ElectricalSymbols

The
ElectricalSymbols
category under
SignsAndSymbols
in the
Toolbox
contains electrical symbols such as lines, meters, circuits breakers, contacts, connections, breaks, and so forth. These shapes commonly used to depict an electrical system.
Add symbols to the screen to depict an electrical system in a manufacturing plant.
Unique properties
Unique properties are properties that not all graphic elements in the
Toolbox
share.
Name
Category
Purpose
Accepted values
BorderColor
Appearance
Specifies the border color.
Any selected color in the
Color Picker
 or a Hex color value entered manually. The Hex value must be in the format #RRGGBB. R, G, and B are Hex digits from 0 through F and represent the color channel values for red, green, and blue. For example, #ffff00 produces yellow.
Common properties
Common properties exist for all graphic elements.
Property
Category
Purpose
Accepted Values
Access
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the control element, or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen.
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users.
Angle
Position and Size
Specifies the rotation angle.
Enter 180 to display the graphic element upside down. If you enter a value larger than 360, the portion of numeric value that is over 360 becomes the value. For example, enter 380 to see a value of 20. If you enter a value less than 0, the negative value is subtracted from 360. For example, enter -30 to see a value of 330.
  • Numbers 0 to 360
Enabled
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is available on the HMI device and if the graphic element accepts touch and key input.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
Height
Position and Size
Specifies the height in pixels.
Any positive numeric value
Opacity
Appearance
Specifies the transparency of the graphic element.
0 (fully transparent) - 100 (fully opaque)
Visible
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is visible on the HMI device.
  • Visible - selected
  • Not visible - cleared
Width
Position and Size
Specifies the width in pixels.
Any positive number
X
Position and Size
Specifies the horizontal coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the X property value does not change.
Any positive number
Y
Position and Size
Specifies the vertical coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the Y property value does not change.
Any positive number
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