What is the rationale for ArcGIS Pro creating a Project on start-up?

[StephenLead]

In almost every other application I can think of, the process is to start the application, and start working on the project/document/whatever. Once you hit Save or Save As, the project/document/whatever is created and saved to disk.

ArcGIS Pro requires you to create the project up-front, before you've done anything else. As a consequence, when I start a new ArcGIS Pro session I'm confronted with MyProject12, MyProject11, MyProject10, etc. Most of these are probably empty.

I can't think of any advantages to forcing us to create and name a project before we've actually done anything. Am I missing something?

Thanks,

Steve

[JoeFlannery]

I agree and ask the same question.

Vote for change:

ArcGIS Idea - Open ArcGIS Pro without having to Save

[StephenLead]

I'd vote this up, except I can never log into that Ideas site.........

[BruceHarold]

Hi, please see the comment at the idea site for 'Open ArcGIS Pro without having to Save'

[larryzhang]

I also add one point into this discussion:

               Pro should offer an option for users to create a blank project without loading Topographic from ArcGIS Online as backdrop and global spatial reference system (WGS 84).

For business uses, most projects from Pro will often use local spatial reference system, rather than WGS 84.

Right now, after users setup local SR, new map / scene created is still loading Topographic from ArcGIS Online...

[JeremyWright]

Larry and stephen,

take a look at project->Options->Map and scene menu for some of the options you requested above. 

[larryzhang]

Jeremy,

You are right. My wish for this already available (Basemap is NON).