Rectangle, square, arc, ellipse, and circle symbol – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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Rectangle, Square, Arc, Ellipse, and Circle
Symbol

Using the drawing tools, you can create these simple shapes: rectangles,
squares, arcs, ellipses, and circles.

To draw a shape:

1. In Build mode, open a display.

2. On the Drawing toolbar, click

,

, or

, or click the

appropriate tool.

The mouse pointer changes to a tool pointer. The appearance of the
pointer indicates the type of tool you have chosen.

3. Click the display to place the upper left corner of the shape, and drag

down and to the right to create a shape of the desired size.

Press SHIFT while drawing to constrain the object to a square, circle,
or circular arc.

4. Release the mouse button to complete a rectangle, square, ellipse, or

circle.

-or-

5. If you used the arc tool, one quarter of the shape is drawn. click it and

resize it to the desired shape. Click and drag the end of the arc to
change the angle.

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