samples installed with Designer, visit the Cognex website for additional samples.

1. To open a sample project, select and double-click it from the Sample Projects window of the launch page.

2. This will create a new project in your Projects directory. If you save the newly created sample project, to continue editing or using this version of the project, select it from Recent Projects window in the launch page.

   Note: If you select a sample project from the Sample Projects window, and it has already been opened and saved, Designer will create a new project with a number appended (e.g. FunctionSample1, FunctionSample2, etc.).