Creating a PLC project

The Plastic Application Templates can be used to create projects in TwinCAT version 4026 via the Visual Studio dialog. The following instructions show an example of how a new TwinCAT project can be created.

To create a project, the Project templates must already have been installed as workloads and/or packages via the TwinCAT Package Manager.

1. Open the TwinCAT XAE Shell (or the Visual Studio version in which you have integrated your TwinCAT installation).
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2. In the menu under File (1) > New, select the option to create a new project (2).
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3. In the following dialog, scroll (3) in the list of project variants to the TwinCAT XAE Plastic Application projects.

4. Select the preferred variant (4) for your development.
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5. Press Next (5) to create the project.

6. Assign a project name (6).

7. Optional: To ensure that ShotScope integrates smoothly, use the option “Place solution and project in the same directory” (7)

8. Confirm the creation of the project by clicking Create (8).
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You have successfully created your TwinCAT project.
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