Summary

• Add-ins offer a convenient way to expand the functionality of the TIA Portal via the Openness API.
• Add-ins are written in .NET-based programming languages.
• Add-ins can be developed and distributed by anyone who has a TIA Portal installation.

Advantages

• Add-Ins integrate seamlessly into the TIA Portal environment.
• Add-Ins are context sensitive. This means that they only appear for the selected objects in a TIA Portal project.
• Add-Ins can also perform Windows system functions, file or network operations, and interact with other applications.

Add-Ins
The following are already created Add-Ins that you can use.
Add-Ins that contain a version in the name (e.g. Siemens.ExportImportV18.addin) have been created for a specific version and only work in this version. This has technical reasons, if for example SIMATICML is exported/imported for the functionality, which cannot be used across versions. Add-Ins that do not have a version designation are upward compatible and can also be used with newer versions than the tested versions specified in the documentation.