Workflow

The workflow illustrated below is fundamental for the TwinCAT variant management:

  1. Definition of variants and, if applicable, groups of variants
  2. Selection of a variant or group for which the specific settings are to be made
  3. Enabling of this setting for variant-specific saving
  4. Changing the setting

 

Changing a setting

Before making a change to the TwinCAT project, make sure that the desired project variant or group is selected and that the corresponding setting for the variant management is enabled.

Changing a setting for a group of variants

If you have selected a group of variants, a change will be saved automatically for all variants assigned to the group. Even if different values had previously been saved for the setting in the respective variants, they will be overwritten with the new value.

Exporting and importing existing topologies including variant-specific configurations

You can export and import existing topologies including their variant-specific configurations. To do this you can use the export and import option in .xti format. If the variants contained in the .xti file do not yet exist in the TwinCAT project at the time of importing, they will be generated automatically.

Making deactivated objects invisible

You can make deactivated objects invisible in the entire project tree in order to display only the activated objects and in this way to increase the clarity in the project tree.

 

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