Create/Open A Project - Siemens SINUMERIK 828D Function Manual

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14.3 Programming

Create/open a project

Creating a new project

•Double-click on the "Programming Tool PLC828" button.

In the Windows start menu, select the command "Programming Tool PLC828" > "Programming Tool

The Programming Tool PLC828 is started and a new project is opened.

Opening an existing project

In the Programming Tool PLC828, the menu "File", select one of the following commands:

Navigate to an existing project and open it.

If you just recently worked in a project, this project is listed in the "File" menu and you can directly open it

without first having to select it in the dialog box.

You can also navigate to the required directory in Windows Explorer and directly open the project from there

without having to first start the Programming Tool PLC 828. Your project is in a single file with the *.ptp

If you have created a project, then you can start to write your program. However, you should

have executed the following tasks beforehand:

Range check according to the target system

You can select the target system type before you write your program so that the

Programming Tool PLC828 can check the parameter range corresponding to the target

system. (If you have selected a CPU type for your project, the operations that cannot be

used for your target system are marked with a red x in the operation tree.)

Setting-up the work environment

You can set up your work environment in various ways ("Windows look and feel"). More

detailed information is provided in the online help under "Setting-up the Programming

Tool display".

Function Manual, 09/2011, 6FC5397-0BP40-2BA0

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