How do I generate a crossplot in DIAdem View menu?

[Peter!]

I am running DIAdem 2011. In the View screen, how can I generate a crossplot?

[Brad_Turpin]

Hi Peter!

Please define what you mean as a "crossplot".

A picture would be best,

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer

National Instruments

[Peter!]

I unfortunately do not have any pictures of a crossplot handy.

A crossplot is also known as having two vertical axes. Generally, each axis has its own set of units. Then, two sets of data can be plotted.

For example, there is one set of data, speed [rad/s] versus time [s], and a second set of data, torque [N-m] versus time [s]. A crossplot would have both curves plotted with the left-hand axis having the units of [rad/s], the right-hand axis having the units of [N-m], and the horizontal axis having the units of [s].

I hope this is a halfway decent explanation.

[Brad_Turpin · Accepted solution]

Hi Peter!,

In the VIEW panel you can get a separate Y axis for each curve by clicking on the "Y-Axis" icon at the top of the graph and then selecting the "n Y-Axes [Linear]" scaling option.  This will put all Y axes on the left, but otherwise that sounds like what you want.  You can get the second Y axis to be on the right in REPORT but not VIEW.  What version of DIAdem are you using?

Brad Turpin

DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

[Otmar]

Hello Peter!,

Here is a screen shot of multiple Axes in DIAdem VIEW:

In VIEW, when selecting multiple Y-axes, all axes will be displayed to the left of the axis system, and each signal will get its own axis.

In REPORT, you have have up to 20 Y-axes, each can be assigned to multiple signals, and they can be distributed on each side of the axis system at will:

I hope this helps, please let us know if you have additional questions,

     Otmar

[Peter!]

Perfect. That is exactly what I am looking for. I am fairly new to DIAdem and trying to learn it as I go along. Thanks for the help!