---
title: "Cylindrical Tank"
description: "A component that looks like a 3D cylindrical tank, with some liquid inside."
---

# Cylindrical Tank

> A component that looks like a 3D cylindrical tank, with some liquid inside.

![](ctank0.png)

**Component Palette Icon**

![](ctank1.png)

A component that looks like a 3D cylindrical tank, with some liquid inside. The liquid rises and falls as the Value property changes.

## Properties
|Name|Description|Property Type|Scripting|Category|
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|Anti Alias|Draw with antialias on? Makes text smoother.|boolean|.antiAlias|Appearance|
|Background Color|The background color of the component.|Color|.background|Appearance|
|Border|The border surrounding this component. NOTE that the border is unaffected by rotation.|Border|.border|Common|
|Capacity|Total capacity of tank.|double|.capacity|Data|
|Cursor|The mouse cursor to use when hovering over this component.|int|.cursorCode|Common|
|Data Quality|The data quality code for any tag bindings on this component.|int|.dataQuality|Data|
|Font|Font of text on this component.|Font|.font|Appearance|
|Font Color|The color of the value and/or percentage labels.|Color|.fontColor|Appearance|
|Foreground Color|The foreground color of the component.|Color|.foreground|Appearance|
|Liquid Color|Color of the filled tank section.|Color|.liquidColor|Appearance|
|Mouseover Text|The text that is displayed in the tooltip which pops up on mouseover of this component.|String|.toolTipText|Common|
|Name|The name of this component.|String|.name|Common|
|Percent Format|Format string used for the percentage.|String|.percentFormat|Appearance|
|Rotation|The angle of rotation in degrees.|int|.rotation|Appearance|
|Show Percentage|Show percentage of tank filled?|boolean|.showPercent|Appearance|
|Show Value|Show numeric value, capacity, and units?|boolean|.showValue|Appearance|
|Styles|Contains the component's styles.|Dataset|.styles|Appearance|
|Tank Color|Color of the non-filled tank section.|Color|.tankColor|Appearance|
|Units|Units of measure for tank contents.|String|.units|Appearance|
|Value|Numeric value of tank's level.|double|.value|Data|
|Value Format|Format string used for the value.|String|.valueFormat|Appearance|
|Visible|If disabled, the component will be hidden.|boolean|.visible|Common|

## Scripting

### Scripting Functions
This component does not have scripting functions associated with it.

### Extension Functions
This component does not have extension functions associated with it.

### Event Handlers
Event handlers allow you to run a script based off specific triggers. See the full list of available event handlers on the [Component Events](scripting\scripting-in-ignition\component-and-window-scripting\component-events.md) page

## Customizers
+ [Vision Component Customizers](visualization-and-dashboards\understanding-components\component-customizers\component-customizers.md)
+ [Style Customizer](visualization-and-dashboards\understanding-components\component-customizers\component-customizers.md#style-customizer)

## Examples

![](ctank2.png)

|Property Name|Value|
|:---|:---|
|Value|800|
|Show Value|True|
|Show Percentage|False|