Using the Symbol Wizard Editor
- Last UpdatedJul 13, 2023
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The Symbol Wizard Editor in the Industrial Graphic Editor allows you to create graphics with multiple configurations called Symbol Wizards. They create Symbol Wizards with the Symbol Wizard Editor. You can embed Symbol Wizards and use the Symbol Wizard Editor to select the configuration needed for an application.
Start creating a multi-configuration graphic by opening a graphic element or graphic in the Industrial Graphic Editor. Show the Symbol Wizard Editor by clicking the Symbol Wizard icon from the Industrial Graphic Editor’s menu bar, selecting it as an option of the View menu, or pressing the Alt+W key combination.
The Industrial Graphic Editor window updates to show tabbed Symbol Wizard panes at the left of the window. The top pane shows the graphic elements, named scripts, and custom properties of the graphic in separate views.
The bottom pane shows tabbed Options and Layers panes. The Options pane shows a hierarchical list of Choice Groups, Choices, and Options that define graphic properties and the possible values associated with each property. The Layers pane includes a list of defined graphic layers. Beneath each layer, separate folders contain the graphic's elements, custom properties, and named scripts associated with each layer. You can add, edit, or delete items associated with the Options and Layers panes.
Symbol Wizard Option Properties or Layer Properties panes appear to the right of the canvas area in the Industrial Graphic Editor window after selecting items from the Options or Layers panes.
Both properties pane shows the name of the selected item and any rule associated with the item. If a Choice Group is selected from the Options pane, the Options Properties pane also shows the default value of the Choice Group and a Description field.
After creating the configurations of a graphic with the Symbol Wizard Editor, use the Symbol Wizard Preview to verify that all configurations are correct. The Symbol Wizard Preview can be opened by clicking it from the menu bar, selecting it as an option of the View menu, or pressing the Alt+P key combination.
After opening Symbol Wizard Preview, the Properties pane shows Wizard Options, which includes drop-down menus to select options to show the different configurations created for the graphic. As options are selected, the graphic is updated to show the selected configuration.
The Validation pane shows any script or custom property errors within the graphic. Selecting a listed error from the Validation pane shows the Custom Properties or Scripts dialog box to identify and correct an error within the graphic.
After verifying that all graphic configurations are correct, save the graphic into the Graphic Toolbox. For more information about the Symbol Wizard tasks completed by a user, see Designing a Symbol Wizard.
To create an application containing Symbol Wizards, add a graphic to an equipment reference or create a new graphic from the Graphic Toolbox. Then, embed a Symbol Wizard. The graphic appears with the default configuration selected.
The Wizard Options pane shows a set of drop-down lists with configuration options. Select options from the drop-down lists to change the graphic’s configuration to meet the needs of an application. Finally, edit and update the custom properties and named scripts that are associated with the multi-configuration graphic. For more information about the Symbol Wizard tasks, see Using Symbol Wizards in an Application.