12.9.4. Legend: Appearance Tab

12.9.4.1. Sizing Parameters

12.9.4.1.1. Size

The Size setting scales the legend height to a fraction of the viewer height.

12.9.4.1.2. Aspect

The Aspect setting specifies the width of the color range bar.

12.9.4.2. Text Parameters

12.9.4.2.1. Precision

The Precision setting specifies the number of significant digits after the decimal place that the legend can hold. You may also choose to display the numbers in a Fixed or Scientific format.

12.9.4.2.2. Value Ticks

The Value Ticks setting holds the number of intervals that you want shown by the legend.


Note:  The Value Ticks setting is not applicable for a legend that relates to a contour plot.


12.9.4.2.3. Font

The Font setting specifies a font for the interval labels.

12.9.4.2.4. Color Mode

The Color Mode setting specifies whether to use a User Specified color or the Default color for the title and interval labels.

12.9.4.2.5. Color

When Color Mode is set to User Specified, the Color setting specifies a color for the title and interval labels. You can click the color bar to browse through predefined colors, or click the Color Selector   icon and select a color from the Select color dialog box.

12.9.4.2.6. Text Rotation

The Text Rotation setting specifies a value in degrees to rotate the text at (in a counterclockwise direction from horizontal).

12.9.4.2.7. Text Height

The Text Height setting specifies a value corresponding to the text height of the legend relative to the viewer size. You may enter a value between 0.005 and 0.1.


Note:  When using a legend as the basis for quantitative analysis, you should ensure that lighting is turned off for any objects colored by a variable. This will give you exact matches between object colors and legend colors.