Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 413)

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Close: Prompts to apply changes and closes the dialog box.
Using Object Smart Path to visually set
animation
Because the Animation dialog box stays open, you can go back and
forth between the dialog box and the graphic display. This makes it
easy to set the range of motion for an object because you do not have
to know how many pixels you want an object to move. Instead, use the
RSView32 Object Smart Path (OSP) feature.
For details, see “Defining a range of motion” on page 12-9.
Testing animation
Quickly test the animation you have set up in a graphic display by
switching to test mode. When you are finished testing, switch back to
normal mode to continue editing. To switch between test and normal
modes, use the buttons on the toolbar or the items on the View menu.
If your graphic displays contain objects associated with device tags,
your system must be set up to communicate with programmable
controllers or servers in order for you to test animation.
Using tag names and tag placeholders
When configuring animation for objects, you are linking objects to
tags, so you have to specify a tag name or tag placeholder. Following is
a brief description of how to use tag names and placeholders. For
more information, see “Using tag names” on page 11-36.
Test mode
Normal mode
Test mode
Normal mode
Test mode is not the same as running the display. Test mode does
not change the appearance or position of the display as set up in the
Display Settings dialog box. IMPORTANT