Color Line Drawing Method
Available in all applications
Used by: Analog Input, Analog Output, Analog Status, Analog Control, Alarm, Calculation, Counter, Digital Control, Digital Input, Digital Output, Digital Status, Function, Pump Status, Selector Switch, Serial Port, TCP/IP Port, Totalizer, UDP/IP Port, SQL Logger.
The Color Line tag drawing method is used to draw a line that changes any combination of color, width and style to indicate the state of the associated tag.
The graphic editor dialog for the Color Line is as shown:
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The Tag field displays the name and description of the tag that is currently associated with this drawing method. You can use this to select a different tag or parameter to use as the data source for this drawing method.
The Tag field is only present when editing a completed drawing method object
Opens the Select Pen dialog. From this dialog, you can select the color, line style and width that the Color Line object will use to show each state of the underlying tag.
The Pen Orientation drop-down list enables you to select one of four orientations for the completed Color Line object (horizontal, vertical, left 45 degrees, or right 45 degrees). The orientation remains the same for all tag states.