The drawing environment allows you to use any image on various elements, such as Rectangles, Ellipses, and other shapes. The Solution File includes all images used in your applications. You can also load images from external files while the solution is running. The Displays tools allow you to manage the images quickly and apply them to displays. This document provides information on using images in displays.
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Understanding Images Library
There are three main repositories for reusable graphical elements: the Images Library, the Symbol Factory Library, and the Local Symbols Gallery.
Images are used to insert an external image file (icon, wallpaper, object, or a background image) from your computer into the project configuration. They can be managed on Displays → Images. Once imported, the original file is no longer needed.
Adding an Image to a Display
- Go to Displays → Draw.
- On the Components Panel, select Images, then the image at your choice.
- Click or drag-and-drop it on the Drawing area to use it.
Configuring Image Brushes
Images can be used as color brushes for any drawing object and can also serve as the ‘color’ or FillColor dynamic attributes. Eventually, you may use UNIFORM or FILL for image stretching.
The image can be applied to any graphical shape in the display. The new image inserted in the Drawing area becomes the Fill for the rectangle. Double-click it to open the configuration window.
Image Settings | |
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Field | Description |
Fill | Sets the content to fill the rectangle. Click to change the following options: Stretch: changes the stretch to None, Fill, Uniform, or UniformToFill. TileMode: determines how the image is repeated or tiled within the shape. The options are None, Tile, FlipX, FlipY, and FlipXY. Viewport: changes the position of the image. Also, changes the width and height. Select Resource...: searches a new image to fill the rectangle. |
Line | If checked, applies a color to the edge. |
IsConnector | Indicates whether the graphical element functions as a connector. When enabled, this setting allows the element to act as a link or connection point between other elements in the drawing. |
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