Rockwell Automation 2711E-ND1 Reference Manual PanelBuilder 1400e - Manual (Page 166)

160 Symbols
Publication 2711E-6.15 – November 1998
Tip: To use .dxf images as Symbols, export them. The .dxf images
are exported as bitmap (.bmp) images, and you can use any bitmap
image for a Symbol. Ensure that the size of the .dxf image is correct
before you export it as a bitmap image, because bitmap images do
not resize well.
Sizing Symbols
You can increase or decrease the size of the symbols once you place
them on screens in PanelBuilder. You can use multiple copies of the
same symbol and change the size of any or all of them. The size of
the source graphic image remains unchanged; PanelBuilder saves
each new size of the symbol as a separate graphic when the
application’s .pvd file is created.
Note: The application’s size increases each time you resize a
symbol. Limit the number of symbols you resize to ensure that your
application will fit in the terminal’s memory.
Configuring Symbols
For information about placing Symbols on the screen, refer to
Chapter 9, Creating Objects, in the PanelBuilder 1400e
Configuration Software for Windows User Manual. Configure each
Symbol according to this table:
Field Meaning
Name Assign a name, up to 15 characters, to document the object for
printed reports. This increases the application’s size by 1 byte
per character.
Number of States Assign the number of states you want the Symbol to have. The
maximum number you can assign is 255.
Edit States Change the value of each state. To do so, choose Edit States.
You can assign any unique value from –2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647. For more information about changing state
values, see “Configuring Object States” in Chapter 9, Creating
Objects, in the PanelBuilder 1400e Configuration Software for
Windows User Manual.
Note: To minimize the size of the application file, use state
values that increment by one for each state. Do not configure
more states than you need.
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