Draw vector graphics tutorial

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1. Vector Drawing Basics

1. Open Displays → Draw
2. Use drawing tools:

Basic Shapes:

• Rectangle
• Ellipse
• Polygon
• Polyline
• GridLine
• Spline

Combine Shapes:

• Select multiple
• Use union, subtract, intersect
• See results

2. Create Animated Bargraph

• Draw rectangle
• Double click it and go to Dynamics
• Choose Bargraph
• In Expression, add the Tank Level tag
• Change the Bar Color to Blue

3. Rotation Animation

1. Draw a blower from the Symbol Library
2. Double click it and go to Dynamics
3. Add Rotate dynamic:
   • Expression: Client.UI.SimulationAnalog
   • Set result to: RPM

4. Color Animations

1. Draw a square
2. Double click it and go to Dynamics
3. Add FillColor dynamic:
   1. Change Color: Using Limits
   2. Expression: Tag.TankFarm/Tank1/Level
   3. Set color and values like:
      1. Value: 0; Color: Green
      2. Value: 25; Color: Blue
      3. Value: 50; Color: Red

5. Visibility Animations

1. Draw a square
2. Double click it and go to Dynamics
3. Add Visibility dynamic
4. In Visible set:
   1. 1 = Visible
   2. 0 = Not Visible
   3. You can set an Expression to check the value an apply visibility, for example: @Tag.TankFarm/Tank1/Level > 25

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