As soon as you have opened the plot frame you want to edit in the plot frame editor, you can edit its components.
Preconditions:
- You have opened a project.
- You have opened the plot frame that you would like to edit in the plot frame editor (Utilities > Master data > Plot frame > Open > [Open]).
Edit static components
Static components are elements that have no influence on the data generated by the program when the schematic logic is evaluated. These are, for example, frames, graphical elements such as rectangles, lines, embedded bitmaps, etc. These are edited exactly like the corresponding objects on schematic pages. That is, these objects can be filled, moved, or pulled to a different position and you can assign them certain properties, such as line type, text direction, etc.
Tip:
You can make the path division of the plot frame visible via View > Paths. This makes the overview easier when inserting new elements.
- Select the Insert > Graphic menu item and a subsequent menu item to add (more) graphic elements such as rectangles, lines, and so on.
- Select Insert > Graphic > Text to enter text information.
- Select Insert > Graphic > Image file to select a graphic in the Select image file dialog and to insert it, for example, as a logo in the footer of your plot frame.
Tip:
You can use Drag & Drop to insert text by dragging a selected text from an Office application into your open plot frame.
Insert special texts
Insert > Special text
Aside from the static elements, plot frames also - and this is the more crucial aspect - consist of special texts. This includes placeholders for project and page properties that are filled by the program in accordance to the data entered. You can also insert row and column texts that are then taken into consideration in the reports.
See also