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Pm designer operation manual – B&B Electronics WOP-2121V-N4AE - Manual User Manual

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PM Designer Operation Manual

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CHAPTER 4 DESIGNING SCREENS

4.1.8. Drawing Pie Shapes

1.

In the Draw menu or Draw toolbar, click

Pie

to draw a pie shape.

2.

Move the cursor onto the screen where you want to draw a pie shape. A pie shape with default settings will
display and move along with the cursor.

3.

Click the desired position on the screen to place the pie shape. The upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle
of the pie shape will be at the clicked position.

4.

Drag one handle of the pie shape at a time to change the pie shape.

5.

Double-click the pie shape to bring up the Pie dialog box and then modify the settings of the pie shape.

The following table describes each property in the Pie dialog box.

Property

Description

Outlined

Check this option if you want the pie shape to be outlined.

Outline

Color

Specifies the outline color.

Solid

Check this option if you want the pie shape to be solid. A solid pie shape is filled with
the specified pattern and colors.

Pattern

Specifies the fill pattern.

FG Color

Specifies the color that will be used for painting the black part of the fill pattern.

Solid

BG Color

Specifies the color that will be used for painting the white part of the fill pattern.

Left

The X coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the pie shape.

Top

The Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of the bounding rectangle of the pie shape.

Width

The width of the bounding rectangle of the pie shape.

Profile

Height

The height of the bounding rectangle of the pie shape.

The picture on the left shows the handles of a pie shape. The blue handles are for
changing the pie shape. The black handles of the two ends of the arc are for
changing the ends' angles. The black handle at the center of the arc is for forcing
the arc to be a part of a circle.

Position the mouse pointer over one of the handles. When the cursor turns to be

or or

or

, drag the handle until the

pie

is the shape and size you

want.