Open CimView on a Configuration Server or Viewer

CIMPLICITY provides several methods to open a CimView screen.

  1. Select Project>Screens in the Workbench left pane.

  2. Select a screen in the Workbench right pane.

  3. Do one of the following.

A

Click Edit>Properties on the Workbench menu bar.

B

Click the Properties button on the Workbench toolbar.

C

In the Workbench left pane:

  1. Right-click Screens.

  2. Select Properties on the Popup menu.

D

In the Workbench right pane:

 

Either

Or

 

Double click a screen.

  1. Right-click a screen.

  2. Select Properties on the Popup menu.

E

Press Alt+Enter on the keyboard.

  1. Result: If the CIMPLICITY project is running, CimView displays the runtime version of the selected screen.

If the CIMPLICITY project is not running, a Select CIMPLICITY® Project dialog box opens. CimView will display the runtime version of the selected screen after you start the project for which the screen is configured.

Note: You can also open CimView through the Windows Start menu.

  1. Click Start on the Windows task bar.

  2. Select (All) Programs>Proficy HMI SCADA - CIMPLICITY version>CimView.

  3. Select the .cim screen from the Open dialog box.

More information

CimView opened.