Containers

The
Containers
category under
GeneralEquipment > TanksAndContainers
in the
Toolbox
contains bins, bottles, cans, boxes, crates, jars, on and so forth. Containers are commonly used in a manufacturing system.
Use a container to depict packaging in the manufacturing system. If you place a container on the screen that can depict data such as fill levels, change the built-in animation properties for the graphic element.
Built-in animation properties
Built-in animation properties appear under the
General
category of the
Properties
window. Specify values for these properties in order to animate the graphic element or change the information the graphic element shows on the HMI device.
Not all graphic elements in this category have built-in animation properties. The built-in animation properties for a graphic element in this category depend on the graphic element selected.
Name
Category
Purpose
Accepted values
Cap
General
Specifies if the cap is on or off.
  • Cap on - selected
  • Cap off - cleared
Level
General
Specifies the value for the fill level.
Bound tag
MaxLevel
General
Specifies the value for the maximum fill level.
Any numeric value greater than the MinLevel property value
MinLevel
General
Specifies the value for the minimum fill level.
Any numeric value less than the MaxLevel property value
ShowOpen
General
Specifies the open or closed state of the cardboard box.
  • Open - selected
  • Closed - cleared
Unique properties
Unique properties are properties that not all graphic elements in the
Toolbox
share.
Not all graphic elements in this category have the same properties. The unique properties of a graphic element in this category depend on the graphic element selected.
Name
Category
Purpose
Accepted values
CapColor
Appearance
Specifies the color of the cap.
Any selected color in the
Color Picker
 or a Hex color value entered manually. The Hex value must be in the format #RRGGBB. R, G, and B are Hex digits from 0 through F and represent the color channel values for red, green, and blue. For example, #ffff00 produces yellow.
FillColor
Appearance
Specifies the fill color.
Any selected color in the
Color Picker
 or a Hex color value entered manually. The Hex value must be in the format #RRGGBB. R, G, and B are Hex digits from 0 through F and represent the color channel values for red, green, and blue. For example, #ffff00 produces yellow.
LevelColor
Appearance
Specifies the color of the fill level.
Any selected color in the
Color Picker
 or a Hex color value entered manually. The Hex value must be in the format #RRGGBB. R, G, and B are Hex digits from 0 through F and represent the color channel values for red, green, and blue. For example, #ffff00 produces yellow.
Common properties
Common properties exist for all graphic elements.
Property
Category
Purpose
Accepted Values
Access
Security
Specifies if all users have access to the control element, or if access is inherited from the screen.
  • Inherit - Access inherited from screen.
  • Full Access - Access granted to all users.
Angle
Position and Size
Specifies the rotation angle.
Enter 180 to display the graphic element upside down. If you enter a value larger than 360, the portion of numeric value that is over 360 becomes the value. For example, enter 380 to see a value of 20. If you enter a value less than 0, the negative value is subtracted from 360. For example, enter -30 to see a value of 330.
  • Numbers 0 to 360
Enabled
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is available on the HMI device and if the graphic element accepts touch and key input.
  • Enabled - selected
  • Not Enabled - cleared
Height
Position and Size
Specifies the height in pixels.
Any positive numeric value
Opacity
Appearance
Specifies the transparency of the graphic element.
0 (fully transparent) - 100 (fully opaque)
Visible
Appearance
Specifies if the graphic element is visible on the HMI device.
  • Visible - selected
  • Not visible - cleared
Width
Position and Size
Specifies the width in pixels.
Any positive number
X
Position and Size
Specifies the horizontal coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the X property value does not change.
Any positive number
Y
Position and Size
Specifies the vertical coordinate, in pixels, from the upper left corner of screen to the upper left corner of a graphic element or group with no rotation. If the graphic element or group is rotated, the Y property value does not change.
Any positive number
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