Canvas

In the Industrial tools workspace, use Canvas to analyze and investigate data.

Create a canvas

To create a canvas:

1. Navigate to Industrial tools > Canvas.

2. 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.

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.

1. Add or select an item on a canvas, for example, a sticky note, or a connection.

2. Click > Create rule.

3. Give the rule a name and optionally, create a rule group.

4. Select the Trigger, Criteria, and Formatting for the rule.

Navigate

To navigate on the canvas:

• To pan, use the Spacebar and the mouse, or use two or more fingers on a touchpad.

• To move items, select and drag.

• 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. Only the first page is added.
image/webp	.webp	Web Picture format
text/plain	.txt	Plain text document
text/csv	.csv	Comma-Separated Values
application/json	.json	JavaScript Object Notation
video/mp4	.mp4	MPEG-4 Part 14 video
video/webm	.webm	WebM video
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