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The Create Project Dialog enables you to create a new PowerWorld Simulator Project by specifying the files that should be included in the project. To open the Create Project Dialog, select Save As Project from the File menu. When it opens, the dialog will automatically include the case file, all open oneline diagrams, all documents and onelines linked to the display by document links and oneline links, the current case template file, and the current script in its list of files to add to the project. You can then use this dialog to add files to or delete files from the list of project contents.
The Create Project Dialog features the following controls:
Case
Identifies the name of the case file that is currently open in Simulator. The case file may be in PowerWorld binary format, in PTI Version 23 - 33 .raw format, or in GE PSLF .epc format. You cannot change this field, because it must be set to whatever case is currently open.
Open these oneline diagrams automatically
Lists the names of the oneline diagrams that will automatically open whenever a user opens the project file. This is also a read-only control and lists the names of all oneline diagrams that are currently open in Simulator. Therefore, before you start to create a project using the Create Project dialog, make sure that only those oneline diagrams you wish to open automatically with the project are currently open in Simulator.
Use this script file
Identifies a script file that should be opened automatically when the project is open. Scripts are text files that contain commands in PowerWorld's scripting language that Simulator interprets to perform a predefined set of tasks during the simulation. If a script file is in use when you try to create the project, its name will automatically appear in this text box. To specify a different script file, either type its full path in the text box, or press the adjacent Browse button to search for it on your machine.
Load data from auxiliary files
Lists the auxiliary data files that should be automatically read when the project is open. Auxiliary data files are text files that contain data that supplement or supersede the information in the case file. You may include as many automatically loading auxiliary data files in the project as you like. To add an auxiliary file to the project contents, click the adjacent Add button and locate the file on your machine. To remove an auxiliary file from the list, select it and click the adjacent Remove button.
Also include these files
Lists any other files you may wish to include in the project. Use this control to include supplementary documents, pictures, or even other PowerWorld project files, in the project. To add a file to the contents, click Add a File. To remove a file from the list, select it and press the adjacent Remove button.
Automatically start the simulation after opening the project
Check this button to cause Simulator to start the simulation immediately after opening the project. This saves the user who opens the project the step of switching to run mode and clicking the play button in the Power Flow Tools ribbon group on the Tools ribbon tab. This option is particularly effective, for example, if you want to display a "movie" of system conditions when the project is open. By including a script file in the project that tells Simulator how to modify the system and view over time, you create a project that, when opened or downloaded, animates the scenario you are trying to model.
Save this project as
Identifies the name of the project that should be saved. By default, the project name is the same as that of the case except that it has the extension "pwp". To specify a different name, either type it directly in the text box, or click the adjacent Browse button and specify the full path.
When you have finished specifying the contents of the project file, click the OK,save the project button. If you wish to cancel the operation without creating the project, click Cancel.