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Creating new components

  1. In the Project tree, select the directory in which the new component is to be created or create a new directory. In the screenshot below, the component is created in an existing directory.

    Figure: Working method Create new component

  2. Open the Edit tab in the menu bar.

  3. Click on the New component button.
  4. The Create new component dialog opens.

  5. Select the component type in the Component type area.

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    The list of component types is subdivided into directories according to manufacturer. In the device-specific tutorials, you will also find the directory in which the component type is located.

  6. In the Component directory and Working directory fields, the name of the selected component type is automatically entered as the name of the component. You can change this at any time. To rename the component, simply edit the displayed paths.

    Figure: Create new component dialog

  7. Click on Create component.

The new component only exists locally (on your computer) until the first check-in.

  • If you want to copy the component without content to the server, e.g. to save a Project tree without content in the server archive, click on the Check-In without base version button.
  • To open the component and insert data, click on Show in file manager. The component is opened in a file manager, for example Windows Explorer, as a normal folder. Save your project in the component. Click on Create base version and Check-In to copy the new component and the data it contains to the server. The base version is saved and the new component is available for other users in the same octoplant system.