Embed graphics

You can embed graphics from the Industrial Graphic Editor into other graphics.

When you embed a graphic, the animation links and scripts are inherited from the source graphic. You can only change the animations and scripts in the source graphic and all changes are propagated to the embedded graphic.

The embedded graphic appears with its original name appended by a number. The number is increased by one if you embed the same graphic again.

If you embed graphics that have elements outside of the coordinates (0,0) and (2000,2000), the embedded graphic clips these elements.

The name of the embedded graphic cannot be the same as a custom property of the graphic in which it is being embedded.

The embedded graphic and the graphic in which it is being embedded cannot include elements that have the same name.

To embed source graphics from the Industrial Graphic Editor

1. On the Industrial Graphic Editor Edit menu, click Embed Graphic Symbol. Your HMI's attribute/tag browser appears.

2. Select a source graphic.

3. Click OK. The pointer appears in paste mode.

4. Click on the canvas to place the graphic.

To embed source graphics contained in an object template

5. On the Industrial Graphic Editor Edit menu, click Embed Graphic Symbol. Your HMI's attribute/tag browser appears.

6. Select the object template that contains the source graphic.

7. Select the graphic and click OK. The Create Instance dialog box appears.

8. Type a name for the new instance in the New Instance Name box and click OK. The new instance of the object is created and the pointer appears in paste mode.

9. Click on the canvas to place the graphic.

To embed source graphics contained in an object instance

10. On the Industrial Graphic Editor Edit menu, click Embed Graphic Symbol. Your HMI's attribute/tag browser appears.

11. Select the object instance that contains the source graphic.

12. Select the source graphic and click OK. The pointer appears in paste mode.

13. Click on the canvas to place the graphic.