Engineering Documentation

Graphics engineering with Graphics Builder
Using the Builder pane tools
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Figure 4: Moving an element to a different layer.
3.2.4 VIRTUAL POINTS pane
The VIRTUAL POINTS pane displays the data points that belong to the graphic.
A virtual point is created for every data point used in the graphic. Each virtual point has
a binding property that displays the ID or query that fetches information from a data
point at runtime. A single virtual point can be associated with many graphic
components.
Use the VIRTUAL POINTS pane to do the following:
● Create Smart labels.
● Bind data points to a graphic component.
● Rename a virtual point.
● Add a new tag or property tag to a data point.
3.2.4.1 Creating a Smart label
To create a Smart label with relative binding, drag-and-drop one or more data points
from the VIRTUAL POINTS pane onto the work area. Press CTRL and click to select
multiple data points.
Figure 5: Creating a Smart label.