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Links between CPM and VPM Impact Reference Guide
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3. Expand the properties for the tool you want to link. Both Inputs and Outputs can be used to create Get
Data links.
4. Left-click on the desired property, drag it to the Control Panel Canvas or the Control Tree, and release
it.
If you drop it on the Control Tree, the new control is added in the Control Tree and in the upper left
corner of the Canvas.
5. Repeat step 4 until all links have been made.
To create a Set Data link using drag and drop
1. Display the Vision Program Tree. If you want to add links to the Control Panel Tree, display it also.
2. Select the desired task from the Select Program dropdown
3. Expand the properties for the tool you want to link. Only Inputs can be used to create Set Data links.
4. Hold down the Shift key, then left-click on the desired property, drag it to the Control Panel Canvas or
the Control Tree, and release it.
If you drop it on the Control Tree, the new control is added in the Control Tree and in the upper left
corner of the Canvas.
5. Repeat step 4 until all links have been made.
Create Right-Click Links to VPM
When you create a right-click link to or from VPM, CPM will always give you choice of what you want to
do. You can choose to create a Set or Get Data link, to add a new control, or choose to link to a property type
in an existing control. The type of control added, or the property choice shown, depends on the type of data
you are linking.
To create a Get Data link using right-click
1. Display the Vision Program Tree. If you want to add links using the Control Panel Tree, display it also.
2. Select the desired task from the Select Program dropdown.
3. Expand the properties for the tool you want to link. Inputs and Outputs can be used to create Get Data
links.
4. Right-click on the desired property, then left-click on "Get link from here." Some properties and meth-
ods will only accept Set Data links.
5. To add the link to an existing control, hold the mouse cursor over the control and right-click. The
choices displayed will depend on the VPM property data type and the compatible data types in the con-
trol. If the control does not have a compatible data type, no choices are displayed.
To add the link to a new control, hold the mouse over a blank area on the Canvas, or the Panel icon in
the Control Tree, and right-click. Some properties can only be linked to with a Set Data link. If this is
the case, no choices are displayed.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all links have been made.
To create a Set Data link using right-click
1. Display the Vision Program Tree. If you want to add links to the Control Panel Tree, display it also.
2. Select the desired task from the Select Program dropdown
3. Expand the properties for the tool you want to link. Inputs and Methods can be used to create Set Data
links.
4. Right-click on the desired property, then left-click on "Set link to here." Some properties and methods
will only accept Get Data links.
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