Lab 23: Creating Your Own Project Symbols

Step 1: Open the Main screen.

Step 2: On the Graphics tab of the Ribbon in the Shapes group, select Rectangle.


Step 3:Click and drag on the screen to shape the object.

Step 4: Double-click on the rectangle to open the Object Properties window.

Step 5: In the Background section, select Dark Blue.

Step 6: Click on the Caption button.

Step 7: Type Tank Contents into the field.

Step 8: Under Align, select Top Center

Step 9:Click on Fonts.

Step 10: In Font Style, select Bold.

Step 11: In Color, select White.


Step 12: Click OK.

Step 13: On the Graphics tab of the Ribbon in the Shapes group, select Rectangle.


Step 14:Click and drag on the Main screen to shape the object.

Step 15: Double-click on the Rectangle to open the Object Properties window.

Step 16: Click on the Caption button.

Step 17: Type the following text into the field:

                  Level: {#Data.LevelTag:cTank[1].rLevel}

                  Temp: {#Data.TempTag:cTank[1].rTemperature}

                  Press: {#Data.PressureTag:cTank[1].rPressure}

Step 18: Click OK

Step 19: Position this rectangle above the first rectangle.


Step 20: On the Graphics tab of the Ribbon in the Shapes group, select Rectangle.


Step 21: Click and drag on the Main screen to shape the object.

Step 22: Double-click on the Rectangle to open the Object Properties window.

Step 23: In the Background section, select Dark Blue.

Step 24: Click on the Caption button.

Step 25: Type the following text into the field:

                 Tank Number {Trunc(#Tank.TankNum:1)}

Step 26: Click on Fonts.

Step 27: In Font Style, select Bold.

Step 28: In Color, select White.

Step 29: Click OK.

Step 30: Position this rectangle above the second rectangle.


Step 31: On the Graphics tab of the Ribbon in the Active Objects group, select Text.


Step 32: Click on the Main screen to add the object. A cursor will appear.

Step 33: Type #################### at the cursor and click Enter.

Step 34: Double-click on the Text object to open the Object Properties window.

Step 35: Select the Border and Background boxes (default colors).

Step 36: Select Fonts.

Step 37: Configure the Font as Courier New, Style Bold

Step 38: Click OK

Step 39: Click the Text data linkā€¦ button.

Step 40: In the Tag/Expression, configure #Data.ContentsTag:cTank[1].sContents

Step 41: Click the box for Input Enabled.


Step 42: Position the Text object on top of the lower rectangle.


Step 43: Select all four objects by drawing a box around the objects with your cursor


Step 44: Right-click the selected objects and click Create Linked Symbol.


Step 45: A Save As dialog box is opened. For File name, type TankData and click Save.

Step 46: The objects are now a linked symbol. Back on the Main screen double-click the symbol to open the Object Properties window.


Step 47: Observe the defined Categories and Custom Properties.

Step 48: In the Libraries group of the Graphics tab of the Ribbon, click on Symbols.


Step 49: The Symbols tab will be displayed in the Workspace.

Step 50: Click on Project Symbols on the left. Select the TankData symbol from the Symbols group.


Step 51: Select the tab in the Workspace for the Main screen.

Step 52: Click on the screen to place the symbol.

Step 53: Double-click the symbol to open the Object Properties window.

Step 54: Configure the properties to access Tank 2 as below.


Step 55: Repeat Steps 50-56 for Tank 3.

Step 56: Save and close Main.

Step 57: If your runtime is on a remote machine, then use the Remote Management tools on the Home tab of the Ribbon to download your project to the remote machine. Start the runtime and test.


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