Dials & Gauges Blockset

Modifying ActiveX Control Properties

You can modify many properties of a preconfigured Dials & Gauges Blockset block using its ActiveX Control Properties dialog box, introduced in Accessing the Properties. This section discusses some of the more complicated tasks and concepts associated with the modification of properties, in these subsections:

• Using Multiple Styles Within One Block
• Understanding ID Properties
• Displaying Text on a Block
• Controlling Values with the Mouse
• Modifying the Displayed Range
• Modifying Multiple Tick Marks

For more information about individual properties of the preconfigured blocks, see the online help for the corresponding ActiveX controls. To access such help, open the library window and double-click on the question-mark block. The online help summarizes the functionality and contains links to information about properties, events, and methods.

Connecting Blocks in a Model

Using Multiple Styles Within One Block