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Table of Contents

About This User ManualGeneral ............................................................................................................................21

User Manual Conventions ...............................................................................................21

Feature Pack .........................................................................................................21

Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons ....................................................22

Terminology.....................................................................................................................22

Released User Manuals and Release Notes.....................................................................25

Section 1 - Introduction

Prerequisites and Requirements ......................................................................................30

Section 2 - Graphics Builder

Creating a New Graphic Aspect ......................................................................................33

Launching the Graphics Builder......................................................................................34

Modes ..............................................................................................................................34

Status Bar.........................................................................................................................35

Docking Support..............................................................................................................36

Editing Operations on Graphic Items ..............................................................................38

Manipulation Operation .......................................................................................40

Editing a Polygon, Polyline, Flexible Pipe, or High Performance Pipe...............44Grouping and Ungrouping ...................................................................................48

Aligning Graphic Items........................................................................................48

Ordering Graphic Items........................................................................................49

Flipping Graphic Items ........................................................................................49

Horizontal or Vertical Spacing of the Graphic Items ...........................................49

Rotating a Graphic Item.......................................................................................50


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Grid and Snap ...................................................................................................... 51

Zoom In and Zoom Out ....................................................................................... 52

Copying and Pasting a Graphic Item ................................................................... 52

Toolbox Window ............................................................................................................. 53

Selecting Graphic Items from the Toolbox.......................................................... 55

Element Explorer ............................................................................................................ 55

Graphics Item List...........................................................................................................57

Adding an input item ........................................................................................... 59

Properties Window.......................................................................................................... 60

Type Editor...........................................................................................................63

Expression Editor ............................................................................................................ 65

Invoking the Expression Editor............................................................................ 67

Expression Editing Area ...................................................................................... 67

Data Selection Area ............................................................................................. 71

Context Information Area .................................................................................... 76

Help Area ............................................................................................................76

Auto Completion in Expression Editor................................................................77

Expression Variables ....................................................................................................... 77

Usage Window ................................................................................................................ 80

Input Properties ............................................................................................................... 82User Enumerations .......................................................................................................... 85

Viewing the Enumerations...................................................................................85

Creating user enumerations ................................................................................. 86

Solution Library .............................................................................................................. 88

Adding a solution to a solution library ................................................................ 89

Adding a solution to the edit panel ...................................................................... 89Context Menu and Toolbar .................................................................................. 90

Data References and Resource References ..................................................................... 95

Toolbar ............................................................................................................99

Context Menu.....................................................................................................102

Test Data........................................................................................................................ 103

Show Migration Errors.................................................................................................. 106


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Graphics Builder Settings..............................................................................................107

Editor ...........................................................................................................108

Toolbox Order ....................................................................................................109

Category Toolbox Filtering ................................................................................110

Display Documentation.................................................................................................112

Extracting Data for a Graphic Aspect ................................................................114

Reference Documentation .............................................................................................118

Section 3 - Graphic Aspects

Aspect Types in Process Graphics.................................................................................124

Structure of a Graphic Aspect .......................................................................................127

Building Blocks..................................................................................................128

Input Properties ..................................................................................................134

Expression Variables ..........................................................................................135Expressions ........................................................................................................136

User Enumerations.............................................................................................137

Session Handling ...........................................................................................................137

Properties of a Graphic Aspect......................................................................................138

Handling Views for Graphic Elements..........................................................................142

Supporting view selection for multi view element instance...............................143

Deleting a view for multi view element .............................................................144

Object Aware Elements .................................................................................................146

Generic Elements...........................................................................................................146

References .....................................................................................................................147

Reference Status.................................................................................................148

Reference Handling............................................................................................149

Off-Line Engineering .........................................................................................151

Indication of Broken Graphic Element References............................................152

Library Handling ...........................................................................................................153

Late Binding ..................................................................................................................153

Resizing and Layout Strategies .....................................................................................154

Layout Strategies................................................................................................155

Pixel Snapping....................................................................................................165


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Handling Mouse Events ................................................................................................ 165

Mouse Event Consumer.....................................................................................166

Mouse Event Receiver ....................................................................................... 166

Capturing the mouse .......................................................................................... 168

Click Transparency ............................................................................................ 168

Standard Input Handling ............................................................................................... 169

Invoke Default Action........................................................................................169

Invoke Object Context Menu ............................................................................. 170

Drag Source ....................................................................................................... 172

ChangeCursor .................................................................................................... 172

ObjectTooltip ..................................................................................................... 173

Object Marking .................................................................................................. 174

Object Highlighting ........................................................................................... 175

Object Locking .................................................................................................. 176Standard Input Handling used in a Composite Object Type..............................178

Extending Standard Input Handling .................................................................. 182

The RetainObjectAwareness Property ............................................................... 183

Security ......................................................................................................................... 185

Printing a Graphic Aspect ............................................................................................. 186

Coordinate System ........................................................................................................ 189Pixel Snapping............................................................................................................... 191

Section 4 - Expressions

Expression Syntax......................................................................................................... 194

Operators ....................................................................................................................... 196

Operator Precedence.......................................................................................... 198

Conditional Statements...................................................................................... 199

Data Types.....................................................................................................................200

Font ..........................................................................................................204

Transform ..........................................................................................................205

Rotation ..........................................................................................................206

Brush ..........................................................................................................206

Pen ..........................................................................................................208


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Color ...........................................................................................................210

Real ...........................................................................................................212

Integer ...........................................................................................................213

String ...........................................................................................................214

LocalizedText .....................................................................................................214

HistoryReference................................................................................................215

Path ...........................................................................................................215

PropertyRef ........................................................................................................216

ViewReference ...................................................................................................223

VerbReference ....................................................................................................225

WriteSpecification..............................................................................................226

Enum ...........................................................................................................228

Size ...........................................................................................................229

FormattedText ....................................................................................................229GuidelineSet.......................................................................................................232

Geometry ...........................................................................................................233

Content ...........................................................................................................239

Effect ...........................................................................................................241

Event ...........................................................................................................243

AdornerContent..................................................................................................244Bitmap Effects....................................................................................................245

Properties and Methods of Other Data Types ....................................................246

Data Type Conversions.......................................................................................255

Relation between Aspect Property types and Graphics Data Types ..................258

Expression Functions.....................................................................................................261

Regular Expressions...........................................................................................286

Format ...........................................................................................................288

Functions for Late Binding ................................................................................293

Content Items .....................................................................................................296

Expression Symbols ......................................................................................................301

Symbol Variations ..............................................................................................302

Symbol Syntax ...................................................................................................303


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Symbol Quoting................................................................................................. 306

Symbol Ambiguity.............................................................................................307

Coping with Non Unique Symbols....................................................................308

Local Variables .................................................................................................. 308

Out Terminals..................................................................................................... 310

No Value Handling........................................................................................................ 311

General rule for handling no value in expressions............................................. 312

Handling of no value in if-then-else expressions...............................................312

Handling no value in logical operations ............................................................ 314

Handling no value in late binding functions ...................................................... 315

Quality sub properties........................................................................................316

Handling no value in Graphic Items .................................................................. 316

Testing for no value values ................................................................................ 316

Repetitive Executions in Expression Functions ............................................................ 318Support for Animation of State changes ....................................................................... 320

Section 5 - Resource Management

Creating the aspect for Resource Management............................................................. 321

Config View .................................................................................................................. 322

General tab.........................................................................................................323

XML Data tab .................................................................................................... 325

Main Config View......................................................................................................... 326

Images tab .......................................................................................................... 327

Fonts tab .......................................................................................................... 328

Brushes tab......................................................................................................... 329

Section 6 - Diagnostics WindowSummary ..........................................................................................................337

Timing .......................................................................................................... 338

Subscriptions...................................................................................................... 339

Errors and Warnings .......................................................................................... 341

Late Binding ...................................................................................................... 343

Misc. .......................................................................................................... 345


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Section 7 - Faceplate Framework

Faceplate Overview .......................................................................................................351

Header Area .......................................................................................................352

Lock Control ......................................................................................................353

Alarm Control ....................................................................................................356

Indicators and Aspect Links Area ......................................................................357

Faceplate Element Area .....................................................................................357

Buttons Area.......................................................................................................358

View Selection Buttons ......................................................................................359

Pin Button...........................................................................................................361

Create a New Faceplate .................................................................................................362

Configuring the Faceplate..............................................................................................364

Layout Tab..........................................................................................................366

Header Tab .........................................................................................................367

Indicators Tab.....................................................................................................370

Buttons Tab ........................................................................................................375

Elements Tab......................................................................................................377

Online Help Tab .................................................................................................381

Internationalization of Faceplates ......................................................................382

Expression Syntax in Faceplates........................................................................384Security..........................................................................................................................385

Operations ..........................................................................................................385

Operation/Permission Mapping on Faceplate a Aspect Category......................386

Section 8 - Tutorial

Basic Tutorial.................................................................................................................387

How to build a Graphic Element........................................................................388

How to create and use Input Properties..............................................................391

How to create and save a Solution Library ........................................................396

How to build a Graphic Display.........................................................................397

How to create Expressions .................................................................................402

How to add Graphic Elements to the Graphic Display ......................................404


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Advanced Tutorial.........................................................................................................409

How to configure and use Charts....................................................................... 411

How to configure and use DragHandle and RotateHandle................................ 415

How to configure buttons................................................................................... 422

How to use Late Binding ................................................................................... 429

How to use List/Combo boxes...........................................................................437

How to use the MultiSelectionDew input item..................................................440

How to create Animations ................................................................................. 442

Appendix A - Standard Building Blocks

Graphic Primitives......................................................................................................... 447

Bar ..........................................................................................................447

Conveyor .......................................................................................................... 450

Elevator .......................................................................................................... 450ErrorIndicator..................................................................................................... 451

Grid .......................................................................................................... 452

Groupbox .......................................................................................................... 456

Image ..........................................................................................................457

Indicator .......................................................................................................... 457

Input Bar .......................................................................................................... 457

Input RangeBar .................................................................................................. 457

Input Field..........................................................................................................458

List ..........................................................................................................458

Property List ...................................................................................................... 459

RangeBar .......................................................................................................... 460

Roll Animation .................................................................................................. 460

Rolling Text ....................................................................................................... 461

Scale Horizontal................................................................................................. 461

Scale Vertical ..................................................................................................... 462

Scrollable Text ................................................................................................... 463

Scrollbars .......................................................................................................... 464

State Indicating Symbol.....................................................................................465

Tab Item .......................................................................................................... 465


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Text ...........................................................................................................467

View List ...........................................................................................................467

Shapes............................................................................................................................468

Arc ...........................................................................................................468

Chord ...........................................................................................................469

Cone ...........................................................................................................469

Curve ...........................................................................................................470

Ellipse ...........................................................................................................470

FilledPath ...........................................................................................................471

FlexiblePipe........................................................................................................473

Pie ...........................................................................................................473

Pipe ...........................................................................................................474

Polygon ...........................................................................................................474

Polyline ...........................................................................................................475Rectangle ...........................................................................................................476

Triangle ...........................................................................................................477

Tank Shapes........................................................................................................477

Charts ............................................................................................................................477

Trend ...........................................................................................................478

XY Graph...........................................................................................................481XY Plot ...........................................................................................................481

Radar Chart ........................................................................................................482

Pie Chart ...........................................................................................................482

Common Properties for the Primitives ..........................................................................483

Buttons...........................................................................................................................486

Push Button ........................................................................................................487

Up/Down Button ................................................................................................487

Radio Button ......................................................................................................489

Check Box..........................................................................................................489

Toggle Button.....................................................................................................489

Apply Button......................................................................................................491

Cancel Button.....................................................................................................491


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Aspect View Button ........................................................................................... 491

Verb Button ........................................................................................................ 492

Classic Symbols ............................................................................................................ 492

Standard Symbols.......................................................................................................... 495

Bar ..........................................................................................................497

Icon ..........................................................................................................500

Reduced Icon ..................................................................................................... 504

Status Box Horizontal........................................................................................507

Status Box Vertical.............................................................................................508

Status Box Compact...........................................................................................509

Tag ..........................................................................................................509

Value ..........................................................................................................511

One Direction Motor.......................................................................................... 513

Two Direction Motor ......................................................................................... 514Valve .......................................................................................................... 515

Special ........................................................................................................................... 516

Common Properties for Wrappers ..................................................................... 517

ActiveX Wrapper ............................................................................................... 517

Aspect View Wrapper ........................................................................................ 518

Camera View......................................................................................................520Effect Item ......................................................................................................... 520

VBPG Element Wrapper ................................................................................... 521

Symbol Factory Controls ................................................................................... 522

Navigation ..................................................................................................................... 525

TwoScreenNavigate ........................................................................................... 525

ThreeScreenNavigate......................................................................................... 526

FourScreenNavigate........................................................................................... 527

High Performance ......................................................................................................... 528

High Performance Pipe...................................................................................... 529

High Performance Trend.................................................................................... 530

High Performance Alarm Indication..................................................................530

High Performance Bar ....................................................................................... 531


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High Performance FP Bar ..................................................................................533

High Performance Interlock...............................................................................534

High Performance Profile Indication .................................................................534

High Performance Profile Indication Map.........................................................536

High Performance Radar 3 Spokes ....................................................................537



High Performance Trend 2.................................................................................539

High Performance Voltmeter..............................................................................541

High Performance Z Symbol .............................................................................542

Input Items.....................................................................................................................543

Session ApplyCancel .........................................................................................544

Drag Handle .......................................................................................................544

Rotate Handle.....................................................................................................547Aspect View Invoker ..........................................................................................549

Verb Invoker .......................................................................................................550

Object Context Menu Invoker ............................................................................551

Property Writer...................................................................................................552

Property Writer Ex .............................................................................................555

Value Writer .......................................................................................................557Popup Menu .......................................................................................................558

Element Popup ...................................................................................................559

ElementActionPropagator ..................................................................................561

Property Transfer................................................................................................562

Default Action Invoker.......................................................................................563

Tooltip ...........................................................................................................563

Direct Entry Windows........................................................................................563

Stepsize and limits in the Numeric Direct Entry Windows................................575

Appendix B - Standard Building Blocks for AC 800M

AC 800M Display Elements..........................................................................................577

AONote Core......................................................................................................578

OpNote Core ......................................................................................................579


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AC 800M Faceplate Elements....................................................................................... 580

Bar ..........................................................................................................582

BarInput ..........................................................................................................583

BarOutput1......................................................................................................... 585

BarOutput2......................................................................................................... 587

CheckBox ..........................................................................................................588

Deviation ..........................................................................................................589

ErrorMode.......................................................................................................... 590

Indicator .......................................................................................................... 591

IndicatorBool ..................................................................................................... 592

IndicatorBoolRef ............................................................................................... 593

IndicatorBoolOr................................................................................................. 594

IndicatorCheckBox ............................................................................................ 594

IndicatorInputValue ........................................................................................... 596InputField .......................................................................................................... 597

InputValue .......................................................................................................... 599

IOSignalBool ..................................................................................................... 601

IOSignalReal......................................................................................................602

IOStatusMessage ............................................................................................... 603

PictureAspectLink ............................................................................................. 604PicturePushButton1 ........................................................................................... 604

PicturePushButton2 ........................................................................................... 605

RadioButton ....................................................................................................... 607

TextAspectLink.................................................................................................. 607

TextLabel .......................................................................................................... 608

TextPushButton1................................................................................................ 609

TextPushButton2................................................................................................ 610

TrimCurveBool .................................................................................................. 611

TrimCurveReal1................................................................................................. 612

TrimCurveReal2................................................................................................. 614

TrimCurveRealBool...........................................................................................616

AC 800M Symbols........................................................................................................ 619


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DecoupleFilter....................................................................................................621

Delay ...........................................................................................................622

EquipProceduemplate ........................................................................................623

ForcedSignals.....................................................................................................623

GroupStartAnd ...................................................................................................624

GroupStartHead..................................................................................................625

GroupStartObjectTemplate.................................................................................627

GroupStartOr......................................................................................................628

GroupStartStandBy ............................................................................................629

GroupStartStep...................................................................................................630

InsumBreaker .....................................................................................................632

LeadLag ...........................................................................................................632

Level ...........................................................................................................633

ManualAuto........................................................................................................634Max ...........................................................................................................635

Max4 ...........................................................................................................636

Mimo ...........................................................................................................637

Min ...........................................................................................................637

Min4 ...........................................................................................................638

MotorBi ...........................................................................................................640MotorInsumBasic...............................................................................................642

MotorInsumExtended.........................................................................................643

MotorUni ...........................................................................................................646

MotorValve.........................................................................................................647

Pid ...........................................................................................................649

PidCascadeLoop.................................................................................................651

PidForwardLoop.................................................................................................652

PidMidrangeLoop ..............................................................................................653

PidOverrideLoop................................................................................................654

PidSingleLoop....................................................................................................654

PulseWidth .........................................................................................................655

SDLevel ...........................................................................................................656


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Select ..........................................................................................................657

Select4 ..........................................................................................................658

SFC2D ..........................................................................................................659

SignalBool ......................................................................................................... 660

SignalReal.......................................................................................................... 661

SignalSupervision .............................................................................................. 664

SystemDiagnostics............................................................................................. 664

ThreePos .......................................................................................................... 665

Uni ..........................................................................................................667

ValveUni .......................................................................................................... 669

Vote ..........................................................................................................670

Base Generic Elements ...................................................................................... 671

Appendix C - User-Defined Aspect Categories

Configuring user roles and permission.......................................................................... 694

Appendix D - Generic Elements and Object Types

Creating Generic Elements ........................................................................................... 699

Creating Toolbox and Generic Elements in Graphics Structure ........................ 700

Creating a Generic Element in library ............................................................... 703

Appendix E - Sizes of Faceplates

Default Faceplate Element ............................................................................................ 711

Default Faceplate........................................................................................................... 711

Sizes of Each Default Component in a Faceplate .............................................. 712

Non-default Faceplate ................................................................................................... 712

Size of Each Part of the Components ................................................................ 713Example ..........................................................................................................715

Appendix F - Upgrading Faceplates

Upgrading a faceplate aspect......................................................................................... 717

Appendix G - Graphics Builder Shortcut Keys


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Revision History


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About This User Manual

General

This user manual contains information about System 800xA, Engineering, ProcessGraphics.

User Manual ConventionsMicrosoft Windows conventions are normally used for the standard presentation ofmaterial when entering text, key sequences, prompts, messages, menu items, screenelements, etc.

Feature Pack

The Feature Pack content (including text, tables, and figures) included in thisUser Manual is distinguished from the existing content using the followingtwo separators:

Feature Pack Functionality ______________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Any security measures described in this User Manual, for example, for useraccess, password security, network security, firewalls, virus protection, etc.,represent possible steps that a user of an 800xA System may want to considerbased on a risk assessment for a particular application and installation. This riskassessment, as well as the proper implementation, configuration, installation,

operation, administration, and maintenance of all relevant security relatedequipment, software, and procedures, are the responsibility of the user of the800xA System.


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Feature Pack functionality included in an existing table is indicated using a

table footnote (*) :*Feature Pack Functionality

Unless noted, all other information in this User Manual applies to 800xA Systemswith or without a Feature Pack installed.

Warning, Caution, Information, and Tip Icons

This User Manual includes Warning, Caution, and Information where appropriate topoint out safety related or other important information. It also includes Tip to pointout useful hints to the reader. The corresponding symbols should be interped asfollows:

Although Warning hazards are related to personal injury, and Caution hazards areassociated with equipment or property damage, it should be understood thatoperation of damaged equipment could, under certain operational conditions, result

in degraded process performance leading to personal injury or death. Therefore,fully comply with all Warning and Caution notices.

Terminology

A complete and comprehensive list of terms is included in System 800xA SystemGuide Functional Description (3BSE038018*). The listing includes terms and

Electrical warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result inelectrical shock.

Warning icon indicates the presence of a hazard which could result inpersonalinjury.

Caution icon indicates important information or warning related to the conceptdiscussed in the text. It might indicate the presence of a hazard which couldresult in corruption of software or damage to equipment/property.

Information icon alerts the reader to pertinent facts and conditions.

Tip icon indicates advice on, for example, how to design your project or how touse a certain function


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Graphic aspect A generic name for all aspects implemented by ProcessGraphics 2 aspect system. They are configured usingGraphics Builder.

Graphic Element Building blocks used in other graphic aspects.

Invocation Object The object for which a graphic aspect (a graphic displayor graphic element) is invoked.

Symbol A text string of an expression that is to be resolved to asystem entity like property of an aspect object, a logicalcolor, NLS text, or to a graphic entity such as anexpression variable or input property.

Aspect Object Property A property defined by an aspect of an aspect object,which is can be accessed from Process Graphics using

the data subscription facility. It is often referred to asOPC property inappropriately.

Runtime Refers to runtime operation.

Refers to keyboard navigation.

For example, refers to the ENTER key.

Content Item An expression function which performs a drawing

function when executed. Different functions exist fordifferent graphics shapes such as Rectangle, Ellipse,Text and so on.

Graphic AspectProperty

A property defined by a graphic aspect itself.

Modeling coordinate

space

The coordinate system used in the Graphics Builder

when defining the graphics content of a graphic aspect.During rendering process, the graphics content istransformed to device pixels. The unit in the modelingcoordinate space is device independent pixel.

Device pixel Physical pixels, picture elements, that is the smallest uniton a graphics screen.

A device pixel has only one color.

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Released User Manuals and Release Notes

A complete list of all User Manuals and Release Notes applicable to System 800xAis provided in System 800xA Released User Manuals and Release Notes(3BUA000263*).

System 800xA Released User Manuals and Release Notes (3BUA000263*) isupdated each time a document is updated or a new document is released. It is in pdfformat and is provided in the following ways:

Included on the documentation media provided with the system and publishedto ABB SolutionsBank when released as part of a major or minor release,Service Pack, Feature Pack, or System Revision.

Device independentpixel

The unit for the modeling coordinate space.

The size of a device independent pixel is the same asthe size of device pixel given that:

1. The transform from the modeling coordinate space todevice pixels does not contain a scaling component

2. The DPI setting for the machine is 96 dots/inch.

Integer coordinate A coordinate value where both X and Y components arerounded to an Integer value.

(100, 234) denotes an integer coordinate but (100.23,13.64) is not an integer coordinate.

Pixel boundary Boundary between rows and columns of pixels, that is,an imaginary line between pixel lines and columns.

This is applicable for device pixels and pixels in themodeling coordinate space.

Mouse sensitive graphicitem (Mouse EventConsumer)

Generic element with input such as Push Button or aGraphic item having one or several input items attachedto it.

Embedded Mouse Item A mouse sensitive graphic item embedded in a graphicelement.

Term/Acronym Description

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Published to ABB SolutionsBank when a User Manual or Release Note is

updated in between any of the release cycles listed in the first bullet.

A product bulletin is published each time System 800xA Released User Manualsand Release Notes (3BUA000263*)is updated and published to ABBSolutionsBank.


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Section 1 Introduction

Process Graphicsprovides the tools for creating a graphical user interface forsupervision and operation of a site. The following can be performed in ProcessGraphics:

Creating building blocks (for example, graphical representation of Tank orValve), graphic elements that are used for building graphic displays.

Building graphic displays that provide an overview of the site.

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The following are the important sections included in this manual.

Section 2, Graphics Builder, which describes how to build graphics and givesan overview of the features of Graphics Builder.

Section 3, Graphic Aspects, which describes components and structures ofgraphic aspects. This section also explains about object aware elements,generic elements, and standard input handling.

Section 4, Expressions, which describes the syntax of writing expressions forgraphic aspects. Expressions are used to receive data from the system andpresent the data in graphic aspects. This section also includes information on

the data types available for graphic aspects.

Figure 1. An example of a Graphic Display



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Section 7, Faceplate Framework, which describes the procedure for

configuring faceplates and faceplate elements.

Section 8, Tutorial, which describes the workflow to create graphic aspects andto use various functionalities of Graphics Builder.

Appendix A, Standard Building Blocks, which describes the building blocksused in Process Graphics for creating graphic aspects.

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Prerequisites and Requirements

To configure the graphic aspects, the user must belong to theIndustrialITApplicationEngineer group. The user is expected to be familiar with thegraphical user interface of Microsoft Windows platforms.

Process Graphics is designed to have the best performance when used on clientnodes. It is possible to display graphics on server nodes. But observe that serverhardware might have low performance graphic cards, which do not provide the

appropriate display exchange characteristics. In addition, the overallperformance of the server node may be negatively affected while calling upgraphic displays.


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Section 2 Graphics Builder

Graphics Builder is a tool that helps to configure graphic aspects such as graphicdisplays, graphic elements, and faceplate elements. The main parts of GraphicsBuilder are Edit Panel, Menu Bar, Tool bar, Toolbox window, Expression Editor,Properties window, Status Bar, and Element Explorer.

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3. Select Graphic Display PG2 (for graphic display), Graphic Element PG2

(for graphic element), or Generic ElementPG2 (for generic element) from thelist.

4. Type a name for the new aspect and click Create.

Launching the Graphics Builder

This section helps the user to launch the Graphics Builder for editing the graphicaspect. There are three different ways to start the Graphics Builder.

1. In the workplace, right-click the graphic aspect from the aspect list and selectEditfrom the context menu.

2. In the workplace, right-click the background of runtime view of a graphicaspect and select Editfrom the context menu.

3. Select Editfrom the tool bar in the preview pane of the workplace.To exit from the Graphics Builder, select File > Exit in the Graphics Builder.

For more information on creating a graphic aspect, refer to Creating a New GraphicAspecton page 33.

Modes

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The state of a graphic aspect is displayed in the status bar asAspect Approved or

Aspect Unapproved. For more information on approving graphic aspects, refer toSystem 800xA, Tools (2PAA101888*).

The status bar specifies whether the graphic aspect is in Online Modeor OfflineMode. For more information, refer to Off-Line Engineeringon page 151.

The status bar also displays the login name of current user of the system.

The status bar appears on the bottom of Graphics Builder as shown in Figure 5.

Select View > Status Barto control visibility of the status bar.

Docking Support

Docking support is integrated with the Graphics Builder. This helps the user toorganize the Toolbox, Graphic Items, Properties, Solution Library, and ElementExplorerwindows in a flexible way. Docking supports the following modes:

Use as a standard window (floating mode).

Dock to any side of the existing window.

Dock as a tabbed window inside other dock supported windows.

Auto hide.

Figure 6shows the Toolbox window with docking support.

Figure 5. Status Bar

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The pin button is used to toggle the docked window in Auto Hide mode, that is, thewindow appears as a tab along the edge to which the window is docked. Autohidden mode is automatically restored to the original position when the mouse ishovered over or clicked on the header area of the tab.

Table 1explains the different modes of docking.

Figure 6. Dock Window

Table 1. Docking Modes

Mode Description

Floating In this mode, the user can move and place thewindow as required.

Dockable In this mode, the window can be docked. Dockposition indicators are visible to the user at thepositions where the window can be docked.

Auto Hide In this mode, the windows are auto hidden. They

appear as a tab.Click the tab to view or hide the window.

Hide In this mode, the windows appear hidden. This isequivalent to the Close button.

To view the windows, select the required windowfrom the menu bar or toolbar.

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Editing Operations on Graphic Items

Graphics Builder allows the following edit operations to be done on graphic items:

Undo and Redo.

Cut, copy and paste.

Delete. Select.

The position and state of the docked windows persist while starting the GraphicsBuilder for the next time.

Double-click the title bar of the window to enable floating mode for the windowor to retain the default docking mode.

Select Window > Reset Docking Layout to reset to the default docking mode.This resets the state of all windows.

Figure 7. Edit menu

Right-click on the edit panel or graphic item to open the context menu.

The Edit operations (Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete) can also be selected from thecontext menu.

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Graphics Builder also allows the user to format the graphic items. The following

formatting operations can be done on graphic items: Grouping and ungrouping.

Aligning.

Ordering.

Rotating.

Flipping

Horizontal and Vertical Spacing.

Figure 8. Format menu

Right-click on the graphic item to open the context menu.

The formatting operations (Order, Rotate, Grid, and Flip) can also be selectedfrom the context menu.

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Manipulation Operation

This section describes various operations performed on the graphic items in the editpanel. It includes drag operation, using mouse or keyboard for moving a selection ormoving graphic items, resizing a graphic item, and rotation of a graphic item.

Selecting a Graphic Item

There are four ways for selecting a graphic item.

1. Click the graphic item in edit panel.

2. Select the graphic item from the graphics item list.

3. Select Edit > Select Allto select all the graphic items appearing in the editpanel.

4. Click a graphic item and select Left, Right, Up, or Downfrom Edit > Select.

This selects the graphic items appearing to the left, right, top or bottom of theselected item.

Table 2describes the different select operations and the effect on selection list in theedit panel.

Table 2. Selection using Mouse Click

Operation Effect on the selection list

Plain selectionusing a mouse click

Click the required graphic item in the editpanel.

The previously selected graphic item will beremoved from the selection.

Selection withSHIFT

A new graphic item is added to the selection.

Selection withCTRL

The selected graphic item is removed from theselection list.

If the item is not selected, it will be added tothe selection list.


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Add points. Execute the following steps to add a point:

1. Select the polygon, polyline, flexible pipe, or high performance pipe.

2. In the polygon, polyline, flexible pipe, or high performance pipe, right-clickanywhere on line to add a new point to this existing line (see Figure 12).

3. Select Add Pointfrom the context menu. A yellow colored circle appears onthe line where a new point is added (see Figure 13).

Figure 12. Context menu of a polygon/polyline

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4. Drag the yellow colored point as required to draw the new point for thepolygon, polyline, flexible pipe, or high performance pipe.

Figure 13. Adding a new point to a polygon/polyline

Figure 14. Polygon/polyline with added points

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Delete points. Execute the following steps to delete a point:

1. Select the polygon, polyline, flexible pipe, or high performance pipe.

2. To delete a point in polygon, polyline, flexible pipe, or high performance pipe,right-click the point (see Figure 12).

3. Select Delete Pointfrom the context menu (see Figure 13).

Figure 15. Context menu of a polygon/polyline

Figure 16. Polygon/polyline after deleting the point

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Grouping and Ungrouping

A group arranges a set of graphic items together so that they can be configured as asingle entity.

Execute the following steps for grouping or ungrouping the items:

1. Select the graphic items which are to be grouped.

2. Select Format > Groupto group the items. To ungroup the items, selectFormat > Ungroup.

Aligning Graphic Items

The graphic items in the edit panel can be aligned left, right, or center. The itemscan also be aligned along the top or bottom edges or along their middle points.Alignment of graphic items is relevant only if two or more graphic items areselected. The alignment is done based on the last selected graphic item.

The last selected graphic item has the bounding rectangle in light grey.

The following are the alignments possible in Graphics Builder:

Leftsaligns the graphic items to the left of the last selected graphic item.

Rights aligns the graphic items to the right of the last selected graphic item.

Centers aligns the graphic items horizontally along the center of the lastselected graphic item.

Middles aligns the graphic items vertically along the center of the last selectedgraphic item.

Bottoms aligns the graphic items along the bottom most edge of the lastselected item.

Tops aligns the graphic items along the top most edge of the last selected item.To align the graphic items:

1. Select the graphic items that are to be aligned.

2. Select Format > Align and select the required alignment for the item.

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Ordering Graphic Items

The graphic items in the edit panel can be ordered by moving them forward orbackward or to the front, or behind other graphic items. To order the graphic items:

1. Select the graphic items that are to be ordered.

2. Select Format > Orderand select the required option to keep the item in anorder.

Flipping Graphic Items

The graphic items in the edit panel can be flipped vertically or horizontally. To flipthe graphic items:

1. Select the graphic item.

2. Select Format > Flipand select the required option to flip the item.

Horizontal or Vertical Spacing of the Graphic Items

The graphic items in the edit panel can be distributed equally in a horizontal orvertical manner. To distribute graphic items:

1. Select graphic items that are to be distributed.

2. Select Format > Horizontal Spacing for distributing the graphic itemshorizontally.

Select Horizontal Spacing Make Equal to distribute the graphic itemsequally between the leftmost and rightmost graphic item.

Select Increase Horizontal Spacingor Decrease Horizontal Spacing toincrease or decrease the horizontal spacing respectively, between thegraphic items. The spacing is changed based on the value specified in

Gridline Spacingin Tools > Options (see Graphics Builder Settingsonpage 107).

Select Remove Horizontal Spacingto remove the horizontal spacingbetween the graphic items.

Select Format > Vertical Spacing for distributing the graphic items vertically.

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Select Vertical Spacing Make Equal to distribute the graphic items

equally between the topmost and bottom most graphic item. Select Increase Vertical Spacingor Decrease Vertical Spacing to

increase or decrease the vertical spacing respectively, between the graphicitems. The spacing is changed based on the value specified in GridlineSpacingin Tools > Options (see Graphics Builder Settingson page 107).

Select Remove Vertical Spacingto remove the vertical spacing betweenthe graphic items.

Rotating a Graphic Item

Graphics Builder allows the rotation of graphic items based on a specified rotationangle. It also allows to create a copy of the graphic item. Copy of the graphic item isrotated to the specified rotation angle and then added in the edit panel.

To rotate a graphic item:1. Select the graphic item to be rotated.

2. Select Rotate By from Format > Rotate.

3. Type the Rotation Angle in degrees.

4. Specify the point of rotation in Rotate At. Type the values for X and Ycoordinates.

5. Select Copy Modeto create a copy of the graphic item.

6. Click Applyto apply the settings.

Figure 17. Rotate By

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To rotate the graphic item 90 degrees to left or right, select Left orRightfrom

Format > Rotate.

Grid and Snap

The edit panel of Graphics Builder contains a grid which helps the user to positionand resize the graphic items placed into the edit panel.

The visibility of grid and snapping of graphic items to the grid is controlled usingZoom Controlor through Tools > Options.

Snap to grid allows the user to position the graphic items to the grid.

If snapping is enabled, this setting can be overridden by pressing CTRL during amove or resize operation.

Figure 18. Edit panel with the Grid

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Zoom In and Zoom Out

The Zoom option is used for giving an enlarged or reduced view of the edit panel.Select the options from View > Zoom.

ZoomInprovides an increased zoom level for the edit panel.

Zoom Outprovides a decreased zoom level for the edit panel.

Fit to windowfits the graphic aspect to the size of the window.

Home Viewurns to the default view of the edit panel.

Zoom Control

The existing zoom factor is displayed in Zoom Control. This is placed on the upper-left of edit panel.

The visibility of this option is configured through Tools > Options. For moreinformation on this configuration, refer to Graphics Builder Settingson page 107.

Use the slider to enlarge or reduce the view for edit panel.

Click to return to the default view of edit panel.

Click to view or hide the grid lines in the edit panel.

Click to turn off or turn on snapping of the graphic items to the grid.

Copying and Pasting a Graphic ItemTo copy and paste a graphic item:

1. Select the graphic item to be copied.

2. To cut a graphic item, select Edit >Cut.

To copy a selected item, select Edit > Copy.

Figure 19. Zoom Control

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3. Select Edit > Paste. A copy of the selected item appears on the edit panel.

A paste operation can be done after selecting Cut or Copy.

Toolbox Window

The toolbox in Graphics Builder contains a set of graphic items that are used toconfigure a graphic aspect.

To paste a graphic item in another graphic display/graphic element:

Execute Step 1and Step 2for copying the graphic item.

Open the graphic display/graphic element to paste the graphic items.

Execute Step 3to paste the graphic item. The following dialog appears ifthere are any dependencies for the copied graphic items (for example,

expression variables, or input properties).

Click Ok to copy the dependencies of the graphic item.

To perform the undo and redo operations, select Edit> Undoor Edit> Redo.

Positioning of pasted items depends on how the paste operation is activated.

Selecting Pastefrom the context menu positions the graphic item in relation tothe place where right-click was performed.

Selecting Edit > Pastepastes the graphic item below the original position of theitem.

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A toolbox can be created by defining custom Graphics Toolbox and Graphics

Toolbox item objects in the Graphics Structure. For more information on creatingtoolbox, refer to Creating Generic Elementson page 699.

Select View > Toolboxesto view the toolbox.

Click to group the toolboxes based on the product name.

The toolboxes from the base is grouped as Standard.

The user defined toolboxes are grouped as User Defined.

Figure 20. Toolbox

Figure 21. Toolbox after grouping

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The toolboxes of system extensions are grouped as the respective system

extension.The toolboxes to be displayed in Toolboxes are selected using Optionsin the Toolsmenu. For more information on the toolboxes, refer to Appendix A, StandardBuilding Blocks.

Selecting Graphic Items from the Toolbox

This section helps the user to add graphic items into the edit panel. There are fourways to add a graphic item into the edit panel.

1. Click the graphic item. This enables the drawing tool cursor that allows theuser to draw the item on the edit panel.

2. Double-click the graphic item to add the item on the edit panel.

3. Select the graphic item and press ENTER.

4. Drag and drop the graphic item.

Element Explorer

Element Explorer allows the user to browse through different structures and selectgraphic elements to be added into a graphic aspect. It consists of an object browser

and an element selector.The object browser displays a tree structure containing the system structures. Theuser can browse for the required object.

The element selector displays all the graphic elements included in the selectedobject.

To select a graphic element from the Element Explorer:

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Select the graphic element and click on the edit panel.

Double-click the selected graphic element.

Drag and drop the selected graphic element into the edit panel.

Select the graphic element and press ENTER.

Graphics Item List

A list of all graphic items and input items added to the edit panel is displayed in thegraphics item list. This list is in the form of a tree structure having the root node asthe graphic aspect. The top node represents the graphic aspect itself. On selectingthe aspect, the user can configure its properties in the Propertieswindow.

The input items added for a graphic item is displayed as a child node of therespective graphic item.

The element hosted input items are displayed as child nodes ofElement HostedInput Items.

By default, this is displayed on the top-right of the Graphics Builder.

The user is allowed to search for a specific element using the Element Explorer.Element Explorer also allows to search for elements using object names. Allelements belonging to the specified object will be displayed.

Type the name of the object to be searched and click .

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