User Guide
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Graphics
Overview of Graphics Viewer
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Siemens User Guide Version 2.1 A6V10415471_en_a_21
Building Technologies 2015-07-15
4.3.7.16 Deleting a Graphic Item
You want to delete a graphic item, a graphic or a folder, from the Graphics folder.
You can only delete an empty folder, you cannot delete a folder that contains any
graphical objects.
You are in Engineering mode and the Graphics Editor is displayed.
1. In System Browser, select Application View.
2. Expand the Applications folder.
The list of available applications display.
3. Expand the Graphics folder.
4. Navigate to and click the graphic or graphic folder you want to delete.
5. From the Graphics Viewer toolbar, click Delete .
The Delete icon is now active
and the System Manager dialog box
displays.
6. Click Yes to confirm you want to delete the listed graphic item.
The graphic item is deleted and removed from System Browser.
4.3.7.17 Navigating to the Graphics Library Browser from System
Browser
You can view the Graphics Library Browser in the primary or secondary pane from
System Browser in Operating Mode.
1. In System Browser, navigate to the Management View > Project > System
Settings > Libraries.
2. Navigate to and click on any of your graphic Symbol folders.
The Graphics Library Browser displays in the Primary pane.
4.3.7.18 Creating a Graphic
You are in System Browser > Application View and Graphics is selected, or
one of the sub-graphic components, and the Graphics Viewer is displayed in
the Primary or Secondary pane.
NOTE: In order to create a graphic, you must
have the appropriate access rights to the Graphics Editor application.
1. In System Browser, select Application View, and then Graphics.
2. In the Graphics Viewer, click the Operating button to switch to Engineering
mode.
3. Do one of the following:
– From the Graphics toolbar, click CreateNew , and select New Template
Graphic.
– From the Application button menu, click New Graphic.
A blank, tabbed graphic template displays in the Graphics Editor work area.
4. Create and design the graphic as necessary.