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Mimic Setup Image Support |
Image Support is provided by Objects displayed on a Mimic Page - you can display either wmf (metafile) or bmp files by objects as follows -
Static Images
These images are drawn by Text Objects, with the Static Image enabled for display, and the correct image selected (a static image does not change its image based in input states).
Dynamic Images
A digital object can display one of several images based on its value or
alarm state.
Options are provided for
Flood Fill
A digital object can display a flood fill area based on a digital state. When a zero value is used, the off colour is drawn, when a one value is used the on colour is drawn. This allows pipe fills to be done.
Button Images
A button can have its image state enabled, this allows an image to be drawn for the button instead of a standard windows button.
Images are pasted from the Symbol Factory program, purchased separately, which provides a large number of custom images ready to use with the Mimic displays.
Metafile images are preferred for displays as they can be continuously scaled and still achieve good results, compared to bmp images whose quality degrades when the object is stretched.