3D surface plot export _ missing scale on the projections

[Deepak Arora]

 Hi all,

I am using 3D surface plot subvi in LabView 2010 SP1. After plotting the data, I can export the images (.bmp, mata file etc.). While exporting the projections of the images, I am not able to get the axis scales on them, though when I export the isometric view, I do have all the scales in the exported image.

Any clues.

Cheers,
Deepak Arora

[Daniel_H1]

Hi Deepak,

I am not exactly sure what you are experiencing. Can you provide some screenshots and your code?

Thanks,

Daniel H.

[Deepak Arora]

Hi Daniel,

I am using surface plot helper to plot a 3D data set. On the front panel indicator of this, there is an option to export the image files in various formats, once you right click on the graph. I have attached two of the exported files. One is an isometric view and another one is the X-Y projection obtained by using the projection palette attached to the 3D surface plot. As you notice, the scale bars are missing from the projection.

Thanks,
Deepak

[Daniel_H1]

Hi Deepak,

This seems to be because in the 3D surface plot, the axes labels are inside the plot area, but in the projections the axes labels are outside of the plot area. I'm going to see if there's a property node to change this, but a quick workaround for you would be to right click on the projection, choose "render window" and then you can take a screenshot of the projection with its axes.

Regards,

Daniel H.  

[Deepak Arora]

Thanks, Daniel. I will also try to find some property node that can help me getting the scales along the projection.

[Daniel_H1]

Hi Deepak,

After further research, it appears that this is just a limitation of using the projection. If you want a different graph of the projection, I would suggest that you either use the workaround I mentioned or gather the xy data and graph it separately so you can have more control of it.

Regards,

Daniel H.

[hanrock]

Hi Deepak,

A workaround is to set the "User Defined View" in the "3D Plot Properties->Graph". Set the Latitude 0, Longitude 270 and distance 1.8, then you can get a XY projection with the scale.

                            Latitude    Longitude

XY Projection:               0               270

XZ Projection:             90               270

YZ Projection:             90                   0

[Deepak Arora]

Thanks, Hanrock. Thats what I am doing right now?

Deepak