Locate an object

You use the Goto Object dialog box to find, select and access the properties of objects on your current page or on page templates used by the current page. You can select objects, Genies, symbols, and groups on the page (or template) as well as the graphical elements that make up those Genies, symbols, and groups.

1. Choose Tools | Goto Object.
2. Locate the object (or group, GenieIf you have numerous devices of the same type (e.g., 100 centrifugal pumps), the display graphics for each will behave in much the same way. Using Genies, you only have to configure common behavior once. The graphics can then be saved as a Genie and pasted once for each device., symbolAn object (or group of objects) stored in a library for later retrieval and use. By storing common objects in a library, you reduce the amount of disk space required to store your project, and reduce the amount of memory required by the run-time system., or page template) in the tree structure or type the relevant AN in the Object AN box.

3. Objects that are made up of several objects (or other graphical elements) have a plus sign (+) next to them. Click the + sign to see these component objects.

3. Double click the object in the tree structure, or click OK to display its properties.