Create Graphic Elements and Industrial Graphics using InTouch tags

The Tags tab present in the Properties configuration pane of the Industrial Graphic Editor displays all the tags available in the InTouch application. You can simply drag and drop the tags to the canvas to create graphic elements or Industrial Graphics. When creating multiple symbols at a time, the dot field property will be bounded automatically. This method simplifies the graphic development workflow and significantly reduces the application development time.

Note: This Tags tab not available in Industrial Graphic Editor in CONNECT and Managed InTouch.

Create a Graphic Element using InTouch tag

1. In the Industrial Graphic Editor, from the Tags pane, drag and drop the tag to the canvas.

   Graphic Elements and Industrial Graphics options are displayed.

   Note: You can drag and drop multiple tags together to create multiple graphic elements of same element type and animation.

2. To set the default values

   • Select anywhere on the screen.

     OR

   • Hover over the Graphic Elements option to select the required graphic element and animation.

     A list of graphic elements and applicable graphic animation by data type are displayed.

3. Hover over the required graphic element.

   Available animations are displayed.

   

4. Select the required animation.

   A new graphic element associated with the tag created.

Create an Industrial Graphic using InTouch tag

5. In the Industrial Graphic Editor, from the Tags pane, drag and drop the tag to the canvas.

   Graphic Elements and Industrial Graphics options are displayed.

   Note: You can drag and drop multiple tags together to create multiple Industrial Graphics of same type.

6. To set the default values

   • Select anywhere on the screen.

     OR

   • Hover over the Industrial Graphics option to select the required Industrial Graphic.

     Browse Galaxy option is displayed.

     Note: If you drag same type of tags multiple times and hover over Industrial Graphics option, five previously selected graphic names are displayed along with the Browse Galaxy option.

   

7. Select anyone of the previously selected graphic or select Browse Galaxy to select a new graphic.

8. If you select the Browse Galaxy option, browse and select the required Industrial Graphic and select OK.

   A new Industrial Graphic associated with the tag is created.

   Note: In the Custom Properties of the Industrial Graphic that you have selected if the Visibility is Public and:

   - if the Default Value of a Value property is empty or ---, then it will be replaced with the name of the tag that you have dragged and dropped.

   - if the Default Value of the dot properties are empty or ---, then it will be replaced by tag name.<respective dot property name>.

   In both the above cases, in the Custom Properties of the Industrial Graphic that you have selected, if the Visibility of a property is Private, then that property will not be visible in the Industrial Graphic that you have created. As the visibility is Private and it should not be visible to other graphic, the custom properties that has Visibility as Private will not be visible in the other Industrial Graphic.