Create Fixed Size Symbols

By default, a symbol attempts to scale to the size of its hosting pane and maintain the symbol's horizontal and vertical aspect ratio. A symbol's size created using the Industrial Graphic Editor is determined by a bounding rectangle around all graphic elements and embedded symbols that compose the symbol. The size and position of the graphic elements and embedded symbols determines the size of the bounding rectangle around the symbol.

When a symbol is placed in a layout pane, If the symbol's bounding rectangle exceeds the size of its hosting pane, the bounding rectangle becomes smaller by reducing the original size of its contents. If the symbol's bounding rectangle is smaller than the pane size, the bounding rectangle increases and enlarges the original size of its contents.

Symbols that have a defined fixed size render in run time identically to symbols without a fixed size. A symbol's size adjusts to the size of the pane while maintaining its aspect ratio as appropriate. Most symbols that have a configured fix size are typically placed in a specific target pane of a known size that enables them to be the rendered exactly as designed in Industrial Graphic Editor without any required resizing during configuration or run time.