The goal of this lesson is to customize the icons in the network hierarchy of Industrial HiVision (IHV).
The version used for the screenshot is 05.1.01
Prerequisite
- IHV is installed on the PC
- The project is already loaded in IHV
- The project is in Edit mode
Select the icon you want to customize and access to its properties
![](https://hirschmann-support.belden.com/file.php/6ZJPTNXTTKR5215BE179C/media_1415633745329.png)
- Find in the network hierarchy the icon you want to customize and right click
- Click in properties
Editing the properties
![](https://hirschmann-support.belden.com/file.php/6YZJTPBMXJH52164F3CCC/media_1415633810734.png)
The property window will appear.
Click on the icon you want to customize (realistic or abstract)
Editing the properties (2)
![](https://hirschmann-support.belden.com/file.php/6TGSZDHJTXZ521772827B/media_1415633919113.png)
After click, it will appear the File chooser that will allow you to select the file that need to be displayed.
You can find the default icons in: <Installation Directory> \Industrial HiVision 5.1\data\icons
(selected ring icon can be found in <Installation Directory> \Industrial HiVision 5.1\data\icons\products\abstract)
When the image is selected, click Open then Ok to close the Property Window.