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Posted: 2024-10-17 09:31 PM
Hello,
I'm using Machine Expert Twin and really like the control panel feature.
But I can't connect the controls directly to my scene.
I have to "route" the signals always through a PLC back into the tool.
Can I solve that in a simpler way?
Thank you for helping
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Posted: 2024-10-20 10:49 PM
Hello MikeIT, the control panel provides many functions already today. It allows you to insert controls for communicating with a PLC. By right clicking on an empty square of the control panel, you will open a menu, from which you can choose different types of controls.
When you add an element to the control panel and select it, you can see its properties in the ‘Properties’ window. You will also be able to change its name and color here as well as changing different other values for the control.
If you right-click on a ‘controls’ tab of the control panel you will see a menu allowing you to make changes to the tab:
RIGHT: Allows you to move the controls tab right to change the order of the tabs.
NEW CONTROL PANEL: Create a new control panel
DELETE (Tab name): Delete the tab with the corresponding name
DELETE ALL: Delete every controls tab
UNDOCK: Move the controls tab around to another position
ALIGNMENT: Choose where in the control panel the controls tabs are situated
Nevertheless, we highly value your request and have forwarded it as improvement suggestion to our development team. Thanks a lot.
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Posted: 2024-10-20 10:49 PM
Hello MikeIT, the control panel provides many functions already today. It allows you to insert controls for communicating with a PLC. By right clicking on an empty square of the control panel, you will open a menu, from which you can choose different types of controls.
When you add an element to the control panel and select it, you can see its properties in the ‘Properties’ window. You will also be able to change its name and color here as well as changing different other values for the control.
If you right-click on a ‘controls’ tab of the control panel you will see a menu allowing you to make changes to the tab:
RIGHT: Allows you to move the controls tab right to change the order of the tabs.
NEW CONTROL PANEL: Create a new control panel
DELETE (Tab name): Delete the tab with the corresponding name
DELETE ALL: Delete every controls tab
UNDOCK: Move the controls tab around to another position
ALIGNMENT: Choose where in the control panel the controls tabs are situated
Nevertheless, we highly value your request and have forwarded it as improvement suggestion to our development team. Thanks a lot.
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