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4.4 Creating a project offline in Startdrive
Procedure
You can open an existing project to change or extend the data saved in it. Proceed as
follows to open an existing project.
1. Click "Open existing project" in the secondary navigation in the portal view of Startdrive.
A selection of the projects last used is displayed to the right in the detailed view.
2. Then select the project that you have created and named, and then click on "Open".
OR
Click on "Browse" and then double-click on the project that you have created and named
in your directory structure.
Note
Observing version assignments
In Startdrive, it is possible to determine the last Startdrive version used to process a
project by its respective extension. The extension "*.ap15", for example, indicates the
older version V15.
In contrast to G120 projects, S120 projects of version V14 SP1 cannot be opened with a
newer version of Startdrive (V15 or higher). If you wish to upgrade older S120 projects of
version V14 SP1 to version V15 or higher, proceed as described in the following
document:
"Migrating SINAMICS S120 projects in Startdrive from V14 to V15
(https://support.industry.siemens.com/cs/ww/en/view/109755173)"
Then click "Open".
Result
The selected project opens. If another project was previously displayed, then this project is
now closed.
● If you have created a new project, the next possible steps for the project that has been
opened are displayed in the detailed view (see the description in the following Chapters).
● If you have opened an existing project, the interconnected modules of this project are
displayed in the device view. You can change the interconnected modules as follows:
– Specify a new module/modules.
– Remove module(s)
– Insert and specify a new module/modules.
Project protection
In the TIA Portal, you can also apply project protection to newly created or existing Startdrive
projects. If a Startdrive project is protected, you have to enter a password when you try to
open it. You require the following information to open a project:
● User name with authorization for this project
● Password
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