About graphic objects and drawing elements
In the
Graphics
editor, the Objects
menu provides the tools required to create the graphic objects and drawing elements that you use to create visual representations of processes and activity in a plant.
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You can use all the items on the
Objects
menu to create global object displays, except for OLE
and ActiveX
objects, which are not used by global object displays.The objects on the
Drawing
submenu are simple drawing elements that require no setup. Other objects need the user to enter specific information about the object's runtime appearance and behavior.- Simple drawing objects- includes geometric and freehand shapes, text, and images. You can combine these to create more complex objects and animate them by attaching a tag or expression.
- Objects that require setup- includes push buttons, numeric and string input and display objects, indicators, gauges, graphs, keys, and the objects on the Advanced, and Alarm and Event submenus.
- FactoryTalk Alarm and Event objects- includes banner, summary, log viewer, and status explorer objects.
- OLE objects- the OLE objects that are available to you depend on the software installed on your computer, but can include spreadsheets, charts, and text produced by other Windows applications.
- ActiveX objects- consist of third-party ActiveX objects that can provide functions such as sliders, check boxes, radio buttons, Web browsers, and so on. The ActiveX objects available to you depend on the software installed on your computer.
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