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Command Toolbar button Keyboard shortcut Description

New Project <Ctrl> + <N> Creates a new empty project.

Open Project <Ctrl> + <O> Opens an existing project or project archive.
For details on opening a project created with an earlier version of PLCnext Engineer and opening a project archive, see the topic "Project Handling".

Note
If the integrity check for projects is enabled and the project has an integrity breach, you will be informed with a warning/error message depending on the protection level configured in PLCnext Engineer.
See the topic "Project Integrity Check" for further details.

Save Project <Ctrl> + <S> Saves the current project.

Save Project As - <F12> Saves the current project under a different file name and/or to a different directory.

Archive Project As... - - Creates a project archive (file extension *.pcweax).
See topic "Project Handling".

Close Project <Ctrl> + <W> Closes the loaded project and displays the Start Page.

Import - - Provides submenu items for importing files and data into the current project.

'Import From Another Project' - Imports POUs (program, function blocks and functions), data types and HMI symbols and pages from another PLCnext Engineer project.
See topic "Importing Types (POUs, Data Types) ‣ Importing Types from Another Project
×‣ Importing Types from PLCopen XML
×‣ Importing Types from IEC 61131-10 XML
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'Import From PLCopen XML' - Imports POUs (program, function blocks and functions) and data types from a PLCopen-compliant XML file (schema version 1.01 or newer).
See topic "Importing Types (POUs, Data Types)".

'Import From IEC61131-10' - Imports POUs (programs, function blocks and functions), data types and global variables from an IEC 61131-10-compliant XML file.
See topic "Importing Types from IEC 61131-10 XML".

'Import AutomationML APC' - Imports an Automation Markup Language file into an opened project.
See topic "Importing/Exporting AutomationML Files".

'Import PC Worx project' - Imports project data (via AML) from the former PLC programming system PC WORX 6.x. This includes the bus structure as well as the IEC 61131-3 code.

'Import GSDML File(s)' - Adds devices to the 'Network' category by importing GSDML device description files
See topic "Importing Devices via Device Description Files".

'Import FDCML File(s)' - Adds devices to the 'Network' category by importing FDCML (Field Device Configuration Markup Language) device description files.
See topic "Importing Devices via Device Description Files".

'Import IODD File(s)' - Adds devices to the 'Network' category by importing IODD files (IO Device description files).
See topic "Importing IODD Files".

'Import Text List from CSV' - Imports text list translations from a csv file into your project. You can use text lists for displaying various texts in the HMI visualization at runtime depending on the value of a numeric variable (HMI tag). See topic "Exporting and Importing Text Lists" for details.

'Import Image List from CSV' - Imports image list translations from a csv file into your project. You can use image lists for displaying various images in the HMI visualization at runtime depending on the value of a numeric variable (HMI tag). See topic "Exporting and Importing Image Lists" for details.

Export - - Provides submenu items for exporting files and data from the current project.

'Export IEC 61131-10' - Exports program/function/function block POUs, data types, and global variables to an IEC 61131-10 XML-compliant file.
See topic "Exporting Types to IEC 61131-10 XML".

'Export AutomationML APC' - Exports the project to an Automation Markup Language file.
See topic "Importing/Exporting AutomationML Files".

'Export PLCnext Engineer Software Package' / 'Export PLCnext Engineer Software Package (with sources)' - Exports the project data as a software package for remote distribution via, for example, DAuM (Device and Update Management) or Proficloud.
See topic "Exporting Data as DAuM Package".

Release As Library... - - Calls the dialog 'Release As Library' in which you can select project parts to be released as user-defined library, define library properties and start the release process.
PLCnext Engineer supports mixed user libraries which can contain a combination of IEC 61131-3 code (local standard and/or safety-related POUs as well as standard user-defined data types), local devices, local HMI symbols and images. It is also possible to release only one element type as library, for example only code or only devices.
See topic "Releasing Libraries".

Print - <Ctrl> + <P> Prints the loaded project (either the complete project or parts of it).

Exit - <Alt> + <F4> Exits PLCnext Engineer. If your project contains unsaved changes, you are prompted to save the project before exiting.

Note
Set or reached breakpoints are not removed when exiting PLCnext Engineer.