Canvas
In the Industrial tools workspace, use Canvas to analyze and investigate data.
Create a canvas
To create a canvas:
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Navigate to Industrial tools > Canvas.
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Select + Create canvas to start a new canvas.
➀ Toolbar — hover over each tool to see a description.
➁ Settings — select canvas settings, add or remove labels, save as PDF, lock, or duplicate a canvas.
➂ Menubar — select an item on the canvas to show relevant options for the item, for example, to open it in search.
➃ Agents — open an AI agent to work with the canvas.
⑤ Add data — find and select data to add to the canvas. You can also drag and drop local files and images directly to the canvas.
Use an agent to find data
➀ New session — start a new conversation with an agent.
➁ Select locations — see your current location. Select locations to choose which data the agent can access.
➂ Add to Canvas — add the selected data to the canvas.
➃ Select agent — select the agent you want to start a conversation with.
To interact with an agent, you need these capabilities.
Learn more about Atlas AI.
Engineering diagrams
Add engineering diagrams and related data to a canvas.
➀ Add related data — click a purple or orange link and the plus sign (+) to add related data, such as engineering diagrams, files, and time series.
➁ View live time series data — pin a time series to the canvas, set threshold values, and use colors to visualize any breaches.
Set threshold rules (beta)
Use rules to monitor items on a canvas. For instance, to keep track of pump values, corrosion rates, or operating temperatures.
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Add or select an item on a canvas, for example, a sticky note, or a connection.
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Click
> Create rule. -
Give the rule a name and optionally, create a rule group.
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Select the Trigger, Criteria, and Formatting for the rule.
Navigate
To navigate on the canvas:
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To pan, use the Spacebar and the mouse, or use two or more fingers on a touchpad.
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To move items, select and drag.
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To zoom, use the mouse scroll wheel, or pinch and stretch on a touchpad.
Supported file formats
Drag and drop these files on to a canvas.
| MIME type | Extensions | Name |
|---|---|---|
application/pdf | .pdf | Portable Document Format |
image/jpeg | .jpg, .jpeg | Joint Photographic Experts Group image |
image/png | .png | Portable Network Graphics image |
image/svg+xml | .svg | Scalable Vector Graphics image |
image/tiff | .tif, .tiff | Tagged Image File Format |
image/webp | .webp | Web Picture format |
text/plain | .txt | Plain text document |
text/csv | .csv | Comma-Separated Values |
application/json | .json | JavaScript Object Notation |
application/msword | .doc | Microsoft Word document (older format) |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | .docx | Microsoft Word Open XML document |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.template | .dotx | Microsoft Word Open XML document template |
application/vnd.ms-word.document.macroEnabled.12 | .docm | Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Document |
application/vnd.ms-word.template.macroEnabled.12 | .dotm | Microsoft Word Macro-Enabled Template |
application/rtf | .rtf | Rich Text Format |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text | .odt | OpenDocument Text document |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text-template | .ott | OpenDocument Text document template |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint | .ppt | Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (older format) |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | .pptx | Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML presentation |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.template | .potx | Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML presentation template |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.slideshow | .ppsx | Microsoft PowerPoint Open XML slideshow |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.presentation.macroEnabled.12 | .pptm | Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.template.macroEnabled.12 | .potm | Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Template |
application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.slideshow.macroEnabled.12 | .ppsm | Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Slide Show |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation | .odp | OpenDocument Presentation |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.presentation-template | .otp | OpenDocument Presentation template |
application/vnd.ms-excel | .xls | Microsoft Excel spreadsheet (older format) |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | .xlsx | Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet |
application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.template | .xltx | Microsoft Excel Open XML spreadsheet template |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.macroEnabled.12 | .xlsm | Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook |
application/vnd.ms-excel.template.macroEnabled.12 | .xltm | Microsoft Excel Macro-Enabled Template |
application/vnd.ms-excel.sheet.binary.macroEnabled.12 | .xlsb | Microsoft Excel Binary Workbook |
application/vnd.apple.numbers | .numbers | Apple Numbers spreadsheet |
text/tab-separated-values | .tsv | Tab-Separated Values |
application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.spreadsheet | .ods | OpenDocument Spreadsheet |