Basic Animation Dialog Box

Item

Description

Object Name

Allows you to enter a name for the selected object. The name that you specify appears in the WorkSpace system tree and in the Name row of the VBA Property window.

Description

Allows you to enter a description for the selected object. The description that you specify appears in the ToolTip for the object (provided that the Enable ToolTips option is enabled) and in the Description row of the VBA Property window.

Enable Tooltip

Select this option to display an on-screen description of the object when the pointer pauses on it. You can only use this in conjunction with the Enable Highlight option.

Tooltip Option

This drop-down list is only available when the Enable Tooltip option is selected. Select the item from the list that specifies where the tooltip text comes from:

• The object's Description property (TooltipDescription).
• The Dynamo's Description property (TooltipDynamoDescription).
• From a run mode tag value description supplied when you load tag status symbols for your picture (TooltipTagStatus).

Enable Highlight

Select this option to display a highlight around the object when the pointer is on it. To use the ToolTip option, you must also select this option.

Enable Select

Select this check box to allow operators to select the object at run-time.

Item

Description

Foreground Check Box

Select this option to animate the foreground color property of the selected object.  If this check box is selected, a Foreground Color property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Foreground Color Expert button. To remove the Foreground Color animation, clear the check box.

NOTE: Lines, polylines, and bitmaps do not have foreground color properties.

Foreground Button

Click this button to animate the foreground color property of the selected object. If the Foreground check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing foreground color animation.

NOTE: Lines, polylines, and bitmaps do not have foreground color properties.

Edge Check Box

Select this option to animate the edge color property of the selected object. If this check box is selected, an Edge Color property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Edge Color Expert button. To remove the Edge Color animation, clear the check box.

Edge Button

Click this button to animate the edge color property of the selected object. If the Edge check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing edge color animation.

Background Check Box

Select this option to animate the background color property of the selected object.  If this check box is selected, a Background Color property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Background Color Expert button. To remove the Background Color animation, clear the check box.

Background Button

Click this button to animate the background color property of the selected object. If the Background check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing background color animation.

Item

Description

Position Check Box

Select this option to animate the Horizontal or Vertical Position property of the selected object.

If this check box is selected, a Position property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Position Expert button. To remove the Horizontal or Vertical Position animation, clear the check box.

Position Button

Click this button to animate the Horizontal or Vertical Position property of the selected object.

If the Position check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing Position animation.

Scale Check Box

Select this option to animate the Uniform Height and Width Scale property of the selected object. These animations allow you to scale the object proportionally, by height, or by width.

If the Scale check box is selected, a Scale property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Scale Expert button. To remove the Scale animation, clear the check box.

Scale Button

Click this button to animate the Uniform Height and Width Scale property of the selected object. These animations allow you to scale the object proportionally, by height, or by width.

If the Scale check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing Scale animation.

Rotate Check Box

Select this option to animate the RotationAngle property of the selected object.  This animation allows you to define the angle of rotation.  If the Rotation check box is selected, a RotationAngle property animation already exists for this object.

To modify the existing animation, click the Rotation Expert button. To remove the RotationAngle animation, clear the check box.

NOTE: Ovals, rounded rectangles, and charts do not have rotation properties.

Rotate Button

Click this button to animate the RotationAngle property of the selected object. This animation allows you to define the amount to rotate an object. If the RotationAngle check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing RotationAngle animation.

NOTE: Ovals, rounded rectangles, and charts do not have rotation properties.

Item

Description

Fill Percentage Check Box

Select this option to animate the Fill property of the selected object.  You can animate both the Horizontal and Vertical Fill properties and specify whether the Fill animates based on a percentage.  

If the Fill check box is selected, a Fill property animation already exists for this object.  To modify the existing animation, click the Fill Expert button.  To remove the Fill animation, clear the check box.  

Fill Percentage Button

Click this button to animate the Fill property of the selected object. You can animate both the Horizontal and Vertical Fill properties and specify whether the Fill animates based on a percentage. If the Fill check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing Fill animation.

Item

Description

Visible Check Box

Select this option to animate the Visible property of the selected object.  This animation allows you to make an object visible or invisible.  If the Visibility check box is selected, a Visible property animation already exists for this object.  

To modify the existing animation, click the Visibility Expert button.  To remove the Visibility animation, clear the check box.  

Visible Button

Click this button to animate the Visible property of the selected object. This animation allows you to make an object visible or invisible. If the Visibility check box is selected, click this button to modify the existing Visibility animation.

Item

Description

Advanced Animations Check Box

Select this option to open the Advanced Animations dialog box.  This dialog box allows you to access all of the property animations available to the selected object and also provides a more detailed interface for adding or modifying property animations.  

If this check box is selected, one or more advanced animations already exist for this object.  

To modify the existing animations, click the Configure button.  To delete the existing Advanced Animations, clear this check box.  

Configure

Click this button to open the Advanced Animations dialog box.  This dialog box allows you to access all of the property animations available to the selected object and also provides a more detailed interface for adding or modifying property animations.  

If the Advanced Animations check box is selected, one or more advanced animations already exist for this object.  

To modify the existing animations, click the Configure button.  To delete the existing Advanced Animations, clear this check box.  

Item

Description

Click Check Box

Select this option to specify one or more click commands for your object. If this check box is selected, a command script already exists for this object.  

To modify the existing command script, click the Click button to launch the Multiple Command Script Wizard. To delete the existing script, clear this check box.

Click Button

Click this button to specify one or more click commands for your object. If the Click check box is selected, click this button to modify the script in the Multiple Command Script Wizard.