Import a Custom Widget Package (CWP)

Import a Custom Widget Package — that is, a custom widget that has been packaged and distributed as a .cwp file — and add it to your project's library.

The project development software includes a number of pre-made widgets, and additional widgets might be made available by other sources. You can use any of these widgets in your project just as you would use widgets that you created yourself.

To import a Custom Widget Package:

1. On the Draw tab of the ribbon, in the Libraries group, click Custom Widget.

   The Custom Widgets list is displayed. This box lists all of the widgets that have been added to your project's library.

   

2. Click Import.

   A standard Open dialog box is displayed, and by default, it starts in the following location in your program folder:

   C:\Program Files (x86)\AVEVA\AVEVA Edge 2026\Redist\CustomWidgetsLibrary

   This folder contains the premade widgets that are included with the project development software, but you can use the Open dialog box to navigate to any folder.

3. Locate and select the Custom Widget Package (.cwp file) that you want to import, and then click Open.

The custom widget files are extracted and copied to the following location in your project folder:

<project name>\Web\Widgets\<widget name>

The custom widget is added to your project's library, and you can now insert it in a project screen. For more information about how to configure and use the custom widget, check the custom widget files in your project folder for a "help" or "readme" document.

For more information about how to package and distribute your own custom widgets, contact your software distributor.