diff --git a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/ScriptDrivenFirstApplyAutomation.cs b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/ScriptDrivenFirstApplyAutomation.cs
index b2afcb5..c5e75ae 100644
--- a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/ScriptDrivenFirstApplyAutomation.cs
+++ b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/ScriptDrivenFirstApplyAutomation.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices;
 using Autodesk.AutoCAD.DatabaseServices;
 using Autodesk.AutoCAD.Runtime;
+using Autodesk.ProcessPower.PlantInstance;
+using Autodesk.ProcessPower.ProjectManager;
 using AcadApplication = Autodesk.AutoCAD.ApplicationServices.Application;
 
 namespace PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026;
@@ -36,6 +38,10 @@ internal static class ScriptDrivenFirstApplyAutomation
             fixture.CommandEnded += OnEnded;
             fixture.CommandFailed += OnFailed;
             fixture.CommandCancelled += OnCancelled;
+            var projectXml = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(config.FixtureMarkerPath)!, "Project.xml");
+            if (!File.Exists(projectXml)) throw new InvalidOperationException("AUTOMATION_PROJECT_XML_MISSING");
+            var project = PlantProject.LoadProject(projectXml, false, string.Empty, string.Empty);
+            PlantApplication.SetCurrentProject(project, true);
             var context = new PlantRuntimeContextReader().ReadCurrentContext(fixture);
             if (!context.HasPlantProject || !context.IsOrthoDrawing || context.Viewports.Count != 1)
                 throw new InvalidOperationException("AUTOMATION_ORTHO_CONTEXT_INVALID");