Perspective - Pump

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An animated component that looks like a pump. Full menu of style options is available for text, background, margin and padding, border, shape and miscellaneous. You can also specify a style class. The Pump has two pre-configured variants:

• Centrifugal: Component appearance is that of a centrifugal pump.
• Vacuum: Component appearance is that of a vacuum pump.

Properties

Most Properties have binding options. For more information on Bindings, see Types of Bindings in Perspective. This section only documents the Props Category of properties. The other Categories are described on the Perspective Component Properties page.

Name	Description	Property Type
appearance	Options for the appearance of the component. Options are auto, p&id, mimic, and simple. If set to auto, the value is taken from the Perspective Session Property symbols.autoAppearance.	value: string
variant	Variant of pump to display. Options are centrifugal or vacuum. Default is centrifugal.	value: string
animationSpeed	The speed of the animation as a percent. Set to "0" to turn off animation. If set to auto, then the animationSpeed setting is taken from the Perspective Session Property.	value: numeric
state	State of the animation. Built-in options are default, running, stopped, or faulted. Default is default. Built-in states and new states can be configured and applied on the Project Properties > Symbols page.	value: string
orientation	Orientation of the pump. Options are top, bottom, left, or right. Default is right.	color
feet	Feet location for the pump. Options are top, bottom, left, or right. Default is bottom.
label	Label settings for the component. text: Text for the label. Value is string. location: Label position relative to the pump: top, bottom, left, right, or hidden. Default is bottom. Value is string. justify: Label text justification: left, center, right, or auto. Default is center. Value is string. style: Modify label text style using the style properties. Full menu of style options is available for text, background, margin and padding, border, shape and miscellaneous. You can also specify a style class	object
value	Value settings for the component.  text: Value to display as text. Value is string. location: Value position relative to the pump: top, bottom, left, right, or hidden. Default is bottom. Value is string. justify: Value text justification: left, center, right, or auto. Default is center. Value is string. style: Sets a style for the value Full menu of style options is available for text, background, margin and padding, border, shape and miscellaneous. You can also specify a style class	object
style	Sets a style for this cylindrical tank. Full menu of style options is available for text, background, margin and padding, border, shape and miscellaneous. You can also specify a style class. The Pump has two pre-configured variants.	object

Component Scripts and Events

Further component interaction and functionality can be configured for all components through scripting and event actions. Right-click on the component or select Components from the Designer menubar to access the configuration popups for both of these options:

• Configure Events: Accesses the Event Configuration popup where you can configure actions to run in response to events to make the component dynamic. The Events Configurations page shows how to configure events and actions on a Perspective component.

• Configure Scripts: Accesses the Script Configuration popup where custom methods and message handlers can be added. The Scripting in Perspective section details scripting fundamentals, creating custom methods, and using message handlers.

Example

Property	Value
props.appearance	simple
props.variant	vacuum
props.label.text	Vacuum Pump Simple
props.style.backgroundColor	#CCCCFF
props.style.borderStyle	solid