A value of this enumerated data type is used to determine the type of workpiece or tool that is displayed, e.g. by an instance of the MECH_VIEW function block type, as illustrated in the following table.

The displays shown below were generated by using an instance of the MECH_VIEW type with POS:=75 (approximately) , WKPC:=COLOR#yellow, BKGD:=COLOR#blue, LEN:=5, DIA:=25, DIR:=VDIR#DOWN and STYLE:=VSTYLE#x , where x is as shown in the label of each example.