Variable Editor Object Menu Help on Displays the online help for the Variable editor. Refresh Editor Refreshes the contents of the Variable editor window. Close Closes the Variable editor. Editor Parameters and Online Help The middle portion of the Variable editor contains the editor parameters. These are used to configure vari- ous settings for the variable being edited. The bottom area of the Variable editor displays online help for the selected parameter. NOTE: Because online help for each parameter is provided directly in the editor, it is not duplicated in this documentation.
Using the Property Map Parameter The Property Map parameter allows you to specify the property to extract from the target object. In other words, you can make a variable out of any property of any object in the system. This replaces the property list in earlier "property value" variables. Further, it allows you to drill down to access embedded properties. For example, suppose you want to collect the robot X-coordinate once per second. That can be accom- plished with this feature, as follows: 1. Create a variable by right-clicking in the folder area of the Workspace Explorer and selecting New > Variable > Numeric Variable . 2. Set the Variable Type to "Object Property" 3.
Select the robot as the Target Object. 4. Click the Property Map parameter and then click the Browse ( ) icon. The Property Map dialog opens. ACE User's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 133