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Icons and Their Functions

Functions that need to be accessed instantly during project design are available as icons at the top of the window and on a vertical toolbar on the right side. You can view the description of any icon by hovering the mouse over it for a few seconds.

Top Toolbar Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
NewCreates a new project, HLA, LOC, or page
OpenOpens and displays the selected page
SaveSaves the current page
DeleteDeletes the page the cursor is on
CopySaves the current page to the clipboard
PastePastes the copied page into the project
Next pageGoes to the next page (warning appears if unavailable)
Previous pageGoes to the previous page (warning appears if unavailable)
PropertiesShows the properties of the current page
Project treeDisplays and saves the project tree window
PrintPrints the current page
RefreshRefreshes the current diagram
Find/ReplaceFinds and replaces objects within a page, location, plant, or project
Tree viewShows pages in tree format
UndoUndoes the last executed command
RedoRedoes the last undone command

Zoom Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
Zoom areaSpecifies and magnifies a part of the screen
Zoom inMagnifies the area where the mouse points
Zoom outScales down the area where the mouse points
Zoom fitShows the drawing at the size set in page properties

Macro Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
Window macroCreates a window macro (orange)
Page macroCreates a page macro (blue)
Path macroCreates a path macro (green)

Numbering Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
Page numberingOpens the page numbering window
Device numberingOpens the device numbering window
Terminal numberingOpens the terminal numbering window
Cable numberingOpens the cable numbering window
Cabling numberingOpens the cabling numbering window

Symbol Editing Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
Insert symbolCalls the symbol insertion window
Delete symbolExecutes symbol deletion
Edit symbolCalls the symbol editing window
Copy symbolExecutes symbol copying
Paste symbolExecutes symbol insertion
Insert macroCalls the macro insertion window
Potential arrowInserts a potential arrow
CableInserts a cable
ShieldingInserts shielding
HLA/LOCInserts HLA and LOC
Black boxInserts a black box
Device end terminalInserts a device end terminal
WireInserts a wire

Connector Icons (Right Toolbar)

Icon FunctionDescription
Top left cornerInserts top left corner symbol
Top right cornerInserts top right corner symbol
Bottom left cornerInserts bottom left corner symbol
Bottom right cornerInserts bottom right corner symbol
Top T connectorInserts top T connector symbol
Bottom T connectorInserts bottom T connector symbol
Left T connectorInserts left T connector symbol
Right T connectorInserts right T connector symbol
JumperInserts jumper symbol

Free Graphic Icons

Icon FunctionDescription
LineDraws a free graphic line
CircleDraws a free graphic circle
EllipseDraws a free graphic ellipse
RectangleDraws a free graphic rectangle
ArcDraws a free graphic arc
PolygonDraws a free graphic polygon
TextWrites free graphic text