Basic Features of Skills

Tasks are divided into the following categories:

Entry Port and Exit Port

Each Task has an entry port and an exit port. Tasks are connected through these ports.

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  1. Entry port

  2. Exit port

Search for, Add, and Delete a Task

Using visual_look as an example:

Search for a Task

  • In the search box at the top of the Task library, enter the name of a Task or a keyword.

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  • Look in the relevant category for the Task you want.

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Add a Task

To add a Task to the workflow, drag it from the Task library to the graphical programming workspace.

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Delete a Task

  • In the graphical programming workspace, select the Task you want to delete, and then press the Delete key.

  • Right-click on the Task you want to delete and select Delete.

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Create and Delete Connections of Tasks

Create a Connection

  1. Move the cursor onto the exit port of a Task, and the exit port icon changes from a square to a triangle.

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  2. Drage the triangle to the entry port of another Task to create a connection.

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Delete a Connection

  • Click on the connection you want to delete to select it, and then press the Delete key.

  • Click on the connection you want to delete to select it, and then right-click and select Delete.

Hint

The color of a selected connection becomes brighter.

Customize Description

  1. Right-click on a Task in the graphical programming workspace, and select Custom Description.

  2. In the pop-up window, enter your description for the Task (such as things to note for other people) and click on OK.

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To view the custom description:

  • Hover the cursor on the Task, the description will show up.

  • In the menu bar, enable Function Description in the View menu. Now when you select the Task, you can see the custom description at the top of the parameter panel.

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