# Create a new experiment from scratch

Aim

To create an experiment without predefined settings. See below.

You can also create an experiment in EthoVision XT using a template, for example for a Morris Water Maze test, or a Radial Maze test, and for a specific animal, like the rat, mouse, or zebrafish. See Create an experiment from a predefined template

Procedure

1.Choose File > New, or in the EthoVision XT Startup window, under New experiment, click New, or press Ctrl+N.

2.In the New Experiment window, enter a name for your experiment.

3.Browse to the location in which you want to store your experiment.

important Do not create an experiment on a removable disc, like a USB Flash drive or an external hard disk.

4.Additional options:

▪Select GLP Experiment if you want EthoVision XT to support you in making a Quality Assurance-compliant experiment. For this, you need the Quality Assurance add-on module.

▪Select DanioVision experiment if your PC is connected to a DanioVision system and you want to create a DanioVision experiment.

▪Select Live Mouse Tracker experiment if you want to import Live Mouse Tracker data. For this, you need the Live Mouse Tracker add-on module.See Live Mouse Tracker: Workflow

5.Click OK.

Notes

▪You can find the experiment file (*.evxt) in a folder with the same name as the experiment. See File locations for the default experiment locations. You can specify the default experiment location during installation. You can change it any time in the Preferences for default folders.

▪If you select DanioVision experiment, the EthoVision XT interface is adjusted for DanioVision. Unnecessary functions like the Manual Scoring Settings are not available. Detection settings are optimized for detection of zebrafish larvae and the arenas are detected automatically. for more information, see the DanioVision DVOC-0041 - Reference Manual.