The Resources

The Resources build the foundations of the Movicon applied project.  Each project gathers all the Resources and organizes them into Groups based on their function type by listing them in the "Project Explorer" window. This window contains all the project's resources in a tree structure and, therefore, is the container of the actual project.

Resources can be accessed from the 'Project Explorer' window to configure properties, or insert new resources or delet them from the project.

Inserting a new Resource

To add new Resources to the project, position the mouse on the Group where you wish to add an item, then right mouse click and select one of the options available from the menu which opens.  The same list of options can also be accessed from the  "Commands"  window in the 'Project Explorer' window.

Editing Resources

In order to edit a Resource, simply select it and open its  "Properties Window".  The  "Properties Window"  can be used to change the property settings of each Resource.  The "Screens" and "Basic Script" resources are the only ones that need to opened with a double click.

Deleting Resources

Before a resouce can be deleted it must be selected first.  Once selected, it can be deleted by using the CANC key or the "Cut" or "Delete" commands from the "Edit" menu.

A command executed in error can be cancelled by using the "Undo" command from the "Edit" menu  or the CTRL+Z keys.

You can delete the Resources inserted within groups but you cannot delete the "Resource Groups" listed in the "Project Explorer" window created for default by Movicon.

Cut, Copy and Paste Resources

Each resource can be cut, copied and pasted within the same project or in different projects.  Before executing any one of these commands, you will need to select the resource or resources first.

The Cut, Copy and Paste commands can be accessed from the "Edit" menu with a right click or from the keyboard using the CTRL+X, CTRL+C and CTRL+V keys respectively. These commands can also executed with multiple resource selections.  To select more than one resource, keep the CTRL key pressed down and click on the resources desired or keep the SHIFT key pressed down and select the resources with the UP/DOWN arrow keys  (also see the paragraph on "Cut, Copy, and Paste" in the "Standard Editing Techniques" section).

A command executed by mistake can be cancelled with the ""Undo" command from the "Edit" menu or with the CTRL+Z keys.