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# 7.1 Shape

**Introduction**

Two types of pictures in Shape: User pictures and System pictures. This section introduces shape and how to import pictures into Shape, and how to create multi-state picture.

Click \[Project menu]->\[Library]->\[Shape] open setting windows.

**Description**

For “Picture”,it can not modify color design.For “Vectogram”,it support change color design as below.

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| **Item**        | **Description**                                                                      |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Picture         | BMP format pictures in system, the picture will be distorted as object is zoomed;    |
| Vectogram       | SVG format picture in system, the picture will not be distorted as object is zoomed; |
| Project library | Display all pictures which selected from current project;                            |
| Help            | Click it to open Help document about \[Shape]                                        |
| Import shape    | Import picture from PC;                                                              |
| New             | Create new multi-state picture;                                                      |
| Edit            | Edit picture in \[Project library];                                                  |
| Delete          | Delete selected picture;                                                             |
| Clear all       | Delete all picture in \[Project library];                                            |

**Operating procedures of importing shape**

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1\) Click \[Import shape] to open windows;

2\) Set picture path;

3\) Select picture from PC;

4\) Click \[Open] to add picture into \[Project library];

**Operating procedures of import shape**

1\) Click \[New] to open setting windows;

2\) Select numbers of states;

3\) Select picture for each state;

4\) Click \[Save] to complete operations;

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Note

The pictures for states can be selected from \[Project library], and also can be from PC;
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