Editing Diagram Element Properties Via The Diagram Menu; Generating A Tpdesign4 Project; Saving A Project - AMX NXD-CA12 Operation/Reference Manual

Editing Diagram Element Properties via The Diagram Menu

Once an element is in place in the Diagram area, it is necessary to name the node and place text for the
corresponding buttons.
1.
Select an element in the Diagram area.
2.
Select Diagram > Properties to open the Diagram Properties dialog.
3.
Click within the text fields to edit. You can either type the name or use the browse (...) button to edit the
Connections fields.
4.
Once all fields are edited, click OK.

Generating A TPDesign4 Project

After your new project has all the necessary elements, their nodes are connected and the element properties are
set; you are ready to generate a .TP4 file.
1.
Select File > Generate TPDesign4 Project to launch the Generate TPDesign4 Project dialog.
2.
Select the location to save the file and place a check next to Open project in TPDesign4 if you want G4
PanelBuilder to launch the newly created file within TPDesign4.
3.
Click Save.
When you generate a TPDesign4 project G4 PanelBuilder stores information to the
.PB4 file. As a result the file will indicate being "dirty" or changed. You will need to
save the .PB4 file.

Saving A Project

To save a G4 PanelBuilder project file (*.PB4):
1.
Select File > Save. If this is the first instance of a save for your project, the Save As dialog launches.
2.
Type the File name in the field provided.
3.
Locate the directory you would like to save within.
4.
Place a check next to Package template with project file if you would like to include the .TPT file with the
.PB4 file. Doing this will allow you to open the G4 PanelBuilder file on other machines running the
application.
5.
Click Save.
Select Save As if you would like to save your project under another name or different location.
1.
Select File > Save As to launch the Save As dialog.
2.
Type the File name in the field provided.
3.
Locate the directory you would like to save within.
4.
Place a check next to Package template with project file if you would like to include the .TPT file with the
.PB4 file. Doing this will allow you to open the G4 PanelBuilder file on other machines running the
application.
5.
Click Save.
When you generate a TPDesign4 project G4 PanelBuilder stores information to the
.PB4 file. As a result the file will indicate being "dirty" or changed. You will need to
save the .PB4 file.
G4 PanelBuilder
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