User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 About this document
- 2 Commissioning
- 2.1 Default connection
- 2.2 Initial login
- 2.3 Setup wizard
- 2.4 Discover and assign devices
- 2.5 Subscribing to the time master
- 2.6 Time synchronization of the time master
- 2.7 Registering as a foreign device
- 2.8 Touch panel settings
- 2.9 Operating and monitoring features
- 3 Data point integration
- 4 Graphic features
- 4.1 Plant view Tools
- 4.2 Kiosk graphics
- 4.3 Engineering notations
- 5 Graphics Builder
- 5.1 Overview
- 5.2 Pane tools
- 5.3 Graphics libraries
- 6 Graphics engineering
- 6.1 Using supersample graphics
- 6.2 Optimizing graphics for PXM touch panels and standard devices
- 6.3 Thumbnails
- 6.4 Dashboards
- 7 Advanced functionality
- 8 Tips and tricks
- 8.1 Updates required after a time zone change
- 8.2 APPLY BATCH TAGS
- 8.3 Graphic components within models cannot be modified
- 8.4 A graphic with relative binding that includes data points from different branches of the hierarchy cannot be created at the Root level
- 8.5 Relative hyperlinks cannot be added to a graphic at the Root level
- 8.6 Relative hyperlinks in a graphic are broken if the graphic is engineered offline and then imported to another device
- 8.7 Automatic logout from Desigo Control Point causes Graphics Builder to temporarily stop working
- 8.8 Detection of network interruptions
- 8.9 Cancelling a kiosk log out sequence
- 8.10 Special characters do not display in graphic file names
- 8.11 The color of a graphical component may display incorrectly if the component was copied
- Index
Graphics Builder
Overview
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Command bar and MENU icons
The command bar and MENU flyout contain basic tools, such as copy, paste, save, open, and drawing shapes.
Indicator
Name
Key combination
Description
NEW GRAPHIC
–
Opens an empty graphic page.
OPEN GRAPHIC
–
Opens graphics from the current project.
SAVE GRAPHIC
CTRL+S
Saves and publishes the current graphic.
SAVE AS GRAPHIC
Only available in the MENU flyout.
Saves a copy of the current graphic with a different name.
Note: When using SAVE AS GRAPHIC, always choose a unique graphic
name. SAVE AS GRAPHIC does not overwrite an existing graphic with the
same graphic name.
VIEW ASSETS
–
Displays all models, images and other components that have been
imported and are stored in the device.
Assets are used by creating a reference to them; each unique asset is
imported only once. For example, one company logo file is stored in the
assets but it can be used in many graphics.
UNDO
CTRL+Z
Undoes the last action or change. This only applies to actions done in the
graphical "work space". This does not affect changes done on the left or
right menu.
REDO
SHIFT+CTRL+Z
Redoes the last action or change that was undone. This does not affect
changes done on the left or right menu.
CUT
CTRL+X
Cuts an object out of the graphic work space.
COPY
CTRL+C
Copies the selected object in the work area to the clipboard.
PASTE
CTRL+V
Pastes an object from the clipboard into the work area.
SELECTION TOOL
–
The standard mouse cursor to click and select objects.
POLYGON TOOL
–
Draw a free-form polygon which is saved as an SVG. Commonly used for
creating zones on a floor plan or a building image.
EDIT POLYGON TOOL
–
Edits an existing polygon SVG image.
RECTANGLE TOOL
–
Automatically draws a four-sided polygon.
ELLIPSE
–
Automatically draws a round shape.
VIEW DATABASE
–
Query records, tags, components, data points and any other objects that
can be queried from within the graphic. This query only checks records
within the graphic.
HIDE/SHOW PANEL
–
Toggle button to display or hide the Builder panes on the left side of the
screen.