copy the face plate in graces file by another name

mmaher,

you probably do not see any changes because clicking on your block icon does not open your faceplate but the original motor faceplate.

In order to solve this issue, you must open your @PCS7Typicals_X.Pdl picture, find your block icon, go to it's properties and select "System". Property Servername must be set to:

PCS7 YOURNAME Control

where "YOURNAME" must be exactly the same as your faceplate window name (HEATER or whatsoever).

After this open your faceplate (the one without extension, eg @PG_HEATER.Pdl), find object named "ObjCollection", and in it's property "Settings" correct BlockType entry to be "HEATER" (or whatever name of your faceplate type is).

The last step is to find object named "@Faceplate" on the same picture. Now find it's property "Texts" and correct FirstView entry.

Now it should work.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

Hello

i have followed this step and sucess to open my custom @PG_MotDual_Standard.pdl from the block icon

crazyCow

mmaher,

you probably do not see any changes because clicking on your block icon does not open your faceplate but the original motor faceplate.

In order to solve this issue, you must open your @PCS7Typicals_X.Pdl picture, find your block icon, go to it's properties and select "System". Property Servername must be set to:

PCS7 YOURNAME Control

where "YOURNAME" must be exactly the same as your faceplate window name (HEATER or whatsoever).

After this open your faceplate (the one without extension, eg @PG_HEATER.Pdl), find object named "ObjCollection", and in it's property "Settings" correct BlockType entry to be "HEATER" (or whatever name of your faceplate type is).

The last step is to find object named "@Faceplate" on the same picture. Now find it's property "Texts" and correct FirstView entry.

Now it should work.

Hope this helps.

Regards.

 However,

when i click the preview toolbar. the window did not open the @PG_MotDual_Preview.pdl instead open the original @PG_MotSpdCL_Preview.pdl then when i click the "home" icon. it also go back to @PG_MotSpdCL_Standard.pdl instead the correct ones (@PG_MotDual_Standard.pdl)

any suggestion please

Hi mr Gun,

if you create your own faceplate with copying the faceplate from a existing facaeplate you have to adapt some setting at the picture @PG_MyAPLFP.PDL

• Enter the new screen name, for example "@PG_MyAPLFP_Standard.PDL" in the "Firstview" property of the "@Faceplate" object.
  
• Enter the new screen name, for example "@PG_MyAPLFP_ViewToolbar.PDL" in the "PictureName" property of the "ToolbarWindow" object.
  
• Enter the name of the new faceplate type (server name), for example "MyAPLFP" in the "BlockType" property of the "ObjCollection" object.
  

You can find for more information how you create your own block icon or faceplate in the manual PCS 7 APL Style Guide at the section Creating project-specific blocks in conformance with APL.

With regards
Heisenberg

Heisenberg2

Hi mr Gun,

if you create your own faceplate with copying the faceplate from a existing facaeplate you have to adapt some setting at the picture @PG_MyAPLFP.PDL

• Enter the new screen name, for example "@PG_MyAPLFP_Standard.PDL" in the "Firstview" property of the "@Faceplate" object.
  
• Enter the new screen name, for example "@PG_MyAPLFP_ViewToolbar.PDL" in the "PictureName" property of the "ToolbarWindow" object.
  
• Enter the name of the new faceplate type (server name), for example "MyAPLFP" in the "BlockType" property of the "ObjCollection" object.
  

To see the objects you have to adapt the screen size and they can be behind other objects.

You can find for more information how you create your own block icon or faceplate in the manual PCS 7 APL Style Guide at the section Creating project-specific blocks in conformance with APL.

With regards
Heisenberg

 Hi,

yes the step you mentioned are right.

i just missed the last step of properties "BlockType" of the "ObjCollection" object. Previously i left still as "MotSpdCL" not "MotDual"

Now it works as it should.

Thanks