Maple Systems MAPware-7000 - Manual (Page 184)

184 MAPware-7000 Programming Manual
1010-1040, Rev. 02
Place an Analog Meter object on screen
1. Use one of the following:
a. click Draw…Display Objects…Meter from the standard menu
b. click Advanced Objects…Analog Meter from the Draw toolbar
2. Move cursor to a start point for the Analog Meter object. Click and hold mouse cursor.
3. Drag mouse cursor to an end point for the Analog Meter object and release. The object
appears on screen and the Analog Meter Properties box displays.
Options available using the Analog Meter Properties dialog box

Visibility Animation (List C) – make the object disappear or become ‘invisible’

Appearance section – these attributes determine the general look of the meter

Color Patch Properties – use this attribute to determine the colors of each section
“patch” of the meter and the high/low limit for each patch. The meter may have as few
as one color or as many as five. Color is used to indicate ‘safe’ zones, ‘danger’ zones, or
other designators.

Color Patches – indicates number of color patch segments. To change the total number,
edit the Color Patch Properties (see above).

Label – option to have a text label appear on the top/bottom of the analog meter.
o Label Background Color - determines the fill or background color of the label.
Click on the button to display the color palette and select a color.
o Label Position – select top or bottom.
o Label Text – enter the text to appear in the label.
o Label Text Color - determines the text color of the label. Click on the
button
to display the color palette and select a color.
o Label Text Font – determines the font type, size, etc.
 Name- Type font used
 Size: select font size
 Bold: select ‘True’ to enable
 Italic: select ‘True’ to enable
 Underline: select ‘True’ to enable.

Language (List J) – highlight the language that must be selected to display the entered
text.

Simulation Value – this positions the location of the needle during simulation. Value
entered should be between the Minimum/Maximum Display Range set.

Appearance – Meter Background
o Meter Background – disable if you wish to display no background (i.e. arc line,
color segments, and number axis), only the needle indicator.
o Meter Background Color – select the background color of the meter.
o Meter Fill Color – this is the small ‘pie-shaped’ section directly below the arc
line. Select the fill color using the color palette chart.
o Meter Style – options are Custom Meter and D-meter. Note: the D Meter is the
same as the Custom Meter with the Start Angle set to 0° and the End Angle set
to 180°. Select custom meter option to change the starting and ending angles.
o Needle Color - click on the button to display the color palette and select a
color for the needle.