Edit Menu

The [Edit] menu is located on the top menu bar of XpanelDesigner. The [Edit] menu includes basic features such as cut, copy, paste, and delete. You can also insert animation bitmaps and graphic files onto the graphic page from the edit menu.

The contents of the [Edit] menu may change based on the object(s) or module(s) you have selected.

Undo

‘Undo’ reverses the last action applied to an object or group of objects. You can use ‘Undo’ up to 32 times.

Hotkey: Ctrl + Z, Alt + E + U

Redo

‘Redo’ reverses the last ‘Undo’ action applied to an object or group of objects. You can use ‘Redo’ up to 32 times. Using ‘Undo’ and then performing a new action will remove the ability to ‘Redo’ any actions which were undone.

Hotkey: Ctrl + Y, Alt + E + R + Enter

Cut

The ‘Cut’ command deletes the currently selected object(s) from the graphic page and copies them to the clipboard. You can use the ‘Paste’ command to paste objects that have been cut.

Hotkey: Ctrl + X, Alt + E + T

Copy

The ‘Copy’ command copies the currently selected object(s) to the clipboard. Unlike the ‘Cut’ command, copied objects are not deleted from the graphic page. You can use the ‘Paste’ command to paste objects that have been copied.

Hotkey: Ctrl + C, Alt + E + C

Clone

The ‘Clone’ command copies and pastes an object multiple times with one action. Cloned objects have a configuration identical to that of the original object. For example, if the original object uses a “Touch” function, then cloned objects will also have the same “Touch” function. If the object utilizes a real tag, then there is an option to differentiate the names of tags and addresses used by the cloned objects. The newly generated tags will be registered in the database automatically. See the notes at the end of this section for details.

First, select the object to be cloned, then go to [Edit] – [Clone]. The following dialog box will appear.

Hotkey: Ctrl + Shift + C

(1) Settings

Item	Description
Area Setting	Configures the quantity and location of cloned objects.
	Shape Interval		Clones objects using the pattern defined in the ‘Clone’ dialog box.
	Mouse Drag		After pressing “OK”, a preview shows where the cloned objects will appear. Moving the mouse changes the arrangement of the cloned objects. Once a location is decided, click on the graphic page to create the clones.
	X / Y Direction		Clones the object vertically and/or horizontally.
			Use	Whether or not to clone along the selected axis.
			Paste Number	The number of objects to be cloned along the selected axis. A number between 0 and 1024 can be chosen. By default, the maximum number of copies that can fit on the screen will be chosen. This is based on the original size and location of the object, as well as the size of the graphic page.
			Pixel Interval	The spacing (in pixels) between cloned objects.
Clone Pattern	Decides the direction of object cloning. Objects closer to the arrow’s head are created after those which are closer to the arrow’s tail.
Address Auto-Increment	Clones the specified tag addresses based on the user’s configuration. For example, if the original object uses a real tag called “TEST”, the first cloned object will use “TEST_1”, the second will use “TEST_2”, and so on. New tags are registered in the database with the same properties as the original, but with an incremented device address and tag name.
	Use Auto-Increment	Whether or not to use the auto-increment feature for the object.
	Use	Whether or not to use the auto-increment feature for the selected tag.
	Tag Name	Indicates the selected tag’s name. You cannot edit this section.
	Address	Indicates the address assigned to the selected tag. You cannot edit this section.
	Position	Indicates the context in which the original tag is used.
	Increase / Decrease	The user can decide whether to increase or decrease the target address for each subsequent cloned object.
	Value	Assign the number to increase or decrease the device address and tag name by. The default is 1.

Notes

Only real tags and device addresses can use the auto-increment feature. Currently, if an object uses both real and virtual tags, then the auto-increment feature cannot be used with the object.
Device addresses cannot be auto-incremented when used in a Command Expression. However, real tags can be.
By default, word-type device addresses will increment the word register by 1, while bit-type addresses will increment the bit register by 1. For example, for a CIMON PLC, the word address Y00 would have cloned copies Y10, Y20, … , Y150, Y160, Y170, and so on, while the bit address Y00 would have cloned copies Y01, Y02, … , Y0E, Y0F, Y10, Y11, and so on.
Modbus and other device address types can also be auto-incremented. The behavior of auto-increment may be different for different device types, so always double-check your results when using this feature. See the table below to see supported devices.

(2) Supported Devices

The table below lists devices which support the ‘Address Auto-Increment’ feature. Please check whether your device is compatible before attempting to use this feature. (TODO: Verify table)

Manufacturer	Driver Name	I/O Device Type
CIMON	CIMON-PLC	Ethernet
	CIMON-PLC HMI	Serial
	CIMON-PLC Loader	Serial
	CIMON XPANEL	Ethernet
MITSUBISHI	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3C (QCPU)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3C (High Speed)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC 3E	Ethernet
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC-Q Loader (Q00/01)	Serial
	MITSUBISHI MELSEC-Q Loader (Q02/06/12/25)	Serial
LSIS	LSIS GLOFA PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS GLOFA PLC	Ethernet
	LSIS XGI Series PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS XGI FEnet	Ethernet
	LSIS XGI Series PLC Loader	Serial
	LSIS XGT/XGB Series PLC Cnet	Serial
	LSIS XGT Series FEnet	Ethernet
	LSIS XGT/XGB Series PLC Loader	Serial
Allen Bradley	Allen Bradley Control Logix EthernetIP	Ethernet
	Allen Bradley MicroLogix EthernetIP	Ethernet
	Allen Bradley DF1	Serial
	Allen Bradley SLC500 Enet	Ethernet
MODICON	MODBUS ASCII Protocol	Serial
	MODBUS RTU Protocol	Serial
	MODBUS TCP	Ethernet
OMRON	OMRON CS/CJ Series Enet	Ethernet
	OMRON PLC (HostLink)	Serial
	OMRON RFID Reader Enet	Ethernet
	OMRON RFID Reader	Serial

Paste

The ‘Paste’ command inserts into the project a copy of objects and tags that have been cut or copied. Only the most recently cut or copied object(s) can be pasted.

Hotkey: Ctrl + V, Alt + E + P

Delete

The ‘Delete’ command deletes the selected object(s) from the graphic page without copying them to the clipboard.

Hotkey: Delete, Alt + E + D

Select All

The ‘Select All’ command selects all objects on the current graphic page.

Hotkey: Ctrl + A, Alt + E + A

Find

The ‘Find’ feature lets you find certain strings within the project. You may choose to search within all objects in the page, only selected objects, or all objects in the project.

Hotkey: Ctrl + F, Alt + E + F

Item	Description
Find String	Input a string to find. This feature is case-sensitive.
Find Range	Select the scope to search within.
	Active Page	Searches for the string on the current graphic page.
	Selected Object	This option is enabled when you have one or more selected objects. Searches for the string among the selected objects.
	All Project Page	Searches for the string within the entire project.
Next	Cycles between instances of the string that have been found.
Find All	Displays the location of searches as a list.
Close	Exits the [Find] menu and returns to the graphic page.

Replace

After searching for a specific string, you can change it into another string. This feature is useful when there are multiple copies of a string that need to be replaced.

Hotkey: Ctrl + H, Alt + E + R

Item	Description
Find String	Input a string to find. This feature is case sensitive.
Replace String	Input a string to replace the found strings with.
Find Range	Select the scope for the string search.
	Active Page	Searches for the string on the current graphic page.
	Selected Object	This option is enabled when you have one or more objects selected. Searches for the string among the selected object(s).
	All Project Page	Searches for the string within the entire project.
Next	Cycles between instances of the string that have been found.
Replace	Replaces the currently displayed string with the string in the ‘Replace String’ field.
All Replace	Replaces all found strings with the string in the ‘Replace String’ field.
Close	Exits the [Replace] menu and returns to the graphic page.

Object Configuration

From the object configuration menu, you can configure an object with basic control features such as ‘Visible’, ‘Blink’, ‘Touch’, etc. You can also change an object’s name, position, and appearance.

※ Please refer to the ‘Control Feature Configuration’ section for more information.

Hotkey: Alt + E + W

The following table shows the basic features you can configure in the [Object Config.] window. Special objects such as trend, alarm summary, key input window, page link, and switch/lamp have their own configuration windows.

Item	Description
Name	Designate a name for the object. Spaces are allowed, but an object’s name must contain at least one non-space character.
Type	Indicates the type of object. This cannot be edited.

Item	Description
Style	Controls the object’s default size, position, line/fill style, and transparency.
Visible	Shows or hides the object based on a tag value.
Blink	Toggles the object’s visibility in a pre-defined cycle based on a tag value.
V/H-Size	Changes the object’s size vertically or horizontally based on a tag value.
V/H-Move	Moves the object vertically or horizontally based on a tag value.
Color	Changes the object’s color based on a tag value.
Rotate	Rotates the object by an angle based on a tag value.
Touch	Executes a specified operation when the object is pressed or released.
EntryData	Opens a data entry window for tag input when the object is touched.

Insert Graphic File

You can insert external image files into the object to be displayed on the Xpanel screen. These images act like regular objects, but with slightly altered configuration options. Supported image file formats include “.bmp” and “.jpg”.

Hotkey: Alt + E + B

※ Please refer to the ‘Image Embedding’ section for more information.

Insert Animation Bitmap

Animation Bitmaps display an animated image on the graphic page. Animations are a great way to provide non-verbal yet detailed descriptions of field situations. A tag value can be used to start and stop the animation. The animation bitmap object (*.cmani file format) and its animation group can be edited in this window. You can also see a preview of the animation, as well as its size in pixels.

※ Please refer to the ‘Animation Bitmap’ section for more information.