Creating Industrial Graphics SmartSymbol Templates

When you create a SmartSymbol from an InTouch graphic cell that contains at least one reference to an automation object template or instance, you end up with an Industrial Graphic SmartSymbol.

A reference to an automation template contains a "$" sign.

You can generate SmartSymbol templates that are associated with object templates and/or instances.

When you create a SmartSymbol instance on the InTouch window, you can instantiate its referenced object template.

To generate a new Industrial Graphic SmartSymbol template

1. Create a new window in WindowMaker.

2. Using the drawing tools and/or Wizards, create graphics that you want to make into a SmartSymbol.

3. Configure the animation link(s) for the graphic(s).

   For instructions on configuring Galaxy source names, see Accessing Application Server Data from InTouch. For instructions on configuring creating links to application server attributes, see Animating Objects.

4. Select the graphics to make into a cell.

5. On the Animation menu, in the Cell group, click Make Cell.

6. On the Draw menu, in the SmartSymbols group, click Generate.

   The SmartSymbol Manager creates the new SmartSymbol for Galaxy data.

7. Type in a new name or accept the default name and change it later.

8. Click Close. A message appears prompting you to replace the graphic cell with new SmartSymbol. Click Yes or No. If you click Yes, the graphic cell is replaced by the SmartSymbol. If you click No, the graphic cell is unchanged. In either case, the new SmartSymbol is stored in the SmartSymbol library and is available for future use.