Using the watch window for graphic monitoring
The Watch window enables you to create graphic pictures animated during simulation or Online test with real time values of the project variables. To create a new graphic document, Use the Insert New Graphic popup menu command in the workspace.
See the list of available objects and their properties for more details on possible drawings.
- Graphic area.
- Properties of the selected object / arrangement of the Z-order.
- Available types of animated objects.
Graphics can also be exported as HTML pages to be displayed in a browser.
To insert a new object, simply drag it from the list of available objects (3) to the graphic area (4). You can then select it to move/resize it, or to enter its properties in the correponding grid (2). Graphic documents are suffixed with ".gra" and can be stored anywhere on the disk.
Below are the commands available from the graphic editor toolbar:
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Mouse over |
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Select objects |
Enables the selection mode. |
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Activate/Deactivate |
Set Operate or Edit mode (see note below). |
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Select previous item |
Select the previous item in the graphic area. |
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Select next item |
Select the next item in the graphic area. |
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Align left |
Align selected items on the left. |
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Align top |
Align selected items on the top. |
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Align right |
Align selected items on the right. |
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Align bottom |
Align selected items on the bottom. |
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Center vertical |
Align selected items vertical. |
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Center horizontal |
Align selected item horizontal. |
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Make same width |
Makes all selected items the same width (*). |
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Make same height |
Makes all selected items the same height (*). |
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Make same size |
Makes all selected items the same width and height (*). |
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Move to top |
Send to front: move the selected item to the top in Z order. |
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Move to bottom |
Send to back: move the selected item to the bottom in Z order. |
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Back color |
Define the background color for the graphic area. |
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Export graphic |
Opens the Select Export Type dialog to export the graphic:
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(*) In those commands, the item used as a reference for sizing is the one selected with grey sizing marks on its border. Click the wished item with CTRL key pressed to select the reference item.
The Operate button is used to enable/disable changes in the graphic when used Online. When the operate mode is selected, no change can be made. In that mode, the mouse can be used for driving active objects such as buttons.
The Z-order tab in the property area shows the list of the graphic items sorted according to their Z order. You can simply move objects in that list to change the Z-order and thus arrange overlapping items.
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Other topics in this chapter |
Using the watch window for graphic monitoring |
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IEC 61131-3 Automation platform > IEC 61131-3 Programming Environment > Running the application > Using the watch window for graphic monitoring |
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