Configuration Guide User Manual

Micro-PWC CONFIGURATION GUIDE
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4.2.6.3 Grouping and Ungrouping Objects.............................104
4.2.6.4 Depth and Grouped Objects ......................................104
4.2.6.5 The Extent of an Object .............................................104
4.2.6.6 Moving an Object .......................................................105
4.2.6.7 Copying an Object......................................................105
4.2.6.8 Scaling (Resizing) an Object......................................105
4.2.6.9 Rotating an Object .....................................................106
4.2.6.10 Changing the Drawing Order of Objects ..................106
4.2.6.11 Reversing an Object.................................................107
4.2.6.12 Deleting an Object....................................................108
4.2.7 Point Operations...........................................................................108
4.2.7.1 Moving an Object in Point Mode ................................108
4.2.7.2 Changing a Point........................................................109
4.2.7.3 Adding a Point............................................................109
4.2.7.4 Deleting a Point..........................................................109
4.2.8 Object Placement Example ..........................................................109
4.2.9 The Menu Bar............................................................................... 111
4.2.9.1 File Types: Installed and Off-line Graphic and
Submodel Files.................................................. 111
4.2.9.2 File Operations: The FILE Pull-down Menu............... 112
4.2.9.3 The EDIT Pull-down Menu......................................... 118
4.2.10 Using Model Variables................................................................ 119
4.2.11 Window Operations: The WINDOW Pull-down Menu................. 119
4.3 Dynamics...................................................................................................120
4.3.1 Configuring Dynamic Attributes for Objects .................................120
4.3.1.1 Configuring the Expression - Operators and
Operands...........................................................121
4.3.1.2 Configuring the Dynamic Attribute Settings ...............126
4.3.2 Configuring Submodels................................................................131
4.3.3 Creating Custom Dynamics..........................................................133
4.3.3.1 Custom Dynamics......................................................133
4.3.3.2 Declaring Variables ....................................................134
4.3.4 Dynamic Configuration Examples ................................................139
4.3.4.1 Example 1 - Single Expression ..................................139
4.3.4.2 Example 2 - Multiple Expressions..............................140
4.3.4.3 Example 3 - Using the TRUE Expression ..................141
4.3.4.4 Example 4 - Creating a New Submodel with
Dynamics...........................................................141
4.3.4.5 Example 5 - Configuring Dynamic Submodels...........142
4.3.4.6 Example 6 - Simulating Motion Using the Blink
Attribute .............................................................142
4.3.4.7 Example 7 - Using Text and Text Attributes to
Indicate Conditions ............................................144
4.4 Micro-DCI Submodels ...............................................................................145