Properties of references and overriden configuration

How to change properties of references

1. Open the reference panel in which you have created the reference object in the graphics editor.
2. Click on the respective reference object
3. Edit the property (for example, the color) under the Standard tab of the Property Sheet.
   Note:

   When the Vertical Size Policy of a reference is set to Ignored, the panel can be resized.

   Set the Y minimum Size to 0 for all shapes. Then you can have the ref Vertical Size Policy as Preferred.

4. Save the reference panel by selecting "Save Panel" from the Panel menu.

All references used in panels will be changed automatically. You do not have to reinsert the objects.

Inserting several references as a group

1. Add several reference objects to a panel.
2. Save this panel and the object group as a reference panel in panels/objects.
3. Select Catalogs -> [project name] from the View menu. The new reference object is shown in the project.

Overriding of a reference

To override means assigning a different property locally to a referenced object without changing the original reference panel. Overridden properties must be edited locally in the panel in which you have inserted the reference. A reference property is displayed in the Property Sheet. The editable reference properties are shown on the Standard tab of the property sheet. Disabled attribute fields cannot be overridden. Attribute fields with a blue background have already been overridden. It has to be noted that not all properties can be overriden, e.g. FitToSize.

1. Select the inserted reference object and select Shape/Group Selector from the View menu.
2. Tick the check box "Show Shapes in Panel References" to display the shapes of all groups in the shape window.
3. The objects are shown in the "Shapes" window (see figure below). Select the graphics object whose properties you want to override. The combo box at the top of the panel allows the filtering of shape types. The text fields allow the filtering according to a shape or group name.

1. You can now override the editable properties in the Standard tab (for example, change the color or change the text). You can also, for example, make the object bigger, make it smaller or rotate it. Overridden reference objects are indicated by a magenta colored border when selected.
2. Save the overridden reference object (panel).

References with $ parameters

Using $ parameters you can add new values to your panels. For references use $ parameters, for example "$valve", as placeholders for values still to be transferred. When inserting the reference in a panel, you can assign a value to each dollar parameter, for instance a data point, a color string or a panel file.

For example: $valve should be linked to the data point "valve12" in the reference "valve12".

A convenient window can be used to select data points, files and colors.

Inserting a reference with $ parameters

If dollar parameters were defined in the reference panels, values can be assigned to the dollar parameters. If a panel that includes dollar parameters is added to a panel as reference, a standard configuration panel for defining the values will be opened.

Changing the value of a $ parameter in an inserted reference

You can view and edit the $ parameters of an inserted reference object via the $-Parameter option under the Standard tab of the Property Sheet. This option opens the configuration panel (see figure Default configuration panel "References" above).

Removing the override of an attribute

Right-click on the attribute field with the blue background in the property sheet and select the Remove Over Parametrization option from the context menu.

The following properties cannot be overridden:

• The layers
• To override list objects is not possible for radio-button, check box, combo-box and selection-list graphics objects. This means that the list items of these objects cannot be overridden.