Overview
This page has information about how to paste tags to displays.
This page serves as a guide for using the "Paste Tags" feature on displays in FactoryStudio. This feature allows for the direct incorporation of project tags into displays, streamlining the configuration process and enabling efficient data visualization.
Initially, we explore the procedure for applying pasted tags to displays, beginning with the creation or selection of tags in your project. We continue with instructions to copy the selected tags to the clipboard and, ultimately, paste them into the drawing area.
Additionally, we discuss the process of copying and pasting tags onto symbols. It's important to note that when a symbol shares the same name as a custom type, the action of copying and pasting a tag from this custom type to a page will result in the pasting of the symbol, which is already configured with the tag, instead of the tag into a Text Output.
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Applying Paste Tags to Displays
Create or Select Tags in the Project
The first step to use this feature is to create a Tag in your Project. This tag can be a simple one, an array or Custom Type.
To better understand the feature, three examples are shown below. The tags created are as follows:
1. Tag.Integer1 -- Integer DataType -- Simple Tag. 2. Tag.Digital1 -- Digital DataType -- Array of 10 elements. 3. Tag.CustomType -- Custom DataType -- Sub-Elements: Element1 (Integer), Element2 (Integer.) |
Copy Selected Tags to Clipboard
Now that our tags were created, we can start adding them to the display. Right-click the Integer1 Tag, and select Copy Selected Row option.
Paste Tags in the Draw area
Go to the Draw Environment, at the desired Page. Right-click the display and select Paste. You should see the Tag being inserted into the display, already formatted with a TextOutput, for label, and a TextBox for displaying value.
The same logic can be applied for array Tags. Copy the Tag row from Edit → Tags → Objects related to Digital1 array. All elements should appear formatted when Pasted into a page.
Lastly, for a Custom Type Tag, Copy the Parent element from Edit → Tags → Objects and Paste it into your page. The child elements will be automatically formatted at the Display.
Copy and Paste Tags to Symbols
When there is a symbol with the same name of custom type, the copy and paste of a tag from this custom type to a page will not paste the tag to a Text Output; it will paste the symbol with the tag already configured.
Custom Type “Motor” and tag array Motors for motor type. |
Below is the “Motor” symbol using the motor custom type:
Copying Motors tag to a page will past all motors symbols created and configured with the right tag:
It is possible to execute this operation with custom type inside of custom type with several different custom type at same time.