Working with Graphics Embedded in Frames

Industrial Graphics can be embedded in frame windows the same way as application windows. The Industrial Graphic Toolbox is integrated into both the System Platform IDE and InTouch WindowMaker. The Graphic Toolbox includes separate folders containing the Industrial Graphic Library and Situational Awareness Library of predefined symbols. The Industrial Graphic Library contains realistic symbols of standard industrial objects.

Situational Awareness Library symbols have a simplified look and provide minimum visual detail to efficiently convey their functional purpose and status without showing irrelevant information to operators. Most Situational Awareness Library symbols are designed as Symbol Wizards that incorporate multiple visual and functional configurations in each symbol. Selecting a functional configuration of a symbol is a simple matter of selecting options from the symbol’s Wizard Options.

Do either of the following to embed a symbol in a frame:

• drag an Industrial Graphic from the Graphic Toolbox and drop it onto the frame

• select Embed Industrial Graphic toolbar button and browse for a graphic

• embed graphics using the context menu from the frame window

You can automatically fit a frame to an embedded Industrial Graphic. To fit the frame to the embedded symbol, right click the window select Fit to Symbol.

The frame will resize to fit the symbol:

Note: Undo is not supported for Fit to Symbol. If you manually change the dimensions of the frame window or changes the Size property, you need to perform the Fit to Symbol action again.

When you embed an Industrial Graphic in the frame, the symbol will populate in the Properties Grid dropdown menu as shown below:

You can toggle between the frame window and symbol properties. Do any of the following:

• Select the symbol or frame window name from the dropdown menu

• Right-click on the window frame and select Window Properties.

• Click the title bar or frame border to display frame window properties in the grid

  Click on the embedded symbol to display the symbol properties.

You must configure the symbol properties to enable pan and zoom functionality using keyboard, mouse and touch gestures. The configurable symbol properties are listed below.

For details on using pan and zoom capabilities at run time, see Panning and Zooming in the AVEVA™ InTouch HMI Creating Standards for InTouch HMI Components Guide.