MC Grating

3D Graph

Applies to:Modal 1DModal CrossedC method 1DC method Crossed

Written by Nikolay M. LyndinLast revised

This documentation was written for releases up to 2018 and is being revised. Some dialogs have changed since. If something does not match what you see, write to mc@mcgrating.com.

In case of a two parameters scan, after clicking the Graph control the 3D Graph window will appear. This window is common for all projects.

The Edit menu may provide the following options:

Titles is the option for editing titles of the Value, Row and Column axes.

Copy copies the Image into Clipboard .

Save as saves the graph in Bitmap, JPEG and Windows metafile formats.

Print.

The second menu View may contain the following options:

Front

Back

Top Color Image

Node's Hint

Color Scale

Interfaces

Aspect Ratio

The Front, Back and Top Color Image items have an obvious meaning. If Node's Hint is checked then the user by pointing Cursor at a Node position can inspect its value and coordinates. The Color Scale, Interfaces and Aspect Ratio items are related to the Top Color Image option only. Interfaces item is not available for the external graph.

Additional view options (Front and Back)

Horizontal View option. If the user presses the left mouse button and Cursor is in the 3D Graph area a vertical line crossing the front corner horizontal coordinate plane appears. Holding pressed the mouse button the user can lock Cursor to this line (Cursor changes shape and line disappears) and then change the horizontal position of this front corner that equivalent the Graph horizontal rotation in the range from -90 till 90 degrees.

Vertical View option. With the right mouse button in the sane manner the user can change the back corner horizontal coordinate plane vertical position that equivalent the Graph view changes in the range from horizontal till top view.

Additional view option (Top Color Image)

Right mouse click at image area opens Popup Menu for changing Color Scale Type (Blue-Green-Red; Black-Violet-Blue-Green-Red-White; Black-Grey-White).

From the in-application help of Modal Collinear and Modal Conical, documented through 2018. If you publish results computed with MC Grating, see how to cite it.