The Industrial Graphic Editor
- Last UpdatedFeb 05, 2024
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The Industrial Graphic Editor allows you to create an Industrial Graphic. It also allows you to open an existing graphic created in your HMI/SCADA software for editing.
To create an Industrial Graphic in the editor, select a basic graphical object, called an element, from the Tools panel and place it on the drawing area, called the canvas. Typical elements are lines, rectangles, ellipses, curves, and so on.
Then, change the appearance of drawn elements by accessing their properties directly or by graphically manipulating them. You can also change the appearance of an embedded Industrial Graphic by configuring the associated custom properties. Finally, you can configure animations for the elements or the graphics.
After you open the Industrial Graphic Editor, you will see the various tools and palettes to create and customize graphics.
The Industrial Graphic Editor includes the following areas:
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Tools Panel: A collection of elements you use to create your graphic.
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Canvas: The area in which you place and edit elements to create a graphic.
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Elements List: List that displays named elements on the canvas in a hierarchical view.
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Language Selector: List that displays the configured languages for the graphic. For more information, see Switching Languages for Graphic Elements.
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Properties Editor: Shows the properties belonging to one or more currently selected elements.
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Animation Summary: Area that shows you a list of animations belonging to the currently selected element. It is only visible if an element is selected.
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Symbol Wizard Editor: The Symbol Wizard Editor is a feature of the Industrial Graphic Editor to create graphics containing multiple visual and functional configurations called Symbol Wizards. For more information, see Creating Multiple Configurations of a Graphic.
Note: The Industrial Graphics Editor (and its associated Styles and Languages dialogs) are only available in English, French, German, Simplified Chinese and Japanese.