About the Graphic Editor

The Menu Bar shows options with drop-down lists of commands to modify the graphic on the canvas.

The Command bar includes commands to save, save and close, and close the Industrial Graphic Editor.

The Configuration bar includes options to configure the visual appearance of text and lines that are part of the graphic on the canvas.

The Placement bar includes options to align selected graphic elements or graphics on the canvas.

The Tools pane contains a set of icons that represent graphic elements. A graphic element is selected from the Tools pane and then dragged and dropped onto the canvas for editing.

The Elements area lists the current set of graphic elements or graphics on the canvas in a hierarchical view.

The Canvas area shows graphic elements or other content that belong to the graphic currently being edited.

The Properties grid lists the Graphic, Appearance, Runtime Behavior, and Custom Properties of the graphic element or graphic selected on the Canvas. Each property contains a data entry field to assign a value to the property.

The Toolbox tab includes a set of folders containing screen profiles, layouts, graphics, apps, and ViewApp namespaces.

The Assets tab shows the derived instances of objects listed in the Model view of a ViewApp.

The Templates tab shows the contents of the Template folder.

The GPI field shows the calculated Graphic Performance Index of the graphic currently being edited. The GPI is a value from 0 to 5 that indicates load-time performance of each piece of content that belongs to a graphic.

The Language field shows the languages configured for the selected graphic on the canvas.

Current cursor position by pixel width and height from the origin of the canvas (0,0), which is the top left corner of the canvas area.

Width and height in pixels of the selected graphic element on the canvas.