How to do it...

1. Start ArcGIS Pro.
2. When the ArcGIS Pro start window appears, select the Blank template from Create a new project on the right side:

1. In the Name cell, name your new project %your name%Chapter1NewProject (for example TrippChapter1Newproject).
2. Click the Browse button located next to the Location cell. It looks like a small file folder with a blue arrow.
3. Under Computer, click the C:\ drive.
4. Scroll down and double-click the Student folder.
5. Double-click the ArcGISProCookbook folder.
6. Select the MyProjects folder and click OK. Do not double-click it.

1. Verify that your Create a New Project dialog window looks like this, except for the name which will include your name:

1. Once you have verified that you have entered everything properly, click OK.

You have just created your first new project in ArcGIS Pro using the Blank template. This created a new bare bones project. This project contains the minimum number of items you will find in a project. You can now begin to explore your new project.

1. Expand the Toolboxes folder in the Catalog pane.

1. Expand the Databases folder in the Catalog pane.

1. Expand the other folders within the project.

You should have noticed that your new project contains a single custom toolbox and file geodatabase that has the same name as your project. These were automatically created by ArcGIS Pro when you created the new project. You should have also noticed that several styles and locators were also automatically connected by default.

This new project is missing several key elements that you will need to perform any GIS work. First, it is missing a map. Second, if you expand the geodatabase that is connected to the project, you will notice it is empty. So, you also need data.  Now you will connect to an existing geodatabase and then add a map.

1. Right-click the Databases folder in the Catalog pane and select Add Database:

1. Click C:\ under Computer in the area located on the left of the Select Existing Geodatabase window that appears.
2. Scroll down and double-click the Student folder.
3. Then double-click ArcGISProCookbook and Databases.
4. Select the Trippville_GIS.gdb and click OK. Do not double-click the Trippville_GIS geodatabase.

1. Right click the Trippville_GIS.gdb you just added to your project and select Add to New Projects, as shown in the following image:

You just added a connection to the Trippville GIS geodatabase you have been using in the other recipes. In those, the database connection had already been established. Now you know how it was done. Once you added the connection, you then added it to your favorites and set it so it will automatically be added to any new projects you create.

You still need to add a map. You could do this the same way you did in the previous recipe. However, in this one you will import the Map File you created in the last recipe.

1. Click the Insert tab in the ribbon:

1. Click the Import Map tool in the Project group on the Insert tab in the ribbon:

1. Using the same process you did to add the database connection, navigate to the C:\Student\ArcGISProCookbook\MyProjects folder.
2. Select the TrippvilleBuildingTypeMap.mapx file and click OK.

A familiar-looking map should now be added to your project. It contains all the layers that you created in the last recipe along with the symbology and properties you configured.

1. Save your project by using the Ctrl+S shortcut keys.