Using project-local libraries

Neuron Power Engineer allows you to include custom libraries with user blocks directly in the current projects by default (= project-local mode). This ensures that projects are self-contained and the libraries used are independent of the Neuron Power Engineer version, thereby simplifying the sharing of projects with other users. Contact your system integrator to activate the project-local mode.

If the project-local mode is not activated, the default behavior is applied. Within the Neuron Power Engineer documentation, the term used for this default behavior is legacy mode.

Good to know
Once the project-local mode has been activated, it must not be changed back to the legacy mode. If this change is made anyway, the opened projects with the libraries are broken.

Observe the following:

• Project-local libraries are used in all projects created, imported or opened in Neuron Power Engineer. This means that when a library is installed, it is automatically copied into the hidden project folder .libraries.

• System libraries, e.g. the library Standard (safe), are automatically copied into the project. Consequently, the system libraries become project-local libraries as well.

• When you update to a successor version of Neuron Power Engineer, the project-local libraries (including the system libraries copied into the project) are not updated automatically.

The following table highlights the differences between the legacy mode and the project-local mode:

Activity	Legacy mode	Project-local mode
When a library is installed,...	the library is only unpacked within the library cache.	the library is unpacked within the library cache and is also copied into the hidden project folder .libraries.
System libraries...	are automatically unpacked within the library cache when a project is created or imported.	are automatically unpacked within the library cache and copied into the hidden project folder .libraries whenever a project is created.
When you update to a successor version of Neuron Power Engineer,...	the system libraries are automatically updated.	system libraries are not updated automatically but can be upgraded manually.