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Interface
Create State Lets you create new states in the diagram. Click this button,
and then click in the state diagram area to add states. A state appears as a
rectangular box containing the name of the state.
The first state you add is, by default, the first state in the controller that
executes when the simulation is run. This is indicated by its red color; states
you add subsequently are colored blue. To set a different state to execute first,
use the Set Start State function.
You specify a state's name and behaviors by editing the state. To edit a state,
right-click it. This opens the
State dialog on page 4859.
Create Transition Lets you link states with transitions. Click this button,
and then drag between two states to create the transition, starting with the
earlier state. The transition appears as a black arrow pointing from the first
state to the second. Alternatively, if you click a state with the Create Transition
tool active, you create a transition that loops back to the state itself.
Right-click a transition to specify its characteristics and conditions by editing
the transition. This opens the
State Transition dialog on page 4861.
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