# Creating a Project<a name="EN-US_TOPIC_0314628512"></a>

1.  Start the STM32CubeMX software, click  **File**  on the menu bar, and select  **New Project**  from the drop-down list, as shown in the following figure.

    **Figure  1**  Creating a project<a name="fig4460124474916"></a>  
    ![](figures/build_project.png "create_project")

2.  Select a development board chip.

    Select the corresponding development board MCU \(for the ALIENTEK STM32F407 development board, select  **STM32F407ZG**\), as shown in the following figure.

    **Figure  2**  Setting the development board chip<a name="fig13913182955219"></a>  
    ![](figures/set_chip.png "setting-the-development-board-chip")


