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Overview of Graphics Editor
Working with Value Simulation
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4. To add color to the coverage area, go to the Home tab, select the Brush Editor
group, select and then select a color.
 TIP: To revert back to the default state of the Symbol Instance, right-click
and select
Revert to Default. All changes to the Symbol Instance are cleared.
Additionally, if you hover over the arrow, it lists the changes made to the
elements within the Symbol Instance.
5. To associate other objects or devices, such as sensors, etc. to the coverage area,
do one of the following or do both if needed:
– Drag-and-drop a detector or sensor from the System Browser > Management
View on to the graphic. Repeat as needed until you have all the devices you
want monitored in the coverage area.
– For existing detectors, sensors or any elements associated with a data point
already on the graphic, drag-and-drop the detector\sensor objects into the
coverage area.
6. To edit elements within the Symbol Instance, see Modifying Elements in a Symbol
Instance [➙ 128].
7. Once you have added modified the coverage area by adding objects and adjusting
the coverage area size, from the Graphics Editor toolbar click .
 All the objects that are within a coverage area on any layer are now associated to
the main object or device. When you select the device in System Browser, Related
Items displays the main object.
5.21 Working with Value Simulation
5.21.1 About Value Simulation
Value simulation allows you to simulate COVs for data points while not online. You can
test a graphics elements whose properties have values and expressions attributed to
them when you are offline and do not have a live database to work with.
The Value Simulator populates when you have a graphic open with values attributed to
them. You can control the simulation of the data point in two ways: to control values of
data points.
Automatic – the value simulator generates values based on a mathematical function
cycle.
Manual - The value simulation can be changed manually through a slider.
You can also adjust the value range settings of the simulation and filter the data points
displayed in the Object Selection section of the view.