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Common Editor Options
Graphic Elements
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Select the element, and choose Delete or Cut in either the Edit or popup menu.
If you use the Cut command, the deleted element is retained in the clipboard.
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Select the element and press the Delete key.
Using Free Graphics in Graphical Editors
In the Block Diagram, Stage Diagram, and Flowchart editors, you can add free graphics to your
design units. Free graphics do not have a logical significance on the design, but can be used for
documentation purposes. To use any of the free graphics commands:
1. Right-click in an empty area of the design page.
2. Choose one of the following: Line, Circle, Arc, or Rectangle.
3. In the editing window, click and begin drawing the required shape or line. Click again to
conclude the drawing.
4. If required, draw any additional lines or shapes of the same type you might need.
5. Right-click to exit the drawing mode for this shape or line.
You can manipulate free graphics objects as required. Select one or more of the shapes in the
editing window. Right-click and choose Fill, Unfill, Group, or Ungroup.
Inserting External Bitmaps in Graphical Units
In the Block Diagram, State Diagram, and Flowchart editors (as well as in the Symbol and
Template editors), you can insert external bitmap images. Such images do not have a logical
significance in the design, but can be used for aesthetic and/or documentation purposes.
The bitmaps to insert can be stored in one of the following directories, which are listed
according to their order of priority:
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The directory specified in the Tools > Options Manager > Editors > Global Settings
> General > Bitmap directory option.
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The directory referenced by the environment variable VISUAL_EXTERN_BITMAPS.
The default directory that you create at visual_installation_dir/runtime/bitmaps.
A directory named /bitmaps that you create in the directory where the current .ini file is
stored.
To insert a bitmap in a design unit:
1. Right-click in an empty area of the design page.
2. Choose External Bitmap.
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Visual Elite User’s Manual, v4.5
November 2013