User`s guide

2 Using Instrumentation in a Model
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Caution If you decrease the value of the property named by the plural noun
(for example, the
Fonts property), then the style corresponding to the highest
ID value is removed. To replace that style, you have to add a new style and
recreate the settings of the deleted style from the default settings.
•If the property directly above the ID property is not a plural noun similar to
the ID property’s name, then the ID property applies a style that was
previously defined in another panel of the dialog box. Other properties in the
dialog box panel indicate the context in which the style is applied. By varying
the value of the ID property, you can select a different style to apply.
For example, in the
Captions panel of the Volume block, the FontID
property does not occur directly underneath a
Fonts property. The purpose
of the
FontID property in this case is to reference previously defined font
styles and apply them to captions. The font styles are defined on the
Fonts
panel of the dialog box.
Sometimes, multiple styles are combined so seamlessly that it is not obvious
why multiple styles are needed or which parts of the block correspond to which
style definitions. You can often adjust the definition of the style to make the
style usage more apparent. For example, if you change the colors of different
annular regions and then look for the corresponding change in the block, then
you should be able to figure out how the design is split among multiple annular
regions.
Displaying Text on a Block
Many blocks allow you to include text on the block. Such text might describe
the quantity being measured, the units of measurement, or other information.
The table below lists some types of text that are associated with a specific part