Exporting field sets and fields
1.
Click on
Export fields and field sets
.
2.
Select the relevant folder and enter a file name for storing the field set informa‐
tion.
3.
Select the required field sets and fields.
4.
Start the export.
✓
The field sets and fields will be exported.
7.9.4
Background image
You can select a background image for the field editor. For example, the plan view of
the machine to be protected can be used as a sample.
The background image is saved in the project file on the PC. It is not transferred to the
device.
You can use the
Edit background image
tool to choose a background image.
The Safety Designer supports the following file formats: BMP, JPG, PNG.
Figure 53: Background image
1.
Click on
Edit background image
in the toolbar.
✓
The
Background image
dialog box opens.
2.
Click on
Browse ...
.
3.
Select the file for the background image.
✓
Safety Designer displays the background image.
4.
If necessary, use the pipette icon to select a color of the image to make this color
transparent.
5.
Adjust the size of the image with the scaling tool or by directly entering the
dimensions. Use the scaling tool to move the tips of the blue arrow to two known
points and then enter the distance between the points in the
Length
field.
6.
Enter
X-Position
,
Y-Position
and
Rotation
in the coordinate system of the field editor.
You can then freely move or rotate the background image in the field editor.
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