Rockwell Automation 9301 Series RSView32 Users Guide - Manual (Page 476)

Configuring trends
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Summary of steps
These are the steps for creating a trend:
create a trend object in the Graphic Display editor
configure the trend in the Trend dialog box
provide a method for controlling the trend
Creating a trend object
To create a trend object:
1. Open the Graphic Display editor.
2. Choose the Trend drawing tool by doing one of the following:
open the Objects menu, click Advanced Objects, and then click
Trend
click in the Drawing Tools toolbox
The cursor changes to the trend drawing tool:
3. Drag the mouse to create a box approximately the size you want
for the trend.
When you release the mouse, the Trend dialog box opens.
4. Configure the trend as described on the following pages.
Once you have configured the trend, you can edit it as you would
any other graphic object. You can move it, resize it, attach
animation to it, and so on. You can also use this object in other
graphic displays by dragging it from one display and dropping it
into another.