Add-On Graphics
Create Add-On Graphics to:
- Create custom graphic elements.
- Combine graphic elements into a single graphic element.
- Ensure consistency for all instances by changing the definition from one location.
- Reuse graphic elements through user-defined properties.
Add-On Graphics are self-contained graphics elements. From within the definition of an Add-On Graphic, bind to the properties of graphic elements in that definition. Add-On Graphics do not support adding graphic elements that have internal tag bindings to controller tags.
The predefined PDF_Viewer_Landscape and PDF_Viewer_Portrait Add-On Graphics in
Project Explorer
display, zoom, and navigate a PDF document on the HMI device.Functionality within the definition of an Add-On Graphic is the same as any screen. The functionality of an instance of an Add-On Graphic is the same as any graphic element.
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