Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 316)

The Objects
Chapter 10
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To draw a line:
1. Choose Text/Draw from the list of objects, and then Line.
2. Choose Move & Edit.
When you choose Edit, the menu across the top of the monitor changes.
With this menu, you can:
Draw the line. Use the arrow keys on the computer keyboard to draw
the lines. If you intersect part of the line, the appropriate connector or
corner is drawn. If a straight line is drawn over a diagonal line, the
straight line character will replace the diagonal line character. To choose
Draw, press D. Draw will be highlighted in the menu.
Erase part of an existing line. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor
along the line. The line will only be erased when the cursor follows
along the line; not when the cursor simply crosses it. To choose Erase,
press E. Erase will be highlighted in the menu.
Relocate the cursor on the screen without drawing a line. To choose
Relocate, press R. Relocate will be highlighted in the menu.
In Draw mode, you can add special characters to your line:
Arrows places an arrow head on the line. To add an arrow head to
vertical and horizontal lines, press A. Choose the arrow head from the
Arrows menu.
Connector Characters connect a line to one of the 32 ISA Symbols.
Lines are drawn through the center of the character cell while the
connectors for the ISA Symbols may be at one edge of the character
cell. The connectors allow the line to meet up perfectly with the ISA
Symbol. To add a connector to a Line, press C. The Connector
Characters menu will open.
Diagonal Lines
Diagonal lines are selected with the same menu options as other lines, but
they are drawn with the Home, Pg Up, Pg Dn, and End keys (rather than
the arrow keys).
Don’t try to draw diagonal lines with a mouse. You will only create a
staircase line of vertical and horizontal line segments.