Scale PropertiesDownload PDFSelected SectionSelected Section and Subsection(s)Entire ManualUpdated2026-02-042 minute(s) readLabVIEWAPI ReferenceLabVIEW G Display FormatSpecifies the format and precision of the scale. Format can be 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, or 9-Custom (read-only). Precision is the number of digits after the decimal point.Display Format:FormatSpecifies the format of the numeric increments of the scale. This property accepts the following format values: 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, and 9-Custom (read-only). You cannot wire a value of 9 to this property because the value is read-only. This property returns a value of 9 if the object uses automatic formatting, the format string contains text, or the format string includes more than one format specifier.Display Format:PrecisionNumber of digits after the decimal point. If you wire a value of 9 to the Format property, this property returns an error.EditableAllows editing of scale values.FlippedIf TRUE, reverses the positions of the minimum and maximum values on the scale.Format StringSets the format string of the scale.Mapping ModeScale mapping mode: 0-Linear, 1-Logarithmic.MarkerReference to the scale marker.Marker ColorsText color and background color of scale marker.Marker Colors:BG ColorBackground color of the scale marker.Marker Colors:Text ColorColor of the scale marker text.RangeA scale is a component of many front panel objects in LabVIEW, such as the X and Y scales of graphs and charts. The scale consists of a range of values, specified as a cluster of (Minimum, Maximum, Increment, Minor Increment, and Start).Range:IncrementIncrement value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between tick marks.Range:MaximumMaximum value of scale. Use this property to set the maximum value allowed in the range.Range:MinimumMinimum value of scale. Use this property to set the minimum value allowed in the range.Range:Minor IncrementMinor increment value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between minor tick marks.Range:StartStart value of scale. Use this property to determine the value of the first tick marker after the minimum.StyleGets or sets the style of the marks on a scale. The values (0-8) for this property correspond with the options on the Style shortcut menu, available by right-clicking a scale on a graph or chart and selecting Style, from top-left (0) to bottom-right (8).Tick ColorsGets or sets the tick color and minor tick color of the scale.Tick Colors:Minor Tick ColorColor of the minor tick mark.Tick Colors:Tick ColorColor of the tick mark.Uniform Marker Spacing?Determines whether the markers are uniformly spaced.VisibleShows the scale.
Display FormatSpecifies the format and precision of the scale. Format can be 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, or 9-Custom (read-only). Precision is the number of digits after the decimal point.Display Format:FormatSpecifies the format of the numeric increments of the scale. This property accepts the following format values: 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, and 9-Custom (read-only). You cannot wire a value of 9 to this property because the value is read-only. This property returns a value of 9 if the object uses automatic formatting, the format string contains text, or the format string includes more than one format specifier.Display Format:PrecisionNumber of digits after the decimal point. If you wire a value of 9 to the Format property, this property returns an error.EditableAllows editing of scale values.FlippedIf TRUE, reverses the positions of the minimum and maximum values on the scale.Format StringSets the format string of the scale.Mapping ModeScale mapping mode: 0-Linear, 1-Logarithmic.MarkerReference to the scale marker.Marker ColorsText color and background color of scale marker.Marker Colors:BG ColorBackground color of the scale marker.Marker Colors:Text ColorColor of the scale marker text.RangeA scale is a component of many front panel objects in LabVIEW, such as the X and Y scales of graphs and charts. The scale consists of a range of values, specified as a cluster of (Minimum, Maximum, Increment, Minor Increment, and Start).Range:IncrementIncrement value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between tick marks.Range:MaximumMaximum value of scale. Use this property to set the maximum value allowed in the range.Range:MinimumMinimum value of scale. Use this property to set the minimum value allowed in the range.Range:Minor IncrementMinor increment value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between minor tick marks.Range:StartStart value of scale. Use this property to determine the value of the first tick marker after the minimum.StyleGets or sets the style of the marks on a scale. The values (0-8) for this property correspond with the options on the Style shortcut menu, available by right-clicking a scale on a graph or chart and selecting Style, from top-left (0) to bottom-right (8).Tick ColorsGets or sets the tick color and minor tick color of the scale.Tick Colors:Minor Tick ColorColor of the minor tick mark.Tick Colors:Tick ColorColor of the tick mark.Uniform Marker Spacing?Determines whether the markers are uniformly spaced.VisibleShows the scale.
Display FormatSpecifies the format and precision of the scale. Format can be 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, or 9-Custom (read-only). Precision is the number of digits after the decimal point.Display Format:FormatSpecifies the format of the numeric increments of the scale. This property accepts the following format values: 0-Decimal, 1-Scientific, 2-Engineering, 3-Binary, 4-Octal, 5-Hexadecimal, 6-Relative Time, 7-Time and Date, 8-SI, and 9-Custom (read-only). You cannot wire a value of 9 to this property because the value is read-only. This property returns a value of 9 if the object uses automatic formatting, the format string contains text, or the format string includes more than one format specifier.Display Format:PrecisionNumber of digits after the decimal point. If you wire a value of 9 to the Format property, this property returns an error.EditableAllows editing of scale values.FlippedIf TRUE, reverses the positions of the minimum and maximum values on the scale.Format StringSets the format string of the scale.Mapping ModeScale mapping mode: 0-Linear, 1-Logarithmic.MarkerReference to the scale marker.Marker ColorsText color and background color of scale marker.Marker Colors:BG ColorBackground color of the scale marker.Marker Colors:Text ColorColor of the scale marker text.RangeA scale is a component of many front panel objects in LabVIEW, such as the X and Y scales of graphs and charts. The scale consists of a range of values, specified as a cluster of (Minimum, Maximum, Increment, Minor Increment, and Start).Range:IncrementIncrement value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between tick marks.Range:MaximumMaximum value of scale. Use this property to set the maximum value allowed in the range.Range:MinimumMinimum value of scale. Use this property to set the minimum value allowed in the range.Range:Minor IncrementMinor increment value of scale. Use this property to determine the distance between minor tick marks.Range:StartStart value of scale. Use this property to determine the value of the first tick marker after the minimum.StyleGets or sets the style of the marks on a scale. The values (0-8) for this property correspond with the options on the Style shortcut menu, available by right-clicking a scale on a graph or chart and selecting Style, from top-left (0) to bottom-right (8).Tick ColorsGets or sets the tick color and minor tick color of the scale.Tick Colors:Minor Tick ColorColor of the minor tick mark.Tick Colors:Tick ColorColor of the tick mark.Uniform Marker Spacing?Determines whether the markers are uniformly spaced.VisibleShows the scale.