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** File: TPPlot5.hlp
** Index: 35
** Plot View's Format Menu commands
█ Format menu
This menu contains commands that change
plot attributes of 2D and 3D plot objects.
Most of the formats of 2D plot objects can
be accessed by double clicking on the
object itself.
█ Object Format
The Format | Object Format command lets
you change the format of the selected plot
object. When an object is selected and
this menu command is invoked, the format
dialog box for the selected object will be
displayed. There are many types of objects
in Plot View. Each of them has its own
format dialog box as described below:
Line
Area Symbol
Arrow
2D Text
Frame
Axis
Normal Curve
2D Bar
Base Line
Polar Axes
Smith Axes
Step Curve
Box Plot
Hi-lo Plot
█ 3D Curve
The Format | 3D Curve command lets you
change the attributes of a 3D curve
(scatter) plot.
█ 3D Bar
The Format | 3D Bar command lets you
change the attributes of a 3D bar chart.
█ 3D Surface
The Format | 3D Surface command lets
you change the attributes of a 3D surface
plot.
█ 3D Axes
This menu contains three sub-menu
commands. These are all related to the
change of 3D axes format. When any one
of these command is invoked, the 3D Axis
Format dialog box is displayed.
█ X Axis
This command lets you changes the 3D
X-Axis format.
█ Y Axis
This command lets you changes the 3D
Y-Axis format.
█ Z Axis
This command lets you changes the 3D
Z-Axis format.
█ Contours
The Format | Contours command lets you
add contour level lines to a selected 3D
surface plot. It displays the Add Contour
dialog box as follows.
Contour List: List of current contour
level values.
Clean All: This command button cleans
all contour level values currently
listed in the Contour List.
New Contour: Set the new contour value
and color. Use the Add button to add
it to the Contour List.
Add: This command button adds a contour
specified in the New Contour area to
the Contour List.
Z Min: Show the minimum value of z-axis.
Z Max: Show the maximum value of z-axis.
Draw Contour Only: Turn the Draw Contour
Only option on / off. If this is
checked, only the contour level lines
are drawn in a 2D rectangular graph.
You can also turn on this option from
the 3D Surface Format dialog box.
█ Axis Mode
The following is a list of axis mode
supported by TechPlot.
Linear Normal: This is the most common
axis number format. It uses the
general decimal number notation.
Linear Exp: This mode uses scientific
notation for numbers.
Log: This mode is the based 10
logarithm axis.
Ln: This mode is the natural
logarithm axis.
Logit: This mode is the logit
transformation axis. It is given by
the formula below:
logit(y)=ln(y/(100-y))
Probit: This mode is the probit
transformation axis. It is given by
the following formula:
probit(y)=NormalDev(y)
where NormalDev(y) is the normal
derivative of y.
Day: This uses days of a week as axis
notation. The conversion internally
is as follows: For any number, find
its integer part, then do a module 7
operation. That is, convert any
number to an integer ranging from 0
to 6. 0=Sunday, 1=Monday, 2=Tuesday,
3=Wednesday, 4=Thursday, 5=Friday,
6=Saturday.
Month: This uses month of a year as
axis notation. The conversion
internally is as follows: For any
number, find its integer part, then
do a module 12 operation (plus one).
That is, convert any number to
integer ranging from 1 to 12.
1->January, 2->February, etc.