Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 356)

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Use .wmf and .dxf files
Windows metafiles (.wmf) and AutoCAD (.dxf) files are converted to drawing objects
(such as lines, ellipses, and polygons) when you import them. You can edit the drawing
objects the same way you edit drawing objects that you create in FactoryTalk View.
Depending on the complexity of the metafile or AutoCAD file, the converted image could
consist of 500 or more drawing objects. This would lead to long display load times. In this
case, it would be better to covert the .wmf or .dxf file to a bitmap, and then show the
bitmap in an image object.
To place a .wmf or .dxf file in a display
1. On the Objects menu, click Import.
2. Click the mouse where you want to position the file, and then drag to draw a rectangle.
3. In the “Files of type” box, select the type of file to import.
4. Navigate to the directory where the file is stored, and then click the file to import.
5. Click Open.
The file is converted to drawing objects and grouped, and then the grouped object is
placed in the graphic display.
Use ActiveX objects
ActiveX objects use tags or expressions to exchange information with the data source.
The properties and connections available for a particular ActiveX object depend on the
third-party vendor’s implementation.
ActiveX objects support visibility animation only.
To create an ActiveX object
1. Select the ActiveX Control tool.
2. Click the mouse where you want to position the object, and then drag until the object
is the size you want.
If your application will run on a PanelView Plus CE terminal, the ActiveX object must be available
for both the development system (running on Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows 8,
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Vista) and the PanelView Plus CE terminal
platform. Make sure you install and register the Windows CE version of the ActiveX object on the
PanelView Plus CE.
PanelView Plus terminals do not support ActiveX objects.
ActiveX Control tool