User manual AMX TPDESIGN3 V3.16

[. . . ] instruction manual TPDesign3 Touch Panel Design Program (Version 3. 16) So ftw are Software Warranty Agreement PRE-RELEASE CODE. Portions of the AMX Software may, from time to time, as identified in the AMX Software, include PRE-RELEASE CODE and such code may not be at the level of performance, compatibility and functionality of the final code. The PRERELEASE CODE may not operate correctly and may be substantially modified prior to final release or certain features may not be generally released. AMX warrants that the AMX Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying written materials for a period of 30 days from the date of receipt. [. . . ] The altered font type appears at the top of the Fonts In Panel field. 20 TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program Designing Panel Pages 5. Once the font appears in the Fonts In Panel field, it is now possible to Copy, Paste, Cut, and Delete the font from the library. Creating a New Page When TPDesign3 opens, the program constructs the first page (Main Page). You can add buttons, bargraphs, sliders, and drawings to a touch panel page, and then designate the control functions for each object. This Main page should also contain a SETUP button to give you access to the panel setup pages. By placing the mouse pointer over a page area and clicking the right mouse button, a drop-down menu appears. This menu combines many of the options found within the Edit and Page menus. Refer to the Quick Start Page Design section on page 13 for more information. Click the Add Page icon from either the Standard toolbar or the Page drop-down menu. 2. These buttons allow page flips from one page to another. Setting Page Properties Color characteristics only apply to the individual page of a particular project. Select Page > Properties from the Main menu or right-click on the page and select properties. 7) appears on-screen. This checkbox appears if the panel type supports them. Only appears on the AXB-TPI panel type containing card slots Slot ID FIG. Type the name for the page under construction and select a page color. Select Graphic Page from the palette if you are receiving a video input and/or select Graphic Page if you are receiving an RGB video input. The Graphic page feature is only supported within a CG (Color Graphic) panel type. Select a slot number, if your panel type (such as the AXB-TPI) provides you with a Slot ID drop-down menu. TPDesign3 Touch Panel Program 21 Designing Panel Pages This alteration of the page color overrides that of the Preferences - Default Colors tab setting for Page Color, as long as the project session is OPEN. TPDesign3 has the ability to copy page elements to another page or drawing application. Creating a Button Since all touch panel page objects are buttons, begin with button construction. The button type is determined by selecting the choices from the Button Types toolbar. Select the Button Draw tool from the Main toolbar to create a button. 2. On the Main page, left click/hold your mouse button down and drag the mouse pointer diagonally until the desired button dimension is obtained. The position of the button is also controlled by the Snap To Grid feature of the Edit > Preferences > Application tab. This feature (along with the defined pixel units) works with the Snap to Grip button in the Main Toolbar. Refer to the Defining your Preferences section on page 15 for more information. [. . . ] This feature is only valid for Static and WebLinx HTML exports FIG. Use the Browse button and choose the directory that the converted touch panel pages will reside in. If you want to create a subdirectory (based on the name of the project) in the selected folder, click Create Panel Subdirectory. If these files already exist in that directory, click the Overwrite Existing Files option to overwrite all duplicated information. [. . . ]