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Created by: Waterboy at: 5/2/2006 9:09 AM (8 Replies)

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5/2/2006 9:09 AM	Rate (0)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Hello everybody, I was wondering that if it is possible to convey your suggestions/improvements and shortcomings in the WinCC to the WinCC development team? No doubt WinCC is a good product but it can be made even more feature rich and user friendly if the user suggestions are taken into account. A typical problem I faced was I was not able to draw a 'dotted/ dashed line' with 'line weight' = 1. Anyone know how to do that? Cheers.
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5/2/2006 9:27 AM	Rate (0)
Ikkezelf Posts: 1084 Rating: (72)	[quote user="Waterboy"] I was wondering that if it is possible to convey your suggestions/improvements and shortcomings in the WinCC to the WinCC development team? You could raise them through a support request to the technical team. If they don't have a solution you can ask them to change the SR into a Change Request. After a while you will get a reply stating if it will be taken into account for a future release. [quote user="Waterboy"] A typical problem I faced was I was not able to draw a 'dotted/ dashed line' with 'line weight' = 1. Anyone know how to do that? I just drew a Line with Line Style "Dash Dot" and Line width 1. What I noticed was that when you have a different zoom level then 100% within the graphic designer you will only see a solid line. At 100% it's showing the dash dot line. Did this answer you question(s)? with regards, Ikkezelf
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5/2/2006 1:07 PM	Rate (0)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Thanks for your reply. I guess there is some confusrion. WinCC has Zoom in\out feature but I guess it does not tell you in percentage (100 % for that matter). Secondly I tried it with Line Weight = 1 and the whole screen visible i.e. 100 % zoom not more that that....still it showed up as straight line. I am using 17 inch monitor, resolution is 1024 X 768 ....in case you need this information. Cheers.
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5/2/2006 2:46 PM	Rate (0)
Ikkezelf Posts: 1084 Rating: (72)	[quote user="Waterboy"]I guess there is some confusrion. WinCC has Zoom in\out feature but I guess it does not tell you in percentage (100 % for that matter). Within Graphic Designer open "View" -> "Toolbars" and select "Zoom". Now you have a zoom toolbar that tells you the percentage. [quote user="Waterboy"]Secondly I tried it with Line Weight = 1 and the whole screen visible i.e. 100 % zoom not more that that....still it showed up as straight line. - Which version of wincc are you using? - Is the Line Style of the line still set to dash dot after you have drawn the line? (just look at the properties). I will include a pdl file created with wincc v6.0 sp2 hf5 in which a line is drawn with the line style dash dot. with regards, Ikkezelf Attachment DashDot.zip (572 Downloads)
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5/3/2006 5:04 PM	Rate (0)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Thanks about the Zoom toolbar insight.....I just overlooked it. I have attached the screen shot of your PDL....that's how I see it and sorry to say but it still looks like a solid line. Attachment PDL.JPG (558 Downloads)
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5/3/2006 5:08 PM	Rate (0)
Ikkezelf Posts: 1084 Rating: (72)	Hi, You are absolutely right. That is a solid line (by the looks). Could you give methree answers: 1. If you look at the "Line Style" property of that Line. What is it stating? 2.If you open the picture in runtime, is it then still a solid line? 3. Which version of wincc are you using? With Regards, Ikkezelf
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5/3/2006 5:28 PM	Rate (0)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Yes , the line style is dashed and weigt is 1. It looks solid in runtime. I am using WinCC Ver 6 SP2. attachment........ Attachment PDL1.JPG (576 Downloads)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Last edited by: Waterboy at: 5/3/2006 5:38 PM Last edited by: Waterboy at: 5/3/2006 5:32 PM
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5/3/2006 5:52 PM	Rate (1)
Ikkezelf Posts: 1084 Rating: (72)	Hi, I found the problem [:D] It's a wincc issue. And it's solved in hotfix 2. Meaning you need to install at least hotfix 2 for wincc V6.0 SP2. Order free of charges from your local siemens/wincc supplier. a note from the hotfix 2 documentation: *With installation of the hotfix 2 the following problems are solved:* - Graphics RT: display of lines with weight 1 is fixed With regards, Ikkezelf
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5/3/2006 6:28 PM	Rate (0)
Waterboy Posts: 85 Rating: (6)	Great !!! That's why I like you people. Thanks a lot.
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