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Properties

Properties

Name

Name of the Chart that could be duplicated as the name of the Graph (container) must prefix the Chart name to give the full name needed by the finder.

It is allowed to give the same name to different Charts in different Graphs. The unique name to find them will be the concatenation of the Graph name and the Chart name (separated with two colons), otherwise, only the first Chart with the matching name will be returned.

Graph

Name of the Graph container that holds the current Chart.

Min

3. Min

For X (horizontal) and Y (vertical) axis, specify here the boundaries of the Chart graph itself, in how it will be displayed.

If values are out bound, they will not be displayed. The area defined with the boundaries defines the window.

Step

This value is used to draw the grid. It indicate the value between two grid lines (vertical or horizontal).

Do (max-min)/step to guess the number of lines that will be displayed.

Should not be zero.

Units

This string value is only used for display to give a meaning to the value used in X or Y axis.

Draw

Select here the kind of drawing that must connect entries of the chart, for each entity.

Color used is the same as the entity the chart data set is attached to:

Lines: all entries are connected, from first to last
Dots: all entries are displayed as a single dot

Close

Specify the closing strategy for the data file:

At Stop: data file will be closed at simulation stop. This choice is good when one file per run is requested.
At Exit: data file will be closed at exit. This choice is good with batch, when several run (start and stop) are requested to provide the data to the file.

File

During the simulation run, each Chart received the name of the last data file written (for runtime display).

Offline (or after action), use this file selector to retrieve any previous data file recorded.

High Precision

When High Precision is checked, all data inputs (from the same entity) will be stored.

If unchecked, only data with a X variation of 1/2 of the X step will be kept. This will result in smaller data files.

In Normal Precision: If the X Axis Step value is 1:

E:setChartData("name", 0, 0); // Accepted, first call

E:setChartData("name", 0.25, 1); // Skipped, 0.25-0 < 1/2

E:setChartData("name", 0.5, 2); // Accepted, 0.5-0 >= 1/2

Disabled

If checked, the data file will not be used at runtime and Entities will not write anything to it.

Used By

11. Used By

List all the Entities from all the Scenarios that are entitled to send data to this Chart, at runtime.

All Charts are private. An Entity not registered cannot record anything to a Chart, even if the data is sent.

When a listed entity is unchecked, the corresponding data will not be displayed on the Data panel, but at runtime, the entity will still be able to fill in new data.

Add

Use this button to register a new Entity (from the current Scenario) to the Chart.

To add the Scenario Player (if this one only can write on the data file), select ScnPlayer from the list.

Remove

Use this button to unregister the selected Entity from the Chart.

There is no questioning and no undo. If you unregister one entity by mistake, just put it back (11).

Import

Use this button to import a previously exported Chart in /Data/Shared.

An exported Chart has extension .cht

Export

Use this button to export a Chart for reuse or share between databases or users.

The Chart is exported by default in /Data/Shared but can be saved in any directory or support.

An exported Chart has extension .cht

Drawing

This drawing area displays all entity output data files combined and shown with different colors (each entity gives to its curve its own color).

At runtime, the update rate is 1 Hz by default.

Moving from General to Data panel refresh all data by forcing the reading of the file.