What Are 'States; Using Shape Li Braries - Maple Systems Silver Series Installation And Operation Manual

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What are 'states'?

Many of the graphics objects (ex. Set Word Object or Moving Shape Object) use states to determine which picture
to display. Shapes and bitmaps can be configured with up to 32 different states.
Each shape can be configured to show a different picture depending upon a 'state'. States are used when the shape
is tied to an active object that is monitoring a value in a PLC. For instance, you would use a two-state shape to
represent a Bit Lamp object. You can also use a different picture of a shape for a passive object. Click the State:
pull-down box in the Shape or Bitmap library and select a different number. Most of the predefined shapes in the
libraries have at least two states.

Using Shape Li braries

EasyBuilder includes fourteen shape libraries:
• balloons.slb(contains dialog boxes)
• captions.slb(contains various rectangle shapes)
• button1.slb(switches and lamps)
• button2.slb(switches and lamps)
• button3.slb(switches and lamps)
• button4.slb(switches and lamps)
• buttons.slb(switches and lamps)
• electric.slb(schematic symbols)
• isa_1.slb(isa symbols)
• isa_2.slb(isa symbols)
• part1.slb(switches and flags)
• pipe_m0.slb(pipes)
• pipe_m1.slb(pipes)
• pipes.slb(pipes)
When you start a new project, two libraries (button1 and button2) are automatically open.
To display the Shape Library dialog box
1. From the Library menu, click Shape, then click Call up library. Or click the Call up Shape
Library icon from the Standard toolbar. The Shape Library dialog box appears.
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