Drawing an on/off switch control

You can draw an on/off switch control on a panel diagram.

About this task

The on/off switch control is an input/output control, as shown in the following figure:

Note the following information:

• You can bind it to a state or an attribute.
• Its attribute type is a Boolean.
• By default its control direction is set to In/Out, though you can change it to In or Out.

1. Click the On/Off Switch button on Diagram Tools.
2. Click the drawing area to create a On/Off Switch control.
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 On/off switch control properties
   • To change the display name for the control, see Changing the display name for a control element