Procedure
- In SMP, go to Tools > Configure Preferences.
- Select the Graphics tab.
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Change the settings as desired. Use Table 1 as a reference for your changes.
Note: Status colors, state colors, flash settings, and animations appear in the Metasys UI only. These settings do not appear in the Metasys UI Offline site because real data values are not available when offline.
Table 1. Graphics attribute settings Graphics attribute
Affects
Status Colors
The Status Colors affect the status bars and value colors for points in various widgets. The Status Colors also apply to value boxes, basic shapes (circle, triangle, and square), and the Room Status symbol used in standard graphics and Graphics+ graphics.
Fan Status
The Fan Status colors allow you to customize the fan status color of the attribute that appears in system graphics. The Fan Status colors apply only to fans.- The Stopped Color defines the background color used for a fan symbol when its bound object's value indicates the fan is stopped. Stopped is defined as State 0 (for binary and multistate objects) or as zero (for analog object).
- The Running Color defines the background color used for a fan symbol when its bound object's value indicates the fan is running. Running is defined as State 1+ (for binary and multistate objects) or as non-zero (for analog object).
Default State Colors
The Default State Colors affect the status bars and value colors for points in various widgets. The Default State Colors settings allow you to customize the default state color of the attribute that appears in system graphics. The Default State Colors apply to basic shapes (circle, triangle, square) that are bound to a binary or multistate object. These default state colors can be changed for each shape after it is added to a graphic.
Simple Symbol Flash Settings
The Simple Symbols Flash Settings affect the flash animation of symbols in the Graphics widget. Defines the type of flashing applied to basic shape symbols:- Disabled (No Flashing)
- State Color/Alarm Color (Flashes between the State Color and Alarm Color)
- State Color/Alternate Color (Flashes between the State Color and the Alternate Color)
The default value is 0: Disabled (No Flashing)
- Click OK.