AutomationView does not connect to or download code directly to a PLC. Instead, it generates vendor code that you import into your target PLC software (CODESYS, TIA Portal, Studio 5000, and so on).
Using the menu: right-click your project folder in the File Explorer, open the Export submenu, and choose Generate PLC Output.
Using the Command Palette:
Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)..seq Sequence into vendor source text (ST, SCL, Ladder, or TP).Then open your vendor's software and import the generated file to deploy it to your PLC. For Beckhoff TwinCAT, generate the CODESYS PLCopen XML and import it via PLC > Import > PLCopen XML.