This section describes the properties and events of the simple pipe line object.
This object is normally used to create layouts of piping systems with the dynamic representation of the fluid flowing inside.
How to insert a pipe
The method of inserting the pipe differs from the standard previously defined.
Once selected in the toolbar, the first click on the page identifies the starting point of the pipe.
The next click identifies the end of the first segment and so on until the complete drawing of the pipe.
The final double click completes the editing of the object and releases the control.
Animation effect
The animation effect defines how the fluid flowing inside the pipe is represented.
It is possible to select between:
None: the fluid is represented with a colored area
Alternatively it is possible to use: Points, Hyphens, Arrows.
Properties
Attributs
Property
Description
Default value
Behaviour
Visibility
Indicates whether the object should be visible or hidden
ON
Attributs
Tag
The variable that drives the flow of pipe filling
Min value
Value of the tag that corresponds to the absence of the flow
0
Max value
Tag value that corresponds to full pipe
100
Colour
Color of the filling fluid
Line colour
Color of the pipe profile line
Line size
Size of the pipe profile line
Pipe size
Width of the pipe
Opacity
Opacity level
Empty colour
Color of the area of the pipe not re-filled by the fluid
Blink
Blinking
Defines whether the pipe should flash
Animation
Type of animation
Described before
Colour
Color of the symbol selected in the stream
Only filling
Indicates whether the symbol should be drawn only in the filling area or in the whole pipe
ON
Distance
Defines the distance between the symbols
Speed
Defines the speed of movement of the symbols
Security
Level
Defines the security level of the object
ShowOffline
Indicates whether the offline status should be displayed (communication with the device is in error)
ShowInvalid
Indicates whether the status that corresponds to an invalid tag value should be displayed. Invalid value means a value outside the previously defined range
ShowProtected
Indicates whether the protected object status should be displayed
