Documenting and Saving a Component

To make your components useful to others, you can document and save them in a standardized way.

For more information, see the Designing Components section.

To document and save a component:

1. In Graphics Editor, select File > Save As > Component.
2. Select the category in which you want to save the component.
3. Select OK.
4. In the Name box, type the name of the component.
5. In the Description box, type a description using this structure:
   Short description of the function.
   Special notes, if any
   ==Bindings==, or ==Links==
   Name of Binding/Link: Explanation of signal
   ==Exposed Properties==
   Name of Property: Explanation of property
6. Select OK.

The component is now saved in the selected category and can be used in other graphics.