I can create a new project without having to download the most recent version of the framework via command line:
>platformio project init --board esp32-s3-devkitc1-n16r8 --project-option="platform = https://github.com/pioarduino/platform-espressif32/releases/download/55.03.35/platform-espressif32.zip" --project-option="framework = arduino"
The following files/directories have been created in *some_path*
include - Put project header files here
lib - Put project specific (private) libraries here
src - Put project source files here
platformio.ini - Project Configuration File
Resolving esp32-s3-devkitc1-n16r8 dependencies...
Already up-to-date.
Project has been successfully initialized!
but I can’t anymore do the same via user interface. Creating a new project without having to download the most recent version of the framework via user interface was yesterday still working well.