# Updating vision project at runtime

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-vision-project-at-runtime/102989>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [February 27, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-vision-project-at-runtime/102989 "2025-02-27T16:35:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leor\_Fishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@Leor\_Fishman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Leor_Fishman)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-vision-project-at-runtime/102989/1 "2025-02-27T16:35:17Z")

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If I use the designer to update a vision project, will that project autorefresh?  
If not, is there some way to trigger it to refresh? (i.e. when the window XML changes, or similar)

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**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-vision-project-at-runtime/102989/2 "2025-02-27T16:48:07Z")

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It's settable in the project properties

Vision -\> General -\> Update Mode

> **[Vision Project Properties | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/vision/vision-project-properties#general)**
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> There are a number of properties you can set for your Vision projects within the Designer. For example, there are properties for setting the Touch Screen mode, customizing a client's auto-login, or configuring how the clients receive updates, and...

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