Sorry I’ve really searched and cant find any basic help on this.
I hope I’m explaining this correctly. I have a set of grouped indicators (bar graphs) each with a text label (oil Pressure etc.).
The panel when touched switches to another panel and new info is displayed (not the bar gauges).
However when it switches some of the bar gauge text names from the first panel are still visible in the 2nd panel.
How do I lock info just to one panel? How do I make groups of gauges and get then to appear and disappear.
I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean. Try to use screenshots and more detailed explanation.
I’m using one of the standard dashes.
The centre section toggles when I use the touch screen. On one of the toggle pages there is a group of sensor feed (IAT, VE etc) that are grouped.
How do I group sensors like that and make them toggle to another page and only be visible on that page?
Appreciate the help.
Kr
Kev
That sort of functionality is done with combination of ‘Gauge Container’ gauge and triggers for animation. We do not have documentation on animations other than small examples here:
RealDash-extras/Dashboard-animation-examples at master · janimm/RealDash-extras
As you can see, making complicated gauge animations require scripting XML. Simpler animations, like fade in/out- or hide/show gauge can be done without XML scripting.
Ok thanks.
So in the RD folder will be the .XML for the gauge I am currently using and that is the one to edit? better learn XML then 
sorry one more question. I get containers now but when i select some gauges and open the context men and go to ‘arrange’, I dont see an option to ‘add to container’., i only get bring to front etc. What am I missing?
If I understand this correctly, you want various indicators to cycle through in the same area when pressing a button. You can do this on one page, even if it is a bit convoluted:
- Put each “page” of your info display into its own container:
1a. Create all the indicators and labels.
1b. For each page, create a container (Add Gauge > UI > Container). Make sure its area and position encompass all gauges you place into it to ensure they will be displayed correctly.
1c. Rename the containers to find them more easily later (Context menu > Edit > Rename).
1d. Select all indicators and labels for one ‘page’ AND THE CORRESPONDING CONTAINER, then the “Add to Container” option under Context Menu > Arrange will be available. Repeat for all of your pages.
- Create an action which cycles through a dummy variable. This will be used to trigger the different pages/panels/whatever to appear and disappear:
2a. Open the Triggers&Actions menu (bottom center, a lightning bolt icon labeled “Triggers”).
2b. On the right side, press “Add” to create a new action.
2c. For action type, select “Rotate variable up” and link it to a dummy value (Other > Dummy 01…50). Make sure you do not use the dummy value anywhere else already.
2d. Set the minimum to 1, the maximum to the number of different pages/containers you have, and the step size to 1. Leave the “stop” value at 0. When this action is executed, it will increment the value by 1 until it reaches the maximum, then it will reset to the minimum. For example, if you set the maximum to 3, it will go 1 > 2 > 3 > 1 > 2 > 3… ad infinitum.
- Set up actions to show and hide your containers:
3a. On the right side in the trigger menu, press “Add” to create a new action.
3b. Choose “Show gauge” as the action type and link your first page container.
3c. Add another action, this time choose “Hide gauge” and link your first page container.
3d. Repeat for all your pages. Name them to find them more easily in the next step.
- Create triggers for each of your pages/panels:
4a. On the left side of the Triggers menu, press “Add” to create a new trigger.
4b. Under “Trigger Conditions”, select your dummy value, “is equal to”, and set the comparison value to 1.
4c. Under “Actions”, select the “Show” action your created for your first page and the “Hide” action for all other pages.
4d. Repeat for all pages, incrementing the comparison value by 1 each time.
- Create a button and link your “Cycle Through” action from step 2.
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