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Build Plots Panel - Polar Plot

Build Plots Panel - Polar Plot

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Build Plots Panel - Polar Plot

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The Build Plots panel constructs multiple curves and plots from a single data file.  Curves can be overlaid in a single window or each curve can be assigned to a new window.  Individual curves are edited using the Define Curves panel.

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Build Plots Panel

Option

Description

Subcase

Select a subcase by using the combo_arrows buttons to scroll through the types of data in the open file or clicking the down arrow to expand the list.

X Type

Y Type

Select the data type for the X vectors.

Data files can consist of different types of data.  The available data types depend on the data file.  Use the combo_arrows buttons to scroll through the types of data in the open file or click on the down arrow to expand the list.

Or, click the X Type button to launch the X Type filter.  This filter contains the same selections as the drop-down menu, but allows you to search for a specific request by entering a string and pressing ENTER.  Only the types that match the string are displayed.  The search request feature is case sensitive.  To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press ENTER.

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Click the ellipse button to launch the Y Type dialog.  If X Type is set to Frequency, it creates a vector plot.  If you specify the data type other than the default, it creates a phase vs.magnitude plot.

X Request

Y Request

Request Filter

Once the data type has been selected, the data request set needs to be selected.  To do this, use the combo_arrows buttons to scroll through the requests or click the down arrow to expand the list for X Request.  Or, click the ellipse button to launch the Y Request filter.  This filter contains the same selections as the Y Request list and the X Request drop-down menu.

By default, all requests are shown.  To search for a specific request, enter a string in the Y Request: Filter text box and press Enter.  Only the requests that match the string are displayed.  The search request feature is case sensitive.  To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press ENTER.

X Component

Y Component

Component Filter

To select the data component, use the combo_arrows buttons to scroll through the X Component options or click the down arrow to expand the list. Or, click the ellipse button to launch the Y Component dialog.  This dialog contains the same selections as the Y Component list and the X Component drop-down menu.

By default, all components are shown.  To search for a specific component, enter a string in the Y Component: Filter: text box and press ENTER.  Only the components that match the string are displayed.  The search component feature is case sensitive.  To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press Enter.

Sorting Type, Requests, and Components

order_ascending

Click to sort the data in ascending order.

order_descending

Click to sort the data in descending order.

order_original

Click to return the data list to its original order.
hmtoggle_plus1greyLayout Options

The Build Plots panel can generate multiple curves at once. The Layout option menu enables you to specify how the plotted data is arranged on the page:

Option

Description

Use Current Plot

Every curve is overlaid in the active window.  When one of the following options is selected, the page layout icon, pageLayoutSingle-24, becomes available.

One Plot Per Request

Each selected request is plotted in a new plot with the corresponding components overlaid.

For example, if two requests and four components are selected, two plots are created with four curves in each plot.        

One Plot Per Component

Each selected component is plotted in a new plot with the corresponding requests overlaid.

For example, if two requests and four components are selected, four plots are created with two curves in each plot.

One Curve Per Plot

Each curve is plotted in a new plot.

For all plotting options, a new page is created.  The layout of the new page can be selected from the page layout button on the Build Plots panel.  When the plots are built, each window on the new page is filled.  If more windows are required, another page of the same layout is created.

Apply

Click Apply to construct all the curves at once.

The application automatically generates axis labels, plot titles, and page names.  They can be edited using the Axes and Headers and Footers panels and the Page List dialog.

How do I...

hmtoggle_plus1Change the active frequency for files with complex data and a frequency vector:

Using the animation button

1.Select an polar plot from the active session.
2.Click the transient animation button, animationTransient-24.

Animation starts for all windows on the page.

At each animation step, the polar plot windows update to display the Magnitude and Phase values at the animation step’s frequency.

3.Click the transient animation button again.

The animation for the page stops.

Using the animation controls panel

OR, using the active polar plot

1.From the toolbar, select the Animation Controls panel.
2.Drag the slider bar to change the current animation frame.

At each animation step, the polar plot windows update to show the Magnitude and Phase values at the animation step’s frequency.

Using the status bar

1.Click the Frequency list in the status bar at the bottom of the HyperGraph 2D window

HyperGraph 2D displays the list of frequencies for all animation steps.

2.Select a frequency from the list or use the previous next, prevnextarrows, arrows.
3.Click Apply or OK.

Only the polar plot updates to the time step that shows the frequency.

HyperGraph 2D locks the animation for the polar plot window for the selected time step.

4.Click the transient animation button or drag the animation slider bar.

Polar plots windows linked to a frequency selection from the toolbar are not animated with the rest of the windows on the page.
hmtoggle_plus1Plot data from a file with complex data plus a time or frequency vector:
1.From the Plot module menu, select Polar Plot.
2.From the toolbar, select the Build Plots panel.
3.Using the file browser, select a data file containing complex data of PHA/MAG or REL/IMG.  The file should also contain frequency values for complex data.
4.HyperGraph 2D populates the filename Subcase, Type, and Request fields.
5.HyperGraph 2D pairs up complex results and lists the paired names in the Component list.
6.Select a Type, Request(s), and complex Component(s).
7.From the Data Type drop-down menu, keep the default frequency data type for vector plots and change the default phase vs.magnitude plots.
8.Click Apply.

The curve names, header and footer axes labels, and page titles are created.

9.The curves are plotted as vector plots or phase vs. magnitude plots.  For the vector plots, it plot the vector(s) for the current frequency (animation step).

Comment

•If no time or frequency vectors exist, the reader does not provide a Time or Frequency vector.  A phase vs. magnitude plot is created instead.
hmtoggle_plus1Select a file with complex data but no frequency data:
1.From the Plot module menu, select Polar Plot.
2.From the toolbar, select the Build Plots panel.
3.Select a column or other HyperGraph 2D plot file that contains complex data but no frequency data.

HyperGraph 2D enables the Phase Request and Phase Component fields.

4.HyperGraph 2D populates the filename Subcase, Type, and Request fields.
5.Select the phase Type, Request and Component.
6.Select the magnitude Type, Request and Component.
7.Click Apply.

The curve names, header/footer axes labels, and page titles are created.

The curves are plotted as Phase/Magnitude plots.

NoteHyperGraph 2D requires that the Phase is in degrees.

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