Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 516)

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Moving an object horizontally in a display
Use horizontal position animation to move an object horizontally in a display, based on
the result of an expression or a tag value, in relation to the specified minimum and
maximum values.
The object’s horizontal position is proportional to the value of the expression. For
example, if the value of the expression is halfway between its minimum and maximum
values, the object will be halfway between its minimum and maximum pixel offset.
For details about Horizontal Position options in the Animation dialog box, click Help.
Moving an object vertically in a display
Use vertical position animation to move an object vertically in a display, based on the
result of an expression or a tag value, in relation to the specified minimum and maximum
values.
The object’s vertical position is proportional to the value of the expression. For example,
if the value of the expression is halfway between its minimum and maximum values, the
object will be halfway between its minimum and maximum pixel offset.
For details about Vertical Position options in the Animation dialog box, click Help.
Rotating objects
Use rotation animation to rotate an object around an anchor point, based on the result of
an expression or a tag value, in relation to the specified minimum and maximum values.
The degree of rotation is proportional to the value of the expression. For example, if the
value of the expression is halfway between its minimum and maximum values, the object
will rotate half the specified rotation range.
You can attach rotation animation to drawing objects only. The exceptions are the Text,
Image, Panel and Rounded Rectangle objects.
For details about Rotation options in the Animation dialog box, click Help.
Setting up rotation animation
To set up rotation animation, you must specify:
 The tag or expression that will provide values to rotate the object.
 The range of values for the tag or expression (values outside the range will not be used
to rotate the object.)
 The degree of rotation for the object.