Element name

Example: Assembly A

Optional

Hint: Assign individual names for elements so that they are found faster in the element list.

Type of element

Tab control

Tab width

Width of the tab (in pixels). If there is not space for all tab headers, then a scrollbar is added.

Example: 30

Tab height

Height of the tab (in pixels)

• Integer literal

  Example: 15

• From style

Scaling type

The method with which the height and width of the referenced visualization are scaled.

• Isotropic: The visualization is scaled to the size of the element. The visualization retains its proportions with a fixed height/width ratio.

• Anisotropic: The visualization is scaled to the size of the element. The height and width are adapted to the element independently of each other.

• Fixed: the visualization is displayed in its original size without taking into account the size of the element.

• Fixed and scrollable: The visualization is displayed fixed in the element. If it is larger than the element, the element will be provided with scrollbars.

  Please note: assign variables to the proper­ties Scroll position variable horizontal or Scroll position variable vertical. You can then edit the data of the scrollbar position in the application.

Deactivate background drawing

: The non-animated elements of the referenced visualization are displayed as background images in order to optimize the performance of the visualization.

Result: At runtime, the elements can be displayed in any order, for example when an element moves behind the frame at runtime.

: Deactivates the background display in order to prevent the behavior described above

The property is not available for the following settings:

• The Scaling type property is set to Fixed and scrollable

• The client animation functionality is enabled.

Requirement: The Scaling type property is Fixed and scrollable.

Scroll position variable horizontal

Variable (integer data type, also array). Includes the position of the horizontal or vertical scroll box. The array contains the position for each display variant. If the visualization is running on multiple display variants, then the position changes are disconnected from each other.

Example:

PLC_PRG.iScrollHor[CURRENTCLIENTID]

PLC_PRG.iScrollVer[CURRENTCLIENTID]

In this example, the variable is declared as an array:

iScrollHor: ARRAY[0..20] OF INT;

iScrollVer: ARRAY[0..20] OF INT;

CURRENTCLIENTID indicates the current display variant.

Scroll position variable, vertical

References

Clicking Configure opens the Frame Configuration dialog. You can select an existing visualization there.

Selected visualization references are shown in the properties.

Selected visualization references are listed here as subordinate properties.

Name pf the visualization reference (example: PLC_PRG.S1)

Heading

Tab caption (example: Panel)

Image ID

Image ID in the theme <image pool name>.<ID>

Example: Imagepool_A.1 for the image with ID 1 in Imagepool_A

Interface parameter of the visualization reference

Example: iX

If the visualization has an interface, then their parameters are displayed here as subordinate properties.

Variable (data type conforms to data type of the interface parameter). Includes the initialization value for the instantiation of the visualization.

X

X coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: 10.

Y

Y coordinate of the upper left corner of the element

Specified in pixels.

Example: 10.

Width

Specified in pixels.

Example: 150

Height

Specified in pixels.

Example: 30

X

X-coordinate of the point of rotation

Y

Y-coordinate of the point of rotation

Variable

Variable (integer data type). Specifies the index of the active visualization.

Example: PLC_PRG.uiActiveVisuID.

Tip: The Frame Configuration dialog box includes a list of selected visualizations. The visualizations are ordered automatically in numeric order in the list.

Movement

X

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the X position (in pixels).

Example: PLC_PRG.iPos_X.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element to the right.

Y

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the Y position (in pixels).

Example: PLC_PRG.iPos_Y.

Increasing this value in runtime mode moves the element downwards.

Rotation

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: PLC_PRG.iAngle1.

The midpoint of the element rotates at the Center point. This rotation point is shown as the symbol.

In runtime mode, the alignment of the element remains the same with respect to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value rotates the element to the right.

Interior rotation

Variable (numeric data type). Defines the angle of rotation (in degrees).

Example: PLC_PRG.iAngle2.

In runtime mode, the element rotates about the point of rotation specified in Center according to the value of the variable. In addition, the alignment of the element rotates according to the coordinate system of the visualization. Increasing the value in the code rotates clockwise.

The rotation point is shown as the  symbol.

Note: If a static angle of rotation is specified in the Position ‣ Angle property, then the static angle of rotation is added to the variable angle of rotation (offset) when the visualization is executed.

Invisible

Variable (BOOL). Toggles the visibility of the element.

TRUE: The element is not visible at runtime.

Deactivate inputs

Variable (BOOL). Toggles the operability of the element.

TRUE: User inputs do not have any effect in runtime more. The element is shown as deactivated.

Animation time

Time that the element executes an animation (in milliseconds)

Example: 500

Move to the foreground

Property value (BOOL)

TRUE: At runtime, the element is displayed in the foreground.

FALSE: At runtime, the element is displayed in the layer where it was inserted in the visualization editor.