User Guide

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Graphics
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Siemens User Guide Version 2.1 A6V10415471_en_a_21
Building Technologies 2015-07-15
2. To switch to Engineering mode in the Graphics Editor, click the
button.
The Graphics Editor switches to
and displays in the
Graphics pane. The Object Configurator tab also displays.
3. To return to the Graphics Viewer from Engineering mode, click the Edit .
The Graphics Viewer displays in Engineering mode, in the Primary pane.
To Access the Graphics Editor in Engineering Mode
You are in the Graphics Viewer in Engineering mode.
1. From the Graphics Viewer toolbar, click Edit .
The Graphics Editor displays in Engineering mode in the Graphics tab of
the
Primary pane. The Object Configurator tab is also displayed.
2. To return to the Graphics Viewer, do one of the following:
From the Graphics Editor toolbar, click Edit . The Graphics Viewer displays
in the
Primary pane in Engineering mode.
Click on the button. The Graphics Viewer displays in the
Primary pane in Operating mode.
To Switch Graphics Editor from Operating to Engineering Mode
You are in the Graphics Editor in Operating mode.
Click the button.
The Graphics Editor switches to and displays in the Graphics
pane. The
Object Configurator tab also displays.
To Switch from Graphics Editor Engineering Mode to the Graphics
Viewer Engineering Mode
You are in the Graphics Editor in mode.
Click Edit .
The Graphics Viewer displays in Engineering mode in the Primary pane.
4.2.2 Drag-and-Drop Overview
The Graphics application supports the drag-and-drop of nodes and their properties
from System Browser, the Graphics Viewer, and the Contextual pane to the canvas
and various fields in the Graphics Editor views. After a drag-and-drop, the name
and the address of the data point reference display in the target field.
NOTE: In order to drag-and-drop a node or object properties to the Graphics
Editor, you must have the proper licensing or user access.
Drag Source
All object nodes from any of the System Browser applications, regardless of where
they exist within the folder’s hierarchy, are
drag sources
that can be dropped on to
a receiving field, a
drop target
. In the case of the Graphics Viewer, the properties of
any object that has a valid reference to an object, such as a selection reference,
expression, or evaluation associated with it, is a valid drag source. These