Drawing a meter control

You can draw a meter control on a panel diagram.

About this task

The meter control is an output control that displays as an analog meter, as shown in the following figure in its default non‑animated appearance:

Note the following information:

• You can bind it to an attribute.
• Its attribute type is a Number.

1. Click the Meter button on Diagram Tools.
2. Click the drawing area to create a Meter control, or click and drag so that you can create the control to a certain size.
3. To bind the control element to the model element that the control is to regulate or monitor, see Binding a control element to a model element.
4. Make whatever changes you might want for the control:
   • To change the settings for the control, see Changing the settings for a control element
   • To change the properties for the control, see Changing the properties for a control element and Meter control properties
   • To change the display name for the control, see Changing the display name for a control element