Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 510)

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Testing animation
To test the animation applied to objects in a graphic display quickly, switch to test display
mode in the Graphics editor.
When you are finished testing, switch back to edit display mode to continue working on
the display. To switch between test and edit modes, use the buttons on the toolbar or the
items on the View menu.
Testing a display in FactoryTalk View Studio is not the same as running the display in the
FactoryTalk View SE Client.
Test display mode does not change the appearance or position of the display, as set up in
the Display Settings dialog box, and you cannot switch between open displays.
In addition, some FactoryTalk View commands are ignored when run in test display
mode. For a complete list of these commands, see Appendix A, FactoryTalk View
commands.
Viewing the animation applied to objects
To view the types of animation applied to an object or object group, use one of these
methods:
 Right-click the object, and then select Animation. On the Animation menu, there is a
check mark beside each type of animation the object has.
 Select the object, and then open the Animation dialog box. In the dialog box tabs,
there is a check mark beside each type of animation the object has.
 In the Object Explorer, click Settings, select the animation types you want to find, and
then click OK. You can also use the Object Explorer to check which objects have
animation linked to a particular tag. For details, see page 16-5.
 To view animation applied to individual objects within a group, use the group edit
feature. For details, see “Modifying grouped objects” on page 16-20.
Copying or duplicating objects with animation
When you copy or duplicate objects that have animation, the animation is copied or
duplicated with the object.
If you copy or duplicate an object group, the copy can be ungrouped, just like the original
object group.
If the animation applied to objects in a graphic display uses device tags, to test the animation,
you must set up communications with the devices or data servers. Before deploying an
application, test it in a FactoryTalk View SE Client, to verify that everything works as intended.
Test Display
tool
Edit Display
tool