Basic Operation

  1. Click the Annotations icon.

  2. Click the Gauge icon in the Create/edit Annotation dialog.

  3. Create a new gauge in the Graphics Window by selecting a variable in the Use constant variable list and then clicking the Create button.

To Manipulate Gauge, First Select the Gauge(s) of Interest in the List, Then

To Change Visibility

 

To Change Whether Border Is Drawn

  (Toggle Border on or off.)

To Change the Variable Range

  (Adjust the min and max values. If the variable value being tracked is greater than or equal to the maximum value, the gauge will be “full”. Similarly, if the variable value is less than or equal to the minimum value, the gauge will be “empty”.)

To Change the Orientation

  (Set the orientation to Vertical or Horizontal.)

To Change the Width/Height

  (Enter a new width/height value or use the sliders. Values are 0 to 1.)

To Change Location

  (Either select the gauge and drag it to the desired location, or type appropriate coordinates into the Origin X/Y fields. The origin of a gauge is the lower left corner.)

To delete a gauge, right-click on it in the graphics window and select Delete.

The Gauge level, Value and Background area is explained below.

For the Gauge Level

You Can Modify the Gauge Foreground Color (The Color Tracking the Variable Value) By

Click on the Gauge level tab/button. Select the desired color from the matrix, enter RGB values in the fields, or click More... to open the Color Selector dialog.

For Value

A label may be placed on the gauge to indicate the current value of the tracked variable.

To Change Any of the Value Display on the Gauge

Click on the Value tab.

To Change the Value Label Visibility

Click on the Display toggle.

To Change the Size and Location

Set the font size and the location for the label.

To Change the Format

You can set the format to floating or exponential format. For both formats you can specify the number of decimal places to display.

To Change Color for the Value Label

See instructions under Gauge level.

For the Background

Controls the shading and color of the gauge.

To Remove the Gauge Background

Click on the Display toggle. When off no gauge background will be displayed (the gauge will be in "wireframe").

To Change Color for the Background

See instructions under Gauge level.