Section D Graphic Display
D-3
Contents
D 1 General Description - Graphic Display................................................................ D-5
D 2 Graphic Editor Interface ....................................................................................... D-6
D 2.1 Additional features of the graphic editor.................................................................. D-7
D 2.2 Menu overview ........................................................................................................ D-8
D 2.3 Draw area................................................................................................................ D-9
D 2.4 Toolbox.................................................................................................................... D-9
D 2.5 Status line.............................................................................................................. D-10
D 3 Basic Settings for the Draw Area....................................................................... D-11
D 3.1 Hardcopy ............................................................................................................... D-11
D 3.2 Snap / Grid ............................................................................................................ D-11
D 3.3 Toolbox.................................................................................................................. D-12
D 3.4 Limiting the draw area ........................................................................................... D-12
D 3.5 Update display size ............................................................................................... D-13
D 3.6 Threaded cursor .................................................................................................... D-13
D 3.7 Background color .................................................................................................. D-13
D 3.8 Color selection....................................................................................................... D-13
D 4 Drawing Static Graphic Objects......................................................................... D-15
D 4.1 Line........................................................................................................................D-16
D 4.2 Rectangle .............................................................................................................. D-16
D 4.3 Polyline.................................................................................................................. D-17
D 4.4 Polygon ................................................................................................................. D-17
D 4.5 Ellipse.................................................................................................................... D-18
D 4.6 Text........................................................................................................................D-18
D 4.7 Arc .........................................................................................................................D-19
D 4.8 Circle segment ...................................................................................................... D-20
D 4.9 Bitmap ................................................................................................................... D-21
D 4.10 Message type symbol............................................................................................ D-22
D 5 Animate, Dynamic Graphic Objects .................................................................. D-24
D 5.1 Create a dynamic graphic object........................................................................... D-25
D 5.2 Delete dynamic object ........................................................................................... D-25
D 5.3 Moving and sizing of dynamic objects................................................................... D-26
D 5.4 General parameters for dynamic graphic objects ................................................. D-26
D 5.5 Process value tab.................................................................................................. D-28
D 5.6 Scaling tab............................................................................................................. D-29
D 5.7 Bit allocation tab .................................................................................................... D-30
D 5.8 Display tab............................................................................................................. D-32
D 5.9 General tab............................................................................................................ D-37
D 5.10 Configuring an action ............................................................................................ D-38
D 5.11 Acknowledgment of messages.............................................................................. D-39
D 5.12 'Write variable' operation ....................................................................................... D-40
D 5.13 Selection of messages .......................................................................................... D-44
D 5.14 Positions tab (only for graphic symbol) ................................................................. D-46