Micromod Micro-PWC: 53PW6000 MicroPWC Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 131)

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4.2.9 The Menu Bar
The menu bar of the Grafx editor window provides access to numerous Grafx editor features. The pull-
down menus are used to perform file operations, editing functions, and adjustments to the Grafx editor
user interface.
4.2.9.1 File Types: Installed and Off-line Graphic and Submodel Files
Two types of graphics and submodels are available on the Micro-DCI console: installed versions and off-
line versions. Installed graphics and submodels are operational; that is, they are in use on the system.
Having off-line versions of these graphics and submodels permits the user to modify them without affecting
the operational versions.
Once created, a graphic or submodel is saved as a file on the Micro-DCI console. If either the Save or
Save As option is used to store a graphic, for example, the file containing the graphic will be stored as an
off-line graphic in a location on the Micro-DCI hard disk reserved for offline graphics.
Graphics are installed via the installation pop-up window in the Grafx editor (accessed via the sequence
File > Install). An installed graphic is assigned an index number from 1 to 9999 (inclusive) and the installa-
tion process moves the file containing the graphic from the off-line disk location (known as a directory) to a
disk location which contains only installed graphics. More than one index number can be assigned to the
same graphic. This index number is used when calling up a graphic for display in an Operator Window.
Only installed submodels can be used in installed graphics. An installed submodel is one which has been
installed via the installation pop-up window in the Grafx editor. The installation process moves the file con-
taining the submodel to the disk location (or directory) which contains only installed submodels. When a
graphic is installed, and contains references to an off-line submodel, the user will be asked if those sub-
models should also be installed.
All models (whether installed, off-line, graphic or submodel) are distributed to all nodes in the same con-
sole group, and the effects of save, install, uninstall and delete operations are evident on all Micro-DCI
consoles in the console group.