Label Designer

The Label Designer allows for you to view label templates, test label templates against different equipment, and change the design of a label. To open the designer while viewing the Arc Flash Hazard Report, from the Table Report ribbon, click the arrow below Label and select Label Designer.

The designer has two different modes of operation:

• View mode: The designer when first displayed is in view mode. Use this mode to select which template you want to work with or to see how each template behaves using different devices from the Arc Flash Hazard Report. Label templates cannot be modified in this mode.



Figure 1: View Mode

• Edit mode: This mode opens when you click Start Edit on the Design Labels ribbon. When you are in this mode, you can modify the design of the label template you selected. You can exit this mode by saving or discarding your label changes.



Figure 2: Edit Mode

Design Labels Ribbon

When the label designer window is active, EasyPower’s toolbar switches to the Design Labels ribbon. This table describes the available actions.

Label Template List

The Templates list near the center of the window shows all the label templates in the Arc Flash Label templates folder. This panel is only available in the label designer’s View mode.

The label preview uses the currently selected template and is updated as the selected template is changed. This provides a quick way to find the desired template.

To list the templates that are available in a different folder, click Load Templates on the Design Labels ribbon.

Devices List

The Devices list at the left of the window shows all the devices listed in the Arc Flash Hazard Report when the label designer was started. This list of devices can be used when editing a label to ensure that the label will print as you expect it to for a variety of different labels. Select a different device to preview your label design under different device scenarios.

The label preview uses the currently selected device, and the selected device can change at any time in the label designer to view the edited label under different conditions.

Template Properties Pane

The Template Properties pane is displayed when editing a label and provides control over all aspects of your label design. It contains three sub-panes as shown here.

Figure 3: Template Properties

Item Properties: This pane shows the properties of the selected item. Click one of the graphical items on the template preview to see its properties.

Graphical Items: This list shows all graphical items on the label template. The currently selected graphical item is highlighted in the list. This list can also be used to select a specific item on the template if it cannot easily be clicked on.

Template Settings: This pane enables you to view and modify settings that apply to the entire label template. You can set the following here:

• Title: Title of the template.
• Size: Dimensions of label for which this template is designed.
• Author: Author of the template
• Organization: Organization/Company who designed template
• Language: Language settings of the entire template. French, Spanish and English are supported. Currently this only effects which month names are used.
• Font Name: Default  font to use for template
• Font Color: Default color for text
• Font Point Size: Default point size for text
• Font – Bold/Italic/Underline: Default style for text.
• Modification Date: Date the template was last saved
• Template File: File name of the template

Text Properties

When you select a text item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the Text Item area displays properties for the selected text item. Text items can consist of static text, variables from the Arc Flash Hazard Report, or a combination of both. The text that is displayed can also vary based on different conditions. The Text Item properties provides you with control over all of these aspects of the displayed text.

Text item properties include:

• Text: Contents of the text item (text and variables). Text content can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Position: Position (and optionally size) for the text item. Horizontal and vertical alignment are also taken into account.
• HAlignment (Horizontal): Controls whether the text appears to the left, centered or right of the specified text position.
• Point Size: Point size of the text (this overrides the template default).
• Font: Font to use for the text (this overrides the template default).
• Color: Color to use for the text (this overrides the template default). Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Bold: Whether the text is bold (this overrides the template default).
• Italic: Whether the text is italic (this overrides the template default).
• Underline: Whether the text is underlined (this overrides the template default).
• Visibility: Controls when this text is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.
• VAlignment (Vertical): Controls whether text appears at the top, bottom or baseline relative to the text position.

Line Properties

When you select a line item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the Line Item area displays properties for the selected line item. Line item properties include:

• Line: Coordinates for the start and end of the line
• Color: Color of the line. Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Width: Thickness of the line.
• Visibility: Controls when this text is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.

Rectangle Properties

When you select a rectangle item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the Rectangle Item area displays properties for the selected rectangle item. Rectangle item properties include:

• Rect: Specify the position and size of the rectangle.
• Fill: Color of the rectangle. Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Outline: Color of the rectangle outline. Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Outline Width: Width of rectangle outline.
• Visibility: Controls when this rectangle is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.

Ellipse Properties

When you select an Ellipse item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the Ellipse Item area displays properties for the selected ellipse item. Ellipse item properties include:

• Ellipse: Specify the position and size of the ellipse.
• Fill: Color of the ellipse. Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Outline: Color of the ellipse outline. Color can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable.
• Outline Width: Width of ellipse outline.
• Visibility: Controls when this ellipse is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.

Image Properties

When you select an Image item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the Image Item area displays properties for the selected image item. Image item properties include:

• Image: What image to display. Select from one of the built-in icons or browse for a specific file.
• Position: Size and location of image.
• Visibility: Controls when this image is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.

QRCode Properties

When you select a QR Code item in the label graphic or in the Graphical Items list, the QRCode Item area displays properties for the selected QR Code item. QR Code is an international standard to encode text as black-and-white images suitable for scanning with a digital camera. For more information, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code. QR Code item properties include:

• Text: Text content to be encoded into QR Code (text and variables). Text content can also be conditional based on the arc flash variable. The text itself is not displayed on the label. Only the QR Code image is displayed.
• Position: Location and size of the QR Code. Note that the exact size of the QR Code image will vary based upon Text, Mode and Version. If the QR Code image is smaller, it will be centered inside of the position.
• Mode: Specify the type of text being encoded. The default option of Alphanumeric handles most conditions. Use Byte if you want to encode all ASCII characters. Use Kanji if you want to encode Japanese text.
• Error Correction: Specify the level of error correction in the QR Code image. Based on the size of the code on the label, different levels of error correction can enhance the scanability of the QR Code.
• Visibility: Control when this QR Code is visible using a visibility condition based on the arc flash variable.

Device Details Pane

The Device Details pane is collapsed by default at the bottom of the label designer window and can be displayed by clicking on the Device Details pane heading. When visible, this panel shows all the devices from the Arc Flash Hazard Report and the raw values that are available from the report. From this pane, you can perform the following actions:

• Selecting a device in the list changes which Device is selected for preview.
• Clicking on the caret “^” or “v” next to the Device Details pane name allow you to collapse or expand the row details.
• Clicking on the column headers (for example, Device Name and Arc Fault Bus) enables you to sort the row sequence in ascending or descending order.
• Clicking on the funnel-shaped icon next to each column allows you to specify filters to sort.
• Scrolling through each row to obtain more device information.
• Repositioning the column headers by holding the left-mouse button then dragging any of the columns to any position desired.

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