Manage Project Variants dialog

Name

Here you can define the name of a new variant or change the name of an existing variant.

Description

Here you can add or change the description of a variant.

Save

When changing a variant, the TwinCAT project configuration with the variant-specific values is reloaded. This would also result in a change at file level. In order to prevent differences at file level in relation to the selected variant, TwinCAT saves the project by default with the variant-specific values of the uppermost variant in the list. You can define deviations from this default variant here.

• : The TwinCAT project is saved with the values of this variant.
• : The variant is not assigned to the selected group.

Info: If no variant has been defined, the uppermost variant in the list is used as the default.

Delete

Using this button, you can delete the variant selected in the table, including its description and specific settings in the project.

Move Up

Using this button, you can exchange the table position of the selected variant with that of the variant above it.

Move Down

Using this button, you can exchange the table position of the selected variant with that of the variant below it.

Copy

You can generate a copy of the variant selected in the table using this button. The name of this copy corresponds to the name of the original with the suffix "_copy".

Info: This button is disabled if no variant is selected or if several variants are selected at the same time.

Delete All

Using this button, you can delete all existing variants, including their description and their specific setting values.

Import

Using this button, you can open the selection window in order to import an already existing configuration of another TwinCAT project via its .tsproj file.

Compare

Using this button, you can compare the variant selected in the TwinCAT XAE Project Variants toolbar with the variant selected in the table. The TwinCAT Project Compare opens.

Info: This button is only available in the case that no open changes made in the dialog exist. Otherwise you can initially confirm these changes with the Apply button.

Name

Here you can define the name of a new group or change the name of an existing group.

Description

Here you can add or change the description of a group.

Move Up

Using this button, you can exchange the table position of the selected group with that of the group above it.

Move Down

Using this button, you can exchange the table position of the selected group with that of the group below it.

Delete

Using this button, you can delete the group selected in the table, including its description.

Member

The variants selected in this table are assigned to the group selected in the main table.

• : The variant is assigned to the selected group.
• : The variant is not assigned to the selected group.

Variant specific local boot folder ("_Boot")

When you create a TwinCAT project, the boot data are stored within the project folder in the "_Boot" folder for the selected platform. You can activate this setting in order to save the boot data specifically for the different variants. An additional folder is then created under the "_Boot" folder with the variant name. There you will find the specific boot data for the platform.

• : The "_Boot" content is saved specifically for the selected variant.
• : The "_Boot" content is not saved specifically for a variant.