Creating a Graph
- Updated2025-08-15
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VIs with a graph usually collect the data in an array and then plot the data to the graph. This process is similar to a spreadsheet that first stores the data then generates a plot of it.
Complete the following steps to create a graph.
- Add one of the following graphs to the front panel window.
- Waveform graph
- XY graph
- Digital waveform graph
- Mixed signal graph
- Intensity graph
- Right-click the graph and customize it using the shortcut menu items.You can configure the x- and y-scales, format the x- and y-scales, add a plot, zoom in or out, and add cursors.
- Build the block diagram to display data on a waveform, XY, mixed signal, or digital waveform graph.
Tip You can
export data and images
from graphs to locations such as Microsoft Excel. Right-click a graph and select
Export
from the shortcut menu to view available export options.
Related Information
- Graphs and Charts
- Graphing Waveform Data
- Graphing XY Data
- Graphing Digital Data
- Types of Graphs and Charts
- Configuring the X- and Y-Axes on a Graph or Chart
- Changing the Format and Precision of Graph and Chart Axes
- Adding a Plot to a Plot Legend
- Zooming and Moving the View of a Graph or Chart
- Adding Cursors to Graphs
- Graphing Multiple Data Types on a Mixed Signal Graph
- Exporting Data and Images