Mimics Guide - Hatch (Animations)

Hatch

You can animate the hatch pattern on an object that has hatch shading, for example, you can animate it so that it changes pattern when a point changes state.

Each type of hatch pattern corresponds to a number, as follows:

Number for Expression	Hatch
0	Horizontal
1	Vertical
2	Forward diagonal
3	Backward diagonal
4	Cross
5	Diagonal cross
6	5 percent
7	10 percent
8	20 percent
9	25 percent
10	30 percent
11	40 percent
12	50 percent
13	60 percent
14	70 percent
15	75 percent
16	80 percent
17	90 percent
18	Light downward diagonal
19	Light upward diagonal
20	Dark downward diagonal
21	Dark upward diagonal
22	Wide downward diagonal
23	Wide upward diagonal
24	Light vertical
25	Light horizontal
26	Narrow vertical
27	Narrow horizontal
28	Dark vertical
29	Dark horizontal
30	Dashed downward diagonal
31	Dashed upward diagonal
32	Dashed horizontal
33	Dashed vertical
34	Small confetti
35	Large confetti
36	Zigzag
37	Wave
38	Diagonal brick
39	Horizontal brick
40	Weave
41	Plaid
42	Divot
43	Dotted grid
44	Dotted diamond
45	Shingle
46	Trellis
47	Sphere
48	Small grid
49	Small checker board
50	Large checker board
51	Outlined diamond
52	Solid diamond

The names for the hatches in ViewX match those used in Microsoft Windows.

Animating the Hatch property only has a visible effect on the Mimic object if the Type property is set to Hatch in the Mimic object's configuration or is animated to be 2 (2 corresponds to Hatch).

You can either edit the expression for the Hatch property so that it is one of the numbers for the hatch patterns, or you can use an expression to change the hatch pattern according to the value or state of a database item. For example, you could use the following expression to change the type of hatch according to the current state of a 2 bit digital point:

LOOKUP( ".DigitalPoint 2.CurrentState" + 1, 40, 47, 48, 50)

This expression animates the Hatch property according to the CurrentState value of a 2 bit digital point named 'DigitalPoint2'. When the 'DigitalPoint2' point is in state 0 the hatch pattern is weave (pattern number 40), when it is in state 1 the hatch pattern is sphere (47), for state 2 the hatch pattern is small grid (48), and when it is in state 3 the hatch pattern is large checker board (50).