Some Smart Symbols in the Library have some elements will an additional configuration option to expedite the customization of their appearance.
The current Symbol Wizards allow the selection of a custom set of the following SCADA elements: Tank, Valve, Blower, Motor and Pump.
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Inserting a Wizard Symbol
- Go to Displays / Draw;
- Click on the Symbols in the Components Panel, select Library, or Directly the Wizard folder.
- Click to select the desired Symbol, the first five graphical elements are the ones with the Wizard dialog.
- Click or drag-and-drop it on the Drawing area to use it.
- Double-click a symbol to see its runtime properties and map it to the tags in your application.
Requirements
This component is Portable. It runs both on Windows and on Web Pages hosted in any platform.
Editing a Symbol
Go to Displays / Draw;
Click to select the desired Symbol on the Drawing area;
Click Edit Selected Symbol on the Drawing Toolbar; It will enable the Symbol Editor on the Drawing area.
Configuration
Symbol Settings | |
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Field | Description |
Is Linked With Library | When saving the Symbol it is saved to a repository shared by all displays in the solution. Meaning changing one time will affect the appearance and behavior or all displays using that symbol. |
LinkedSizeProportional | When linked with the Solution Library, the fields specifies if the size of that Symbol instanced is independent or should change proportionally if the Symbol in the library has a new size. |
OnResize | Defines the behavior when resizing the group, and on when it is ungrouped. StretchFill: Objects are resized for UI rendering only, using all available space. When ungrouping they return to the original sizes. StretchUniform: Objects are resized for UI rendering only, keeping Uniform scaling. When ungrouping they return to the original sizes. Responsive: Objects are ONLY resized according to the checks [x] in the Layout panel. When ungrouping the current sizes are preserved. NoAction: Control does not allow resizing. When ungrouping the objects return to original sizes. ResizeChildren: Objects dimensions are resized propertionally to the group size. When ungrouping the current sizes are preserved. |
Symbol Dynamics | List of Dynamics properties used internal by the Symbol This is not to the list of Dynamics dialogs, that appears on the right side of the Settings dialog. The Dynamics configuration dialog are dynamics that are applied to the Symbol itself. the "Symbol Dynamics Message" show the internal dynamics used when the symbol was created. |
Symbol Links | Maps the exposed properties of the Symbol to Tags or Expressions. |
Runtime Execution
A Group works a one graphical element, therefore It can receive dynamics properties that applies to entire collection of elements.
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