Graph Properties: Waterfall Graph Dialog Box

Graph Properties: Waterfall Graph Dialog Box

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

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

This dialog box contains the following components:

• Appearance—Use this tab to specify appearance properties for the Waterfall Graph.
  • Label—Specifies properties of the Waterfall Graph label.
    • Visible—Specifies whether the Waterfall Graph label appears on the front panel.
    • Label—Determines the text of the Waterfall Graph label.
  • Caption—Specifies properties of the Waterfall Graph caption.
    • Visible—Specifies whether the Waterfall Graph caption appears on the front panel.
    • Text—Determines the text of the Waterfall Graph caption.
  • Enable State—Specifies whether the Waterfall Graph is enabled.
    • Enabled—Enables the Waterfall Graph.
    • Disabled—Disables the Waterfall Graph.
    • Disabled & grayed—Disables and dims the Waterfall Graph.
  • Plot transparency—Specifies the transparency of the plots. When you set this property, each plot is completely visible regardless of position. Transparency increases the update rate of the Waterfall Graph.
  • Color—Specifies the colors displayed on the Waterfall Graph.
    • Plot color—Determines the color of the plot.
    • Frame color—Determines the color of the frame.
    • Background color—Determines the color of the background.
• Format and Precision—Use this tab to specify format and precision properties for each axis of the Waterfall Graph.
  • Axis—Specifies which axis properties you can select.
    • X-Axis—Displays format and precision properties for the x-axis.
      • Type—Specifies the format of the x-axis of the plot. 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—Specifies whether the x-axis uses digits of precision or significant digits.
      • Hide trailing zeros—Hides trailing zeros on the x-axis.
    • Y-Axis—Displays format and precision properties for the y-axis.
      • Type—Specifies the format of the y-axis of the plot. 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—Specifies whether the y-axis uses digits of precision or significant digits.
      • Hide trailing zeros—Hides trailing zeros on the y-axis.
    • Z-Axis—Displays format and precision properties for the z-axis.
      • Type—Specifies the format of the z-axis of the plot. 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—Specifies whether the z-axis uses digits of precision or significant digits.
      • Hide trailing zeros—Hides trailing zeros on the z-axis.
• Scales—Use this tab to specify appearance properties of the scales of the Waterfall Graph.
  • Scale Axis—Specifies which axis properties you can select.
    • X-Axis—Displays scale properties for the x-axis.
      • Name—Determines the text of the x-axis scale label.
      • Show scale label—Displays the x-axis scale label.
      • Show scale—Displays the x-axis scale.
      • Autoscale—Scales the x-axis to fit the data.
        • Minimum—Specifies the minimum value of the x-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
        • Maximum—Specifies the maximum value of the x-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
      • Scaling Factors—Specify the scaling factors of the x-axis according to the formula, (dx)*X + X0.
        • Offset—Specifies the offset (X0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dx)*X + X0.
        • Multiplier—Specifies the multiplier (dx), or interval, for scaling data using (dx)*X + X0.
    • Y-Axis—Displays scale properties for the y-axis.
      • Name—Determines the text of the y-axis scale label.
      • Show scale label—Displays the y-axis scale label.
      • Show scale—Displays the y-axis scale.
      • Autoscale—Scales the y-axis to fit the data.
        • Minimum—Specifies the minimum value of the y-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
        • Maximum—Specifies the maximum value of the y-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
      • Scaling Factors—Specify the scaling factors of the y-axis according to the formula, (dy)*Y + Y0.
        • Offset—Specifies the offset (Y0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dy)*Y + Y0.
        • Multiplier—Specifies the multiplier (dy), or interval, for scaling data using (dy)*Y + Y0.
    • Z-Axis—Displays scale properties for the z-axis.
      • Name—Determines the text of the z-axis scale label.
      • Show scale label—Displays the z-axis scale label.
      • Show scale—Displays the z-axis scale.
      • Autoscale—Scales the z-axis to fit the data.
        • Minimum—Specifies the minimum value of the z-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
        • Maximum—Specifies the maximum value of the z-axis scale range. This option appears dimmed if you select Autoscale.
      • Scaling Factors—Specify the scaling factors of the z-axis according to the formula, (dz)*Z + Z0.
        • Offset—Specifies the offset (Z0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dz)*Z + Z0.
        • Multiplier—Specifies the multiplier (dz), or interval, for scaling data using (dz)*Z + Z0.
• Cursor Lines—Use this tab to specify appearance properties for cursor lines of this Waterfall Graph.
  • Line Settings—Specifies display properties of the cursor lines.
    • Visible—Specifies whether the cursor lines appear on the waterfall graph.
    • Line width—Specifies the width in pixels of the pen the VI uses to draw the cursor lines. Valid values are integers 1 through 5.
    • Style—Specifies the style of the cursor lines. You can select one of the following values:
      
      
      • Solid
      • Dash
      • Dot
      • DashDot
      • DashDotDot
    • Color—Sets the color of the cursor line. Click this control to display the color picker and select a new color.
• Documentation—Use this tab to create descriptions and tip strips for the Waterfall Graph.
  • 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.