Embed an Industrial Graphics Symbol
- Last UpdatedSep 29, 2025
- 5 minute read
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 AVEVA™ Industrial Graphics Editor to embed an Industrial Graphics symbol on a page or within another Industrial Graphics symbol. This allows you to create re-useable graphical components that share a common source.
To embed a Industrial Graphics symbol:
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In the Industrial Graphics Editor, open the Industrial Graphics page or symbol that will host an embedded symbol.
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From the Edit menu, select Embed Graphic.
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Click on the Embed Graphic icon on the command toolbar.
The Embed Graphic dialog will appear.
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In the project/library tree to the left of the dialog, select the source location for the item you would like to embed.
The drop-down menu above the tree will change its current 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: This option hides the project/library tree and displays all symbols that are currently available to browse.
You can also display system projects in the tree by selecting the following button.
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In the symbols list to the right of the dialog, select the item you would like to embed.
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When you have made your selection, click on the EMBED button.
A cursor will appear in the Industrial Graphics Editor interface allowing you to position the embedded symbol.
The following tools may help you navigate the list of available symbols. .
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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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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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Ascending
Descending (default)
Ascending (default)
Descending
Medium tiles
Large tiles
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