Create and save a project
Name a project, wait for its files to be created and begin on the main page. Save previous work before starting. No PLC connection is required.
1. Name the project
Click the plus in the top toolbar or press Ctrl+N. The plus above the page list adds a page instead. In New PamaGlawe Project, enter a unique name such as Mein_erstes_Projekt and confirm with OK; Cancel leaves without creating it. Use a name not already taken and avoid characters invalid in Windows folder names, including slashes, colons, asterisks and question marks.
2. Wait for creation
Pamaglawe prepares the folder structure and saves the project. Wait for the save confirmation. The 82% shown in the screenshot is a progress snapshot, not an error.
3. Close the save confirmation
Save successful (Speichern erfolgreich) confirms creation and shows the actual location. Click OK to continue. With an installation under C:\pamaglawe, the example folder is C:\pamaglawe\Projekte\Mein_erstes_Projekt and the file is Mein_erstes_Projekt.jvz. The screenshot uses a different installation path. A new project is already saved during creation; an additional Save As is unnecessary.
4. Explore the empty main page
The project name appears in the title and status bar. The example page list contains Hauptseite and Globale Alarme [global]. Choose objects in the palette and place them on the grid. An empty canvas is expected in a new project. Continue with page setup.
5. Save later changes
Apply dialog entries, then save the project with Ctrl+S or the disk icon. Apply alone does not save the project file. Ctrl+Shift+S opens Save As for another name or location and asks before overwriting an existing file. Ctrl+O opens an existing .jvz project. Before overwriting, Pamaglawe creates a .jvz.bak backup. This does not replace a separate backup of the entire project folder and its associated files; Save As alone does not prove that those files were copied.
6. Automatic saving
Open Settings in the top toolbar, not page settings. Automatic saving uses 0 for off or an integer interval from 1 to 1440 minutes. New projects in the documented 2.61.489 build default to five minutes; check your actual setting. Autosave saves a modified project with an existing name and path. With user management enabled, a logged-in user needs save permission. Successful autosaves show no separate confirmation. Autosave does not apply unconfirmed dialog fields and is not an independent folder backup.
Apply and save deliberately before changing projects or exiting. If the application still asks to save on exit, respond to that prompt.
7. Common questions
If the name exists, choose another or open the existing project. If progress seems blocked, dismiss the save confirmation with OK. If a folder cannot be created, check the reported path and your write permissions; read the actual error rather than assuming success. The empty main page is your starting canvas.