Propagation of Add-On Graphic changes

Changes to the definition of an Add-On Graphic apply to the definition as well as any instances of the Add-On Graphic throughout the project.

Changes to the definition of an Add-On Graphic are propagated throughout a project when:

Saving the project.

Closing the definition of the Add-On Graphic.

Taking focus away from the tab of the Add-On Graphic definition (for example, setting focus on another tab or window in

View Designer

All instances of the Add-On Graphic in the project update to reflect changes to the definition.

Any changes made to an instance of an Add-On Graphic do not affect the definition of the Add-On Graphic or any other instances of the Add-On Graphic.

Changes to the definition of an Add-On Graphic appear in a previously deleted instance of the Add-On Graphic. This occurs when deleting an instance, changing the definition, and then undeleting the instance. Any changes to the content, an alias, a binding, or a value appear in the undeleted instance of the Add-On Graphic.

Changes to size

If the size of the definition of an Add-On Graphic changes when content changes within the definition, this does not change the size of any instances of the Add-On Graphic. The size of instances remains unchanged. The content in the definition of an Add-On Graphic is stretched to fit the size of the instance.

If the size of an instance within the project changes, the size of the other instances in the project are not affected. The size of an Add-On Graphic definition does not change when an instance of an Add-On Graphic is resized.

Changes to user-defined properties

Changes to user-defined properties for the definition of an Add-On Graphic appear in the Properties
window for the instances of the Add-On Graphic. Changes to user-defined properties appear only for instances of an Add-On Graphic, not the definition of the Add-On Graphic.

Changes to aliased properties

When changing the base property value of an alias for a graphic element in the Add-On Graphic, the change is propagated to an instance of the Add-On Graphic only if that alias on the instance is linked to the definition of the Add-On Graphic. If the instance is not linked to the definition, the instance does not change.

Change the definition of an Add-On Graphic

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