The Options panel, 
allows you to set the default parameters for complex plots.
Options panel.
The Session tab includes these options:
Option
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Description
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Save All Curve Data to Script File
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Saves all curve data to the session file.
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Precision
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This is generally used along with the Save all curve data to script file option. It is used to set the precision for the curve values in the session file.
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Enable Unit Scaling
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Enables unit scaling. You can also display the Show Units Dialog by selecting that option.
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Enable Prehighlighting
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Enables the prehighlighting of curves. When this option is on (by default), you can hover over a curve to highlight it. The highlighted curve is displayed in gold.
See Mouseover Curve and Data Point Highlighting for more information.
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Options panel - Session tab
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The Range tab includes these options:
Option
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Description
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Use even cycles when fitting log axes
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By default, the program fits logarithmic curves using the minimum and maximum values of the data. Turn on Use even cycles when fitting to fit logarithmic curves using the next power of 10 greater than the maximum and the next power of 10 less than the minimum.
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User uniform aspect ratio
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When you select Use Uniform Aspect Ratio, the aspect ratio of the plot area is locked. Distances between values on the x-axis are the same as those on the y-axis.
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Default dynamic range (in decades)
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The default dynamic range is used to calculate the minimum value shown when plotting non-positive numbers on a log scale. The minimum value shown is equal to the maximum divided by 10 raised to the default dynamic range. To specify a new dynamic range, enter a new range in the Default dynamic range text field or use the  buttons. The default is 4.
For example, if you use the default value of 4, four tics with a difference of one decade (ten placement) are placed on the curve. 1E-005, 0.0001, 0.001, and 0.01 would be the tic increment used by default and the curve for that particular axes would change accordingly. If the value were set to 3, then the tics on those axes would change to 0.0001, 0.001, and 0.01. If the value were set to 2, then the tics on the axes would change to 0.001 and 0.01 and so on.
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Options panel - Range tab
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Any of the 64 colors can be assigned to plot elements such as plot background, frame, grid lines, and the zero line. Choose a plot element then select a color from the palette to change the color of the selected element. Click Use Preferences to set the active HyperGraph 2D window's background, frame, grid line, zero line, header, footer, tic, and note colors to the defaults specified in the preferences.mvw file.
Option
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Description
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Background
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Changes the background color of the HyperGraph 2D window. The default is black.
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Frame
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Changes the color of the frame around the HyperGraph 2D window.
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Grid Line
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Changes the grid line color.
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Zero line
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Changes the quadrant line color.
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Options panel - Color tab
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The Complex tab allows you to change the way in which complex plots are displayed.
Option
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Description
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Phase/Magnitude
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Displays the Phase and Magnitude values on the y-axis.
You can also access this option from the Plot mouse menu. To activate the pop-up menu, right-click in the HyperGraph 2D window.
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Real/Imaginary
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Displays the Real and Imaginary values on the y-axis.
You can also access this option from the Plot mouse menu. To activate the pop-up menu, right-click in the HyperGraph 2D window.
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Phase Constrain (-180 to 180)
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Limits the range of the phase/magnitude on the plot.
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Swap Axis Position
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Select to switch the position of the y-phase axis and y-magnitude axis.
You can also access this option from the Plot mouse menu. To activate the pop-up menu, right-click in the HyperGraph 2D window.
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Area Proportion
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Use the slider bar to increase or decrease the height of the plot. Move the slider toward Top to decrease the height of the upper plot increase the height of the lower plot. Move the slider toward Bottom to increase the height of the top plot and decrease the height of the lower plot.
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Options panel - Complex tab
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See Also:
HyperGraph Context Sensitive Menu
