Graph Properties: Timebase Plot Dialog Box

Graph Properties: Timebase Plot Dialog Box

Right-click the Timebase Plot on the front panel and select Properties from the shortcut menu to display this dialog box.

Use this dialog box to customize the Timebase Plot. As you select options in this dialog box, the front panel object updates accordingly.

This dialog box contains the following components:

• Appearance—Use this page to specify appearance properties of the plot.
  • Label—Specifies label properties.
    • Visible—Specifies whether to display the label of the plot.
    • Text—Determines the text to use for the label.
  • Caption—Specifies caption properties.
    • Visible—Specifies whether to display the caption of the plot.
    • Text—Determines the text to use for the caption.
  • Probe X Label—Specifies properties of the label for the probe X graph.
    • Visible—Specifies whether to display the label of probe X.
    • Text—Determines the text to use for the label.
  • Probe Y Label—Specifies properties of the label for the probe Y graph.
    • Visible—Specifies whether to display the label of probe Y.
    • Text—Determines the text to use for the label.
  • Enabled State—Specifies whether the user can operate the plot.
    • Enabled—Enables the user to operate the plot.
    • Disabled—Displays the plot in the front panel window, but the user cannot operate the plot.
    • Disabled & grayed—Displays and dims the plot in the front panel window, and the user cannot operate the plot.
  • Color Scheme—Specifies the color scheme of the plot.
    • Background—Determines the color of the background.
    • Legend background—Determines the color of the legend background.
    • Legend font—Determines the color of the legend font.
• Format and Precision—Use this page to specify format and precision properties for each axis of the plot.
  • Format selection—Specifies the axis property you want to configure.
    • Type—Specifies the format of the axis. You can select one of the following formats:
      
      
      • Floating point
      • Scientific
      • Automatic formatting
      • SI notation
    • Digits—If Precision Type is Digits of precision, this field contains the number of digits to display after the decimal point. If Precision Type is Significant digits, this field contains the number of significant digits to display.
    • Precision Type—Sets whether to display digits of precision or significant digits. Select Digits of precision if you want the Digits field to indicate the number of digits to display after the decimal point. Select Significant digits if you want the Digits field to indicate the number of significant digits to display.
    • Hide trailing zeros—Hides trailing zeros on the axis.
• Plot—Use this page to specify plot properties.
  • Timebase Plot—Specifies the appearance of the plot.
    • Line style—Specifies the line style of the plot.
    • Line width—Specifies the line width of the plot.
    • Point style—Specifies the point style of the plot.
    • Colors—Specifies the color properties of the plot.
      • Line—Specifies the color of the plot line.
      • Point/Fill—Specifies the color of the point and fills.
      • Trigger point—Specifies the color of the trigger point.
• Scales—Use this page to specify appearance properties of the scales.
  • Scale selection—Specifies the axis you want to configure.
    • Name—Specifies the name of the scale.
    • Show scale (Probe X)—Displays the time scale of the probe X graph. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
    • Show scale label (Probe X)—Displays the time scale label of the probe X graph. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
    • Show scale (Probe Y)—Displays the time scale of the probe Y graph. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
    • Show scale label (Probe Y)—Displays the time scale label of the probe Y graph. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
    • Show scale—Displays the amplitude scale of the plot. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Amplitude (Y-Axis).
    • Show scale label—Displays the amplitude scale label of the plot. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Amplitude (Y-Axis).
    • Autoscale—Automatically adjusts the scale to reflect the data you wire to the plot.
      • Minimum—Specifies the minimum value of the time scale range. This option appears dimmed if you place a checkmark in the Autoscale checkbox. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
      • Maximum—Specifies the maximum value of the scale range. This option appears dimmed if you place a checkmark in the Autoscale checkbox. This option is available only when you set Scale selection to Time (X-Axis).
      • Minimum (Probe X)—Specifies the minimum value of the amplitude scale range for probe X.
      • Maximum (Probe X)—Specifies the maximum value of the amplitude scale range for probe X.
      • Minimum (Probe Y)—Specifies the minimum value of the amplitude scale range for probe Y.
      • Maximum (Probe Y)—Specifies the maximum value of the amplitude scale range for probe Y.
    • Grid Style and Colors—Specifies the style and colors of the grid.
      • Major grid—Specifies the color of the major grid on the scale.
      • Minor grid—Specifies the color of the minor grid on the scale.
• Cursor—Use this page to specify cursor properties of the plot.
  • Cursor—Specifies cursor properties.
    • Line style—Specifies the line style of the cursor.
    • Line width—Specifies the line width of the cursor.
    • Point style—Specifies the point style of the cursor.
    • Cursor style—Specifies the style of the cursor.
    • Cursor color—Specifies the color of the cursor.
    • Show cursor—Displays the cursor on the plot.
    • Show cursor info—Displays the cursor name. This option is available only when you set Show cursor to TRUE.
    • Lock cursor info position—Specifies whether to lock the position of the cursor name. This option is available only when you set Show cursor to TRUE.
• Documentation—Creates descriptions and tip strips for the plot.
  • Description—Contains a description of the object to display in the Context Help window when you move the cursor over the object. You can format the text in the description to appear bold in the Context Help window. If you want to display a carriage return in the Context Help window, you must separate paragraphs with two carriage returns.
  • Tip strip—Contains a brief description of the object to display when you move the cursor over an object while a VI runs. The Tip text box is available only for controls, indicators, and constants.