This section describes how to define the path settings for
animated graphics. You can easily define the path of an animated graphic in the
editing window. To edit the path of an animated graphic, click it to display the
path as shown in the following example.

To modify the path, drag the path points to desired positions. You can insert a
path point by right-clicking at the desired position on the path and clicking
Insert Point from the popup menu. To delete a path point, right-click at the
path point and click Delete Point on the popup menu. Use the Path page to define
all the properties of the path.
The following is an example of the Path page.

The following table describes each property in the Path page.
|
Property
|
Description |
|
X |
The horizontal coordinate of the
selected path point. |
|
Y |
The vertical coordinate of the
selected path point. |
|
Picture for Forward Movement |
State |
The associated state of the
selected path point for forward
movement. |
|
Name |
The associated picture name of
the selected state. It is also
the associated picture name of
the selected path point for
forward movement. |
|
Picture for Backward Movement |
State |
The associated state of the
selected path point for backward
movement. |
|
Name |
The associated picture name of
the selected state. It is also
the associated picture name of
the selected path point for
backward movement. |
Source.Section 9.6.5 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.
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