User Guide

Graphics Viewer
Working with Graphics Viewer
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Siemens
User Guide Version 3.0
A6V10415471
Building Technologies
2017-11-30
4.1.8 Displaying and Hiding Coverage Area
 A graphic is displayed in the Graphics Viewer and you want to display the
coverage area for the cameras or any monitoring device on the graphic. The
coverage area shows the objects on your graphic that are within the viewing or
monitoring range of a camera or device.
 System Manager is in Operating mode.
1. In System Browser, select Application View.
2. Select Applications > Graphics.
3. Click Coverage Area .
 All configured coverage areas on the graphic display.
4. To view the data points from all the objects in the coverage area that are
monitored by the camera or device, move your cursor over the coverage area.
 The tooltip displays a list of monitored objects.
5. To hide the coverage area, click Coverage Area .
 The coverage area is toggled to hide the coverage area from displaying on the
graphic.
4.1.9 Displaying Properties
 You have an object in the System Browser and you want to display the
associated properties.
 You have manually displayed the Status and Commands window for an object
on a graphic.
 A graphic has an object in an off normal state and the associated Status and
Commands window has automatically displayed.
 From System Browser, you have selected the object you want to command.
1. From the Status and Commands window, navigate the property you want to
command. If there are more than four properties displayed in the window, you
may have to scroll to locate the property.
 The system displays a list of the object’s properties, their current state,
value, status, and all commands available to you for this object, based on
your system privileges and the configuration settings for the object.
2. Complete the required fields and click the associated command button that
displays the command you want to execute.
 Depending on the command type, the command is sent, updated, or
acknowledged and the status displays.
3. Observe the status of the command.
4.1.10 Dragging Object Properties from the Graphics Viewer
Referenced properties of an object or symbol on a graphic in the Graphics Viewer
can easily be dragged over to another graphic in the Graphics Editor or any other
view or pane in that accepts a drag source.
NOTE:
To select multiple objects, nodes, or properties, click CTRL and then click each
item you want to drag over to the Graphics Editor.