1. Open the Point View Window

When the Point View window opens, the information it displays depends on what you select before you open it. Once opened, you can expand or collapse your view at any time.

Tip: To select an object or group that is embedded in a group or frame container before Point View is opened, open the group or frame container before you make your selection. When Point View opens, its contents will reflect exactly what is selected. Once opened Point View enables you to review the expression for any object in the group that has an expression.

Select what object will be reviewed.

Open Point View for your selection.

  1. Select what object will be reviewed.

Do one of the following.

Review the points associated with only one object or group.

Select an object or group on the CimEdit screen before you open the Expression View window.

This will bring you directly to the information you are looking for. You can expand your view when the Expression View window is open.

Display the points for the entire CimEdit screen.

Place the cursor anywhere on the screen.

  1. Open Point View for your selection.

Ribbon bar

CimEdit only

Click the Point View button in the Home>Properties group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.

Popup menu

CimEdit and CimView

  1. Click the right-mouse button.

  2. Select Point View on the Popup menu.

Result: When the Point View window opens, the expressions you see are being used by the object, group or screen you selected.

Object

Group

Screen

Notes

   Point Control Panel and Quick Trend buttons display

In CimView only.

Only  if the user is authorized to use those features.

The window is re-sizable. The Title bar always reflects the object type and name of the current base object.

More information

Point View in CimEdit/CimView.