Layouts in 3.18 restrict animation

[emaddocks]

Hi,

We've been running 3.17 P014 for some time now and have successfully implemented some animation in our layout based panels. However when running these panels in 3.18 P004 the animation doesn't work. It seems that the position of shapes can no longer be moved via scripting as per the new warning that 3.18 provides:

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WCCOAui      (201), 2022.05.02 16:39:25.605, CTRL, WARNING,    62/uim, The attribute 'text_label.position [PRIMITIVE_TEXT]' could not be set. Location: 
    Module: _QuickTest_
    Panel: /Projects/WS01/panels/Test.pnl [Test.pnl]
    Object: 27 named: "textfield_input" of type: TEXT_FIELD (PANEL_REF2.textfield_input)
    In reference: objects/inputField.xml Group: 1 named: "PANEL_REF2"
    Script: KeyboardFocusOut
    In panel scope library: /Projects/WS01/panels/objects/inputField.xml
    Line: 251, managed by layout

Is it no longer possible to change the position of a shape if it is on a panel that uses layouts, even when the shape itself isn't in any of the defined layouts of that panel?

Our OS is RHEL 8.2

[pvillegasGTD]

This is a known restriction of layouts on WinCC OA 3.18.

https://www.winccoa.com/documentation/W ... Canimation