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measure attributes

Allows you can set the attributes for a strip chart, including creating a legend, setting axis limits, and setting the color and line type for the curve.
Strip chart is a monitoring device in which Adams View plots a measure. The strip chart monitors the measure during a simulation.

Format:

 
measure attributes
measure_name =
existing measure
comment =
string
legend =
string
axis_lower =
real
axis_upper =
real
axis_labe l=
string
axis_type =
axis_units
curve_color =
existing color
curve_line_type =
line_style
curve_thickness =
real
curve_symbol_type =
plot_symbols

Example:

 
measure attributes &
measure_name =
mea_angle__1 &
comment =
"change the attributes" &
legend =
"angle measure" &
axis_type =
linear &
curve_color =
red &
curve_thickness =
2.5 &
curve_line_type =
dash

Description:

 
Parameter
Value Type
Description
measure_name
Existing measure
Specifies an existing measure whose attributes have to be modified.
comment
String
Specifies any comments.
legend
String
Enter text that describes the data that the curve in the strip chart represents.
axis_lower
Real
Parameter not supported.
axis_upper
Real
Parameter not supported.
axis_label
String
Parameter not supported.
axis_type
Linear/logar/db/default
Select the type of plot to be displayed in Adams PostProcessor when you transfer the strip chart to it for plotting.
curve_color
Existing color
Enter color of the curve.
curve_line_type
SOLID, DASH, DOTDASH, DOT, NONE
Sets curve_Line Type to the type of line style for the curve. For example, you can select a line that alternates between dots and dashes.
curve_thickness
Real
Changes the weight of the curve line. Weight values range from 1 to 5 screen pixels.

Extended Definition:

1. The text specified in the legend parameter appears in the title bar of the strip chart. Note that you have to redisplay the strip chart to see the effects of changing the legend.
2. There are 4 types of plots that can be specified in the axis_type parameter:
■linear - Performs no transformation of data or axis values. This is the default.
■logar (Logarithmic) - Scales the axis values so that each power of 10 is separated by the same distance. For example, the values 1, 10, 100, 1000, and 10,000 are equally spaced.
■db (Decibel) - Displays 20 * log 10 (value) for each value.
■default - Selecting this means no specific axis type is requested and it appears in the default axis type, which is usually linear.

Cautions:

1. You have to redisplay the strip chart to see the effects of changing the legend, color, line type, line symbol, and line thickness. Learn about redisplaying strip charts.
The axis_Lower, axis_Upper, and axis_Label options currently are not available.