Browse Industrial Graphics Libraries in Plant SCADA Studio
- Last UpdatedSep 29, 2025
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Note: AVEVA Industrial Graphics is now deprecated within Plant SCADA and future releases. It will no longer be supported or maintained in future versions, monthly updates or security updates. AVEVA recommends customers cease using AVEVA Industrial Graphics within Plant SCADA runtime systems and decommission any Plant SCADA Industrial Graphics web servers from production and engineering systems. See AVEVA™ Industrial Graphics for more information.
You can use the Libraries view in Plant SCADA Studio's Visualization activity to browse the Industrial Graphics symbols included in the active project and its included projects.
To do this, you need to select Industrial Graphics from the drop-down menu below the command bar.
Note: If you want to browse standard Plant SCADA libraries, see Browse Libraries in Plant SCADA Studio.
The Industrial Graphics Libraries view includes the following sections:
The tree to the left of the view shows the projects and/or libraries that are currently available to browse.
When you select a project or library, the Industrial Graphics symbols it includes are displayed in the main list. The number that appears to the right of a branch indicates how many symbols it includes.
By default, the tree is organized according to the setting By Project, then Library. The drop-down menu above the tree allows you to change this arrangement based on the following options:
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By Project, then Library: Projects appear at the top level of the tree. The libraries included in each project are branched beneath. Selecting a project at the top level displays the library items from all the branched libraries.
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By Library: Only libraries appear in the tree. Selecting a library displays the items included in the library across all projects.
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By Project: Only projects appear in the tree. Selecting a project shows items from all libraries included in the project.
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All Items: Displays library items from all the projects that are currently available to browse. This option hides the project/library tree.
To view the Industrial Graphics symbols in any included system projects, select the Show or Hide System Projects button.
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Show or Hide System Projects When the Show or Hide System Projects button is selected, any system projects that are included in the active project are added to the tree.
If the All Items option is selected for the tree, the system project items are merged into the list of library items and displayed according to the current sort order. |
This section displays the Industrial Graphics symbols that are included in the project or library that is currently selected in the Library Tree.
The content of the list will be dependent upon any filters that are currently applied using the Filter Bar.
The layout of the symbols list is determined by the current selection for the Display Mode button.
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Display Mode The Display Mode button changes the layout of the item list. Four options are available. The appearance of the button indicates which mode is currently selected.
The Details mode present the list of library items in a tabular format with the following columns:
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Medium tiles
Large tiles
Details
When the symbols are displayed as tiles, the number to the right of each thumbnail provides a usage count for the item. This indicates the how many pages or symbols make use of the symbol.
You can view details about the items a usage count represents in the Used By list.
If you hold the mouse over a thumbnail in the list or tile view, a pop up will appear showing the large tile version of the thumbnail, the symbol's name, and the library and project that host it.
You also can use the following tools to search and sort the current list of symbols.
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Not Used Filter Select this filter to display a list of all the items in the current project/library that have a usage count of zero. This means they are not used by any other graphic item. This is useful if you want to remove unused library items from your project. Note: Symbols that have a usage count of zero may still be used indirectly through circumstances such as a scripting. |
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Search Items Use the Search Items field to locate specific items within the current list based on the file names. Click on the filter icon to the right of the field to select a comparison option.
To clear the current search, click on the Clear Filter button (see below). |
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Clear Filters The Clear Filters button removes any active filters that are currently applied to the list of symbols. |
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Sort by Modified Time The Sort by Modified Time button sorts the list according to the time each item was last modified. When this option is selected, an arrow will appear next to the clock icon to indicate if the order of the list is ascending or descending.
Clicking on the button while it is selected will toggle between these two options. When the Sort By Modified Time button is clicked, the Sort By Name option is turned off by default. However, you can combine the two together (see Combined Sort Mode below). |
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Sort by Name The Sort by Name button sorts the list according to item names. When this sort option is selected, an arrow will appear next to the AZ icon to indicate if the order of the list is ascending or descending.
Clicking on the button while it is selected will toggle between these two options. When the Sort By Name button is clicked, the Sort By Modified Time option is turned off by default. However, you can combine the two together (see Combined Sort Mode below). |
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Combined Sort Mode You can combine the Sort By Modified Time and Sort by Name options. This sorts a list according to a selected the primary option, then by the secondary option. To create a combined sort:
To change the sort order, click on either number.
You can also change the sort direction of a particular button by clicking on it as normal. To remove a sort option, hold down the Shift key and click on the button you want to remove. |
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Descending (default)
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The Used By list displays a list of items that use the item that is currently selected in the Library Items list.
The list includes the following columns:
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Name — the name of the item that uses the selected library item.
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Type — the type of object.
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Project — the project that includes the item.
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Library — the library that includes the item.
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Used Directly — indicates if the item is directly associated with the selected library item. If an item is not used directly, it means it is embedded as part of another item. For example, it may be a symbol embedded within another symbol and pasted onto a page.
You can open an item included in the Used By list by:
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Doubling clicking within the item's row.
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Selecting an item and pressing the Enter key.
The selected item will open for editing in AVEVA Industrial Graphics Editor.
You can use the Industrial Graphics Libraries view to perform the following tasks.
Open the selected item(s)
You can select a maximum of 20 Industrial Graphics symbols each time you use the open command. Each item will open in its own instance of the AVEVA Industrial Graphics Editor. To do this:
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Locate an item you want to open in the items list.
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Double-click on the item.
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Select up to 20 items, then hit the Enter key.
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Select up to 20 items, then click Open on the Command Bar.
The selected item(s) will open for editing in the AVEVA Industrial Graphics Editor.
Create a new Industrial Graphics symbol
You can create a new item in the AVEVA Industrial Graphics Editor. To do this:
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On the Command Bar, click New.
For further instructions, see Add an Industrial Graphics Symbol in Plant SCADA Studio.
Create a new Industrial Graphics library
You can create a new library to store you Industrial Graphics symbols. To do this:
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On the Command Bar, click New Library.
For further instructions, see Add an Industrial Graphics Library in Plant SCADA Studio.
Delete Industrial Graphics symbols
You can use the Libraries view to delete up to 500 Industrial Graphics symbols. To do this:
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Select the symbol(s) you want to delete from the libraries item list.
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Press the Delete key.
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On the Command Bar, click Delete.
The Delete dialog appears.
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Click DELETE. If you do not want to delete the symbol(s), click CANCEL.
Note: If you delete a symbol that is open in the graphics editor, it will be closed automatically and the symbol will be deleted.
Note: If you delete a symbol that is embedded in another symbol or page, a "Graphic not Available" label appears in place of the deleted symbol.
Delete Industrial Graphics Library
You can use the Libraries view to delete a Industrial Graphics library. To do this:
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Set the library tree arrangement as By Project, then Library to enable the Delete Library button.
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Select a library you want to delete from the tree. You can select only one library at a time.
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Press the Delete key.
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On the Command Bar, click Delete Library.
The Delete Library dialog appears, showing the symbols available in the library, that would be deleted.
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Click DELETE. If you do not want to delete the library, click CANCEL.
Note: If you delete a parent library, all the child libraries within the parent library will also be deleted.
Rename an Industrial Graphics Library
You can use the Libraries view to rename an Industrial Graphics library. To do this:
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Set the library tree arrangement as By Project, then Library to enable the Rename Library button.
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Select a library you want to rename from the tree. You can select only one library at a time.
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On the Command Bar, click Rename Library.
The Rename Library dialog appears.
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Use the library naming rules to update the library name.
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Click Rename. If you do not want to rename the library, click CANCEL.
Rename Industrial Graphics Symbol
You can use the Libraries view to rename an Industrial Graphics symbol. To do this:
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Select the symbol you want to rename from the libraries item list.
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On the Command Bar, click Rename.
The Rename Symbol dialog appears.
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Use the symbol naming rules to update the symbol name.
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Click Rename. If you do not want to rename the symbol, click CANCEL.