Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Screens and Graphics
LINE OBJECT
On the Graphics tab, in the Shapes group, click Line to draw an orthogonal line in the drawing area, as follows:
1. Click the left mouse button to set the starting point of the line.
2. Drag the cursor to adjust the line size.
3. Click again to place the object.
4. To view the object properties, double-click on the object. The Object Properties dialog displays as follows.
Object Properties: Line
Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the orthogonal line:
• Line: Specify a line style by clicking the No Line, Solid Line, or Dashed Line button.
• Color: Specify a line color by clicking the Color button. When the Color dialog opens, click a color to select it
and then close the dialog.
• Weight: Specify the line width (in pixels) by typing a number representing the line width into the text box.
OPEN POLYGON OBJECT
On the Graphics tab, in the Shapes group, click Open Polygon to draw an open polygon with a border in the
specified foreground color.
To draw an open polygon in the drawing area:
1. Click the left mouse button to set the starting point of the polygon.
2. Move the cursor to a new location and click again to place the second vertex.
3. Repeat this process until you create the desired polygon shape.
4. Double-click to stop drawing the polygon.
To change the shape of a polygon after you've drawn it, select it and drag any of its points.
Tip: If a polygon's individual points are not draggable, they may be grouped. To ungroup the
points, right-click on the polygon and choose Ungroup from the shortcut menu.
To view the object properties, double-click on the polygon object and the Object Properties dialog is displays
as follows.
Object Properties: Open Polygon
Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the polygon:
• Line: Specify a border line style by clicking the No Line, Solid Line, or Dashed Line button.
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