Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 459)

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Animate graphic objects
This chapter describes:
 The types of animation and which objects support which types of animation.
 Use the Animation dialog box.
 Test animation.
 Use tag names, tag placeholders, and expressions when attaching animation.
 Set the minimum and maximum values for animation that uses a range of motion.
 Use Object Smart Path to define an object’s range of motion.
 Set up each type of animation.
 Apply animation to groups.
 Check what kind of animation is attached to an object.
 Copy and past animation.
 Set up animation for global objects.
Types of animation
Animation associates graphic objects with tags so the appearance or position of an object
changes to reflect changes to the tag’s value. For example, an object’s color could change
from yellow to orange to red as the tag’s value increases. Or a slider could move from left
to right as a tag’s value increases.
You can use these types of animation:
 Color
 Fill
 Height
 Horizontal position
 Horizontal slider
 Rotation
 Vertical position
 Vertical slider
 Visibility