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How to Use Symbol Factory Software for Graphic Design in HMI or SCADA?

In this article, we will learn how to use symbol factory software for graphic design in HMI or SCADA PLC projects.

Last updated: September 14, 2023 1:30 pm
Viral Nagda
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SCADA or HMI screen designing is a very competitive thing in industrial automation. The screens and graphics are becoming so demanding nowadays that every colour and design matters.

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Symbol FactoryCreating SymbolsImporting the Image in Paint

Symbol Factory

When operators see something new, they just demand to implement it accordingly if it makes their process simple to use. Due to all these, programmers need to frequently update their design skills for upgradation.

SCADA Tutorial 10 - Symbol Factory in SCADA Software

Apart from standard design libraries available in SCADA / HMI software, many third-party software are available to make the design more aesthetic and beautiful. One of the most used ones is the symbol factory.

In this post, we will see how to use Symbol Factory software for graphic designing.

Creating Symbols

Refer to the below image. The software looks like this. Here, you have many categories when you see it. Each category has various symbols in it, which are pre-defined. These symbols are general and mostly used everywhere in industrial automation.

Let us consider this pump for example as shown.

How to Use Symbol Factory Software for Graphic Design in HMI or SCADA

The symbol shown here is a cool pump. In fill colour mode, there are four options – original, shaded, solid and hollow.

The first image shown here is original. It does not give any option for changing its colour. You can only change it’s background colour.

Create new symbol with Symbol Factory

The second image shown below is a shaded one. Here, you change the image colour in shaded format by clicking the fill colour.

This gives an option to insert the image in your graphics in a shaded style. You can only change it’s background colour.

Design the SCADA HMI Symbol Factory

The third image shown below is a solid one. Here, you change the image colour in solid format by clicking the fill colour.

This gives an option to insert the image in your graphics in a solid style. You can only change it’s background colour.

SCADA graphics library download

The fourth image shown below is a hollow one. It does not give any option for changing its colour. You can only change it’s background colour.

As the name implies, you can only see the line background and no colour. So, it is a type of transparent image.

PLC HMI-SCADA Graphics Visualization

In all these four types, you can flip or rotate the image as required.

Importing the Image in Paint

Once you have created the symbol, you now need to copy it into your graphics software. However, all the software does not have have direct option to paste the image in it.

So, the most simple way is to use paint software. Paint is a universal software which is accepted by all the SCADA / HMI software manufacturers.

PLC Real-Time Graphics for HMI, SCADA

Now, refer to the above image. You need to copy the image as PNG or JPEG, which are the most used ones. Then, open the paint software and just paste it directly. Once you have pasted it, you can then save the image and use it directly in your graphics software.

These are just the general and common steps used to create an image. The software has additional features in it too, it is not possible to discuss everything here. You can install the software and see it for yourself. In this way, we saw how to use symbol factory software for HMI and SCADA development.

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  • Sunday Adegunna says:
    September 25, 2023 at 8:29 am

    I really like this question and answer and it will help me so much.
    I will like more tutorial on industrial automation and scada PLC.
    Thanks for this information and I look for to hearing from you.

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