About Graphing
To follow this procedure and display plots of measure results and the functions that define motor and force profiles, click
on one of the following dialog boxes:
• under Graph on the Profile tab of the Servo Motor Definition dialog box
• under Magnitude on the Force Motor Definition dialog box
• on the Magnitude tab under Function on the Force or Torque Definition dialog box
• on the Measure Results dialog box
After you display the graph, you can click on any point in the graph to display its X and Y values in the bottom left corner of the graph window. You can also manage the appearance of the graph using the Graphtool toolbar or menu commands:
• File
◦ Export Excel—(Windows only). Save the graph data as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. When you click this command, the Export To Excel dialog box opens. Enter a path and a file name on the dialog box. When you click OK, a file with a .xls extension is created. The file contains a pictorial rendition of the graph as well as a numeric table of graph values.
◦ Export Text—Save the graph data as a text file. When you click this command, the Export To Text dialog box opens. Enter a path and a file name on the dialog box. When you click OK, a file with a .grt extension is created.
◦ Print or
—Send your graph to a printer. When you click this command, a dialog box opens that allows you to output your graph to several print and graphic formats, or save it as a file.
◦ Exit—Close the Graphtool window box.
• View
◦ Toggle Grid or
—Display grid lines for your graph or turn them off.
◦ Repaint or
—Refresh the view of your graph.
◦ Refit or
—Restore a graph to its original state. Use this command after you zoom in on a particular graph segment to return to an unsegmented state. The complete graph is automatically redrawn in the current window.
◦ Zoom In or
—Zoom in on the graph to get a close-up view. This command is useful when your graph contains too many points (100 or more). Zooming in on a section of the graph helps you to display a specific segment of interest.
• Format
◦ Graph or
—Opens the
Graph Window Options dialog box to manage your graph and the way it is displayed.