Standard commands

The commands listed below are included in the main menus by default. Editor-specific menus and commands only appear when the respective editor is open. Further commands are available, which you can add to existing or newly defined menus.

File

The File menu contains commands for actions relating to the project file (Open, Close, Save, Print, Page settings, …)

Symbol	Command
	Command Project... (Create new TwinCAT project)
	Command Project/Solution (Open Project/Solution)
	Command Open Project from Target
	Command Open Solution from Archive
	Command New Project... (Add new TwinCAT project)
	Command Existing Item... (Add existing TwinCAT project)
	Command Recent Projects and Solutions
	Command Save All
	Command Save
	Command Save <Solution name> as
	Command Save <solution name> as Archive...
	Command Save <TwinCAT project name> as
	Command Save <TwinCAT project name> as Archive...
	Command Save <PLC project name> as
	Command Save <PLC project name> as archive...
	Command Send by E-Mail...
	Command Close Solution
	Command Close
	Command Exit
	Command Page Setup…
	Command Print

Edit

The Edit menu contains commands for working in text editors (language editors, declaration editor…)

Symbol	Command
	Copy	Standard Commands
	Cut
	Delete
	Paste
	Redo
	Undo
	Command Delete
	Command Select All
	Command Input Assistant
	Command Auto Declare
	Command Go To
	Command Go To Definition
	Command Navigate To
	Command Make Uppercase
	Command Make Lowercase
	Command View white spaces
	Command Quick Replace
	Command Quick Find
	Command Switch write mode
	Command Rename
	Command Rename '<variable>'
	Command Remove '<variable>'
	Command Add '<variable>'
	Command Reorder variables

View

The View menu contains commands for activating the individual default views in user interface windows.

Symbol	Command
	Command Open object
	Command Tabular view
	Command Textual view
	Command Full screen
	Command Toolbars
	Command Solution Explorer
	Command Properties Window
	Command Toolbox
	Command Error List
	Command Output

Project

The Project menu contains commands for handling the project objects and the project properties and for the copying and exporting projects or objects.

Symbol	Command
	Command Add New Item (project)
	Command Add Existing Item (Project)
	Command Add New Item (object)
	Command Export to ZIP
	Command Import from ZIP
	Command Export PLCopenXML
	Command Import PLCopenXML
	Command New folder
	Command Properties (PLC project)
	Command Properties (object)
	PLC project settings

Build

The Build menu contains commands for creating the project through compilation (without code generation), i.e. running precompile with syntax check and commands for clearing the previous compile information, which is relevant for an Online Change and offline code generation.

Symbol	Command
	Command Build PLC project
	Command Rebuild a PLC project
	Command Build Solution
	Command Rebuild Solution
	Command Clean PLC project
	Command Clean Solution
	Command Check all objects

Debug

The Debug menu contains commands for controlling the program execution on the controller (start, stop) and for debugging tasks (breakpoints, step-by-step processing, writing and forcing values).

Symbol	Command
	Command New Breakpoint
	Command Edit Breakpoint
	Command Enable Breakpoint
	Command Disable Breakpoint
	Command Toggle Breakpoint
	Command Step over
	Command Step into
	Command Step out
	Command Show Next Statement
	Command Run To Cursor

TwinCAT

The TwinCAT menu contains commands for controlling the TwinCAT 3 runtime environment.

Symbol	Command
	Command Activate configuration
	Command Restart TwinCAT System
	Command Restart TwinCAT (Config mode)
	Command Reload Devices
	Command Scan
	Command Toggle Free Run State
	Command Show Online Data
	Command Show Sub Items
	Command Hide Disabled Items
	Command Choose Target System
	Command Software Protection
	Command Activate boot project

PLC

The PLC menu contains commands for opening tools that provide the development environment for working with a PLC project.

Symbol	Command
	Command Breakpoints
	Command Find all references
	Command Cross Reference List
	Command Call Stack
	Command Call Tree
	Command Browse Call Tree
	Command Watch List <n>
	Command Watch all forces
	Command Add to Watch
	Command Login
	Command Logout
	Command Download
	Command Reset cold
	Command Reset origin
	Command Online Change
	Command Start
	Command Stop
	Command Single cycle
	Command Force values
	Command Write values
	Command Unforce values
	Command Switch flow control mode
	Command Display Mode - Binary, Decimal, Hexadecimal
	Command Create Localization Template
	Command Manage Localization
	Command Toggle Localization
	Command Active PLC project
	Command Active PLC instance
	Command Show Memory View

Tools

The Tools menu contains commands for opening tools that create a particular environment for working with the project (installation of libraries and devices, customizing the user interface, options for editors, loading and saving etc.).

Symbol	Command
	Command Options
	Command Customize

Window

The Window menu contains commands for positioning the views in the user interface (configuration, opening, closing etc.).

Symbol	Command
	Command Float
	Command Dock
	Command Hide
	Command Auto Hide All
	Command Auto Hide
	Command Pin tab
	Command New Horizontal Tab Group
	Command New Vertical Tab Group
	Command Reset Window-Layout
	Command Close All Documents
	Command Window
	Window submenu commands

Context menu TwinCAT project

Symbol	Command
	Command Save <TwinCAT project name> as Archive...
	Command Save All
	Command Send <TwinCAT project name> by e-mail…
	Command Backup <TwinCAT project name> automatically to the target system
	Command Compare <TwinCAT project name> with the target system…
	Command Update project with target system…
	Command Load project with TwinCAT 2.xx Version…
	Command Show Hidden Configurations
	Command Remove From Solution
	Command Rename
	Command Build <TwinCAT project name>
	Command Rebuild <TwinCAT project name>
	Command Unload Project
	Command Import AutomationML…
	Command Export AutomationML…