OMRON CHAPTER 17 – Best Practices
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• Start new pages with ‘Snap to Grid’
During the creative phase of any page this helps ensure objects are automatically aligned and sized,
saving time tidying up later.
• Use cursor keys for fine adjustments
The cursor keys move selected objects by 1 pixel, or snaps to grid if <Ctrl> held, and vice-versa
when ‘Snap to grid’ is active. This is a lot easier than using the mouse.
• Group objects
To make Workspace navigation of objects easy, reduce the number of top level objects by collecting
objects together into Groups. Grouped objects can be nested on other groups in a natural hierarchy
e.g. a machine has several panels that have keypads that have buttons.
• Create object libraries
Keep a common look and feel between pages and speed up development by creating libraries of
commonly used objects e.g. displays or buttons. These can also be reused in later projects.
• Use Copy and Paste
Making good use of Copy and Paste to duplicate similar objects can reduce development time.
• Use Alignment functions
Create professional looking applications by prevent unsightly errors quickly using ‘Align Top/Left’
and ‘Make Same Width/Height’.
• Draw perfect circles
Quickly draw perfect circles by holding <Ctrl> while drawing an Ellipse.
• Use meaningful object names
Instead of accepting the default object and group names rename them to something more helpful e.g.
Conveyor1, InstrumentPanel, StartButton etc
Scripts
This section covers some good practices for writing scripts.
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