Graph: Layout (3D Sequential Graphs)
In the Graph Options dialog box, select the Layout tab (under Graph) to access the options described here. Use these options to modify the layout settings for 3D Sequential graphs.
Type. Under Layout settings, use the Type drop-down list to specify a different graph type for the current graph. Click on the desired plot below to obtain a brief description of that type of graph.
Columns
Spikes
Blocks
Contour/Discrete
Ribbons
Surface
Lines
Contours
Axis. Use the options in the Axis drop-down list to set the default proportions of the axes in any 3D graph in order to adjust the frame of reference for the graph (axes) to its shape (i.e., in order to expose or explore a particular aspect of the data).
- Equal
- Select Equal to scale the x, y, and z axes to the same (1:1:1) length (i.e., the proportions of the X, Y, and Z sides are equal and form a regular cube).
- Same Scale Units
- Select Same Scale Units to generate axis proportions based on the relative scale values on the x, y and z axes. If the x and y axis values range from 0 to 10 and the z axis values range from 0 to 1, the x and y axes will be ten times the length of the z axis.
- Custom
- Select Custom to set the axes to any proportion you want. Enter the relative length of the X, Y, and Z axes in the X, Y, and Z boxes to the right. By changing the respective values, you can "flatten" or "stretch" the 3D box in any direction.
Column/block/ribbon margins. This option (applicable to Box, Block, and Ribbon plots) is used to specify the width of the X (where applicable) and Y margins (in percent) between the boxes, blocks and ribbons, relative to the maximum width of the box, block or ribbon in the plot.
Enable 3D text representation. When this check box is selected, axes titles and tickmarks are displayed in a 3-dimensional manner.
Data update. Use the options under Data update to specify the update method applied to the graph when data change in the data file.
- Automatic
- Select this option button to specify that the graph data is to be updated automatically when changes are made to the data source. This will be the default setting.
- Manual
- Select this option button to specify that the graph data is to be updated manually when the user explicitly requests an update of the graph data.
- Locked
- Select this option button to specify that the graph data is not to be updated.
- Details
- Click the Details button to display the Data Update Details dialog box, which contains more detailed options to adjust the spreadsheet data source and variable selection used for the graph.
- Update on OK
- If the Data update mode is set to Manual and this check box is selected, a prompt will be displayed when the source data change, and the graph will be updated when you click the OK button.
- Reconnect on load
- Select a command from this drop-down list to control how the graph reloads the data from the spreadsheet. The choices are Always, If spreadsheet open, Always ask, and Never.
- Update spreadsheet case states
- When this check box is selected, the changes of the case states (including the case labels, case excluded, case hidden, Marker color, etc.) made in the graph will be automatically updated to the spreadsheet, so that the spreadsheet that the current graph is based upon will have the same case states as in the graph.
- Update Spreadsheet on OK
- If this check box is selected, the current graph case states will be updated in the connected spreadsheet when the dialog box is closed. If the Update Spreadsheet Case States check box is cleared, then this option can be used to perform a manual update of the spreadsheet case states.
Plot areas transparency. Use the interactively controlled slider to adjust the transparency of plot areas. Note that this option applies to the currently displayed graph. To set the transparency for all applicable graphs, use the global Plot areas transparency option in the Options dialog box, Documents/Graphs: Display tab. See also the Advanced Graphics Capabilities overview.