GFS2102™ OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE MANUAL
© 2007 DH Instruments, a Fluke Company
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FEATURE
DESCRIPTION
Edit Plot Data
Displays an options window to customize the points used for plotting. Plots can include different
combinations of accumulations, flow points and data files.
Data can only be plotted in groups, i.e. all accumulations at one flow point or the first
accumulation of each flow point. The plot cannot handle all accumulations at all flow points.
This is further complicated when running multiple DUTs, only a single accumulation from
each of two DUTs can be displayed at a single flow point.
Edit Plot Properties
Displays an options window to customize the appearance of a plot, including scale, color, titles and
fonts related to the plot. This can be used to re-scale the plot and zoom in on specific sections of
a plot.
5.3.3.2
PLOT OPTIONS MENU
An
[Options]
menu is available for use in place of the toolbar when
GFS Tools
is not
running a test. The options in the menu directly correspond to options on the plot
toolbar. In addition there is an
[Add Plot]
option used to add additional Data
Files to the plotting tool. This is a useful feature that allows Data Files created at
different times to be compared on a single plot.
5.3.3.3
CREATE/EDIT PLOTS
All plots used by the plotting tool can be customized using the Custom Plot
Editor. Use the toolbar or menu choice to access this tool. The features on this
form allow plots to be created, edited and removed.
Editing custom plots follows the same basic editing rules as all other editors
within GFS Tools. The one exception is that the [Edit] button must be pressed prior
to modifying plot properties. Plot properties cannot be modified directly prior to
pressing this button.
To edit an existing plot simply select the plot in the list and press the
[Edit]
button. Use the
[New]
toolbar option to create a new plot. Using either of these
options puts the editor into edit mode. Only in this state can plot properties be
changed. Use any combination of test data to generate plots. Always start by
entering a
<Plot Description>
that accurately represents the plot. The text
entered displays at the top of each plot and is used to select plots. Select the
type of plot by changing the state of the
<3D Plot>
check box. Select the data to
include on each axis by using the drop down list box next to each axis label. All
numeric data logged for each point in the Data File can be used on any plot axis.
Press the ellipsis button next to the list box to edit the axis text. Make plot
property selections at the bottom of the display then press the
[Save]
toolbar
button to save the plot. Prior to saving the plot, the color scheme, line type, fonts
and many other aspects of the plot can be modified by pressing the
[Properties]
button. This displays the plot properties dialog that allows customization of the
non data related plot features.