Create a graphic

You can create a symbol in the Visualization folder by the following methods:

• Keyboard shortcut: Press Ctrl + Shift + H

• Shortcut menu: From the Visualization folder, right-click on the Galaxy name, select New, and then select Graphic.

• Ribbon Bar: From the Home tab, select Graphic from the Create group

You should see the symbol listed in the Visualization folder as Graphic_001 with a blue background. The symbol is selected and you can assign a new name by typing over the default name.

Depending on your development requirements, you can select where and how to store Industrial Graphics.

• Store graphics in the Visualization folder if you want to define them as a reusable standard that will be used frequently.

• Store graphics as AutomationObject templates if you want to re-use the graphic in combination with the object functionality.

• Store graphics in the Content pane of an AutomationObject instance. Do this if you are unlikely to re-use the graphic in any other situation.

Some details

• Graphic names must be unique within the entire Visualization folder hierarchy.

• Valid characters for graphic names include alphanumeric characters, #, and _ (underscore).

• Symbol names cannot contain spaces and the symbol name cannot begin with the $ character.