** File: TPPlot5.hlp
** Index: 35

** Plot View's Format Menu commands


Û  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.


Û  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


Û  3D Curve

    The Format | 3D Curve command lets you
change the attributes of a 3D curve
(scatter) plot.


Û  3D Bar

    The Format | 3D Bar command lets you
change the attributes of a 3D bar chart.


Û  3D Surface

    The Format | 3D Surface command lets
you change the attributes of a 3D surface
plot.


Û  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.


Û  X Axis

    This command lets you changes the 3D
X-Axis format.


Û  Y Axis

    This command lets you changes the 3D
Y-Axis format.


Û  Z Axis

    This command lets you changes the 3D
Z-Axis format.


Û  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.


Û  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.

