Display Menu

Under the Display menu are the features to control the display of the plot axes legend, the listed attributes for the references and responses, and the appearance of the plot axes. Each of these features is described below.

Display > Legend – Toggle to show or hide the plot axes legend. There is also an icon on the toolbar for this operation.

Display > Legend Info – Select the attributes that are displayed in the legend when plotting FRFs in the Verify module. The displayed attributes can be any combination of Coordinate (i.e., node number and direction, e.g., 1001X+), ID Line (ID Line 1 for responses and ID Line 2 for references) and Data Type (ordinate numerator data type for responses and ordinate denominator data type for references). The Legend Info can also be 'as listed', in which case the attributes displayed in legend are the same as listed in References and Responses listboxes on the right-hand side of the GUI. The Legend Info can also be selected from the References and Responses listboxes' context menus.

Display > List by – Select the list and sort attributes for the Reference and Responses in the listboxes on the right-hand side of the GUI. The List by attributes can be Coordinate (i.e., node number and direction, e.g., 1001X+), Coordinate and Data Type (ordinate numerator data type for responses and ordinate denominator data type for references) or ID Line (ID Line 1 for responses and ID Line 2 for references). The List by attributes can also be selected from the References and Responses listboxes context menus.

Axes Context Menus – The plot axes have a context menu that contains controls to tailor many aspects of the plot appearance. These same controls can be accessed from the Display menu for each module. A subset of the options below is available for each module as appropriate.

The Display Window Menu

Window

none

When selected, axis limits will be controlled by MATLAB. Ctrl+N is the hotkey for this operation.

tight

When selected, axis limits will be adjusted to exactly envelope the data plotted.

pick X

When selected, X limits will be defined by manually picking them from the plot. Ctrl+X is the hotkey for this operation.

pick X, tight Y

When selected, X limits will be defined by manually picking them from the plot. Y limits will be adjusted to exactly envelope the data plotted.

pick Y

When selected, Y limits will be defined by manually picking them from the plot. Ctrl+Y is the hotkey for this operation.

pick XY

When selected, both X and Y limits will be defined by manually picking them from the plot.

key in X

When selected, X limits will be defined by manually typing them into an input dialog.

key in X, tight Y

When selected, X limits will be defined by manually typing them into an input dialog. Y limits will be adjusted to exactly envelope the data plotted.

key in Y

When selected, Y limits will be defined by manually typing them into an input dialog.

 

The Display X Scale Menu

X Scale

default

When selected, the X axis will be set to its default, which varies by Plot Function.

linear

When selected, the X axis will be displayed on a linear scale.

log

When selected, the X axis will be displayed on a logarithmic (base 10) scale.

 

The Display Y Scale Menu

Y Scale

default

When selected, the Y limits will be scaled to its default, which varies by the plot complex format.

fixed

When selected, the Y limits will be fixed at the current value.

 

The Display Y Limits Menu

Y Limits

default

When selected, the Y axis will be set to its default, which varies by Plot Function.

linear

When selected, the Y axis will be displayed on a linear scale.

log

When selected, the Y axis will be displayed on a logarithmic (base 10) scale.

 

The Display Complex Menu

Complex

default

When selected, the plot format will be set to its default.

modulus + phase

When selected, the plot will be displayed in two axes. The lower axis displays the modulus (magnitude) and the upper axis displays the phase.

modulus

When selected, the plot will be displayed in one axis. The full axis displays the modulus (magnitude).

phase

When selected, the plot will be displayed in one axis. The full axis displays the phase.

real + imaginary

When selected, the plot will be displayed in two axes. The lower axis displays the real part of the functions and the upper axis displays the imaginary part.

real

When selected, the plot will be displayed in one axis. The full axis displays the real part of the functions.

imaginary

When selected, the plot will be displayed in one axis. The full axis displays the imaginary part of the functions.

 

The Display Grid Menu

Grid

X and Y

When selected, grid lines will be applied in both the X and Y directions.

X only

When selected, grid lines will only be applied in the X direction.

Y only

When selected, grid lines will only be applied in the Y direction.

none

When selected, no grid lines will be applied to the plot.

 

The Display Cursor Menu

Cursor

add cursor

Adds an x-cursor to the axes. Ctrl+R is the hotkey for this operation.

remove all

Removes all user-added x-cursors from the axes.

The x-cursors added to the plot axes have a context menu from which to change the color, marker symbol and fill, and line type of the cursor; make a copy of the cursor; or delete the cursor. The Go To menu selection will open an input dialog to enter the x-value of the cursor. The Make Default menu selection sets the default cursors properties from this cursor. Cursors added subsequently will have these default properties. Cursors added from the Display menu are created at the center of the plot axes and cursors added from the axes context menu are created at the mouse pointer.

The Display Pan Menu

Pan

Toggles the axes panning mode on and off. Ctrl+A is the hotkey for this operation.

There is also a Pan toggle button on the toolbar. The axes windowing hotkeys (Ctrl+X, Ctrl+Y, and Ctrl+N) are operable while panning. When in pan mode, the axes context menu is replaced by the pan context menu. Cursors cannot be added, deleted, or moved while pan mode is active.