Contour Graph
Introduction
The Contour Graph creates a visual representation of an entryset with three attributes as a surface or contour chart in the Viewer. Each entry in the entryset corresponds to a point on the contour or surface. The first two attributes of an entry provide the x and y label. The third determines the z value, or height, for the point. The incoming entries must be ordered so that the graph can display them correctly. For example, a graph with six entries -- two values on the x-axis and three on the y-axis -- would have the following values in its entryset: (x1, y1, z value), (x1, y2, z value), (x1, y3, z value); (x2, y1, z value), (x2, y2, z value), (x2, y3, z value).
Property Panel:
Preview
Display a preview of how the graph will appear in the Viewer as configured
Labeling
Allows you to define a title for the graph, show the legend, or display value labels next to each point.
- Title
- The title of the graph to display in the Viewer.
- Size
- The size of the title.
- Show Legend
- If checked, displays a legend identifying each slice of the graph.
- Position
- The position of the legend on the graph: Bottom, Left, Right, or Top.
Graphics
- Type
- The type of graph to display: a 2-D contour or a 3-D surface
- Color Scheme
- Selects a color scheme for the graph
- Shading Detail
- Determines how smoothly to shade the graph
- Show Borders
- Toggles whether or not borders are drawn between the shaded areas of the graph
- Fix Current Z-Axis
- Toggles whether the graph resizes the z-axis when the input entryset has new entries. Fixing the z-axis causes the graph to retain its initial scale when the data changes.
See Also:
Input Menu:
Set Entryset
Sets the incoming entryset as the data displayed by the graph.
Accepted Datatypes:
- Entryset
- An entryset containing three attributes. The first two attributes must be convertible to text and the third attribute must be numeric.