Overview
Plugins are encapsulated solution components , it that can embrace include displays, scripts, symbols, templates, and more. When integrated into solutions, they can operate in They can either be imported as a read-only mode, ensuring that the original configurations remain intact. On the software platform, users encounter two distinct interfaces concerning plugins:
Solution/Import Plugin: Here, users manage the plugins integrated into their existing solution.
Solution/Export: This interface is designated for the creation of new plugins, catering to evolving needs and functionalities, allowing for easy removal and update of plugins or as a merge, fully integrating the plugin into the solution and allowing the user to edit all components that come with the plugin. To know more about exporting/creating plugins, click here.
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Importing a Plugin
On In Solution → Import Plugin, you find all the information required to import a component into your solution. Once you have an exported item from any other solution, you will be able to import it in your own solution.
On the top of the display, you will find these buttons:
Import plugins options | |
Add and merge to the solution | Fully merges the plugin into the solution, allowing the user to edit the plugin’s components directly in the Solution Designer. |
Add as read-only | Imports the plugin in an encapsulated manner. Ensures the possibility to safely remove or update them later. |
Plugin search options |
This button allows editing of the pre-created component, but it will not be possible if the “Contents Hidden” option was used to create it.
In the grid below these buttons, you will find all the components already exported and some information about themShow plugins from local folder | Directly |
search the directory for any pre-built components available on your computer. |
Show components from Cloud |
Shows the solution components available on the Cloud. |
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If the component has been exported using the “Force as Plugin” option, the “Add as component” option (embedded in the solution) will not be able to be selected. |
Select if the component will be an embedded component.
Plugins info | |
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Name | The designated title assigned to the plugin |
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Preview | A preview image that represents the |
plugin. |
Source |
Installed Plugins
On Solution → Import Plugin,you find information about the pre-installed plugins in the solution.
Remove the plugin and dependencies from the solution.
If the plugin has not been created with the option "Force as Plugin" enabled, so you can convert the plugin into a component and merge it into your solution.
Specifies where the plugin is stored, either locally or on cloud-based storage. | |
Date modified | The most recent date when changes were made to the plugin. |
Version | The current release number of the plugin indicating its development stage or iteration. |
Product version | Specifies the version of the product on which the plugin was based. |
ReadOnly | This attribute indicates whether the plugin's settings or configurations can be altered. |
Description | A concise textual overview detailing the functionality or purpose of |
In the grid below these buttons, you will find all the components already exported and some information about them.
Component information
the plugin. |
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