View Axis ???

Hi there, as I already said, I am new with motion.
At the time, I am totally dispaired, because I really can´t understand
what the view axis and the camera axis does.
I´m trying to do the Lessons 4 in the apple training book, but my results
don´t even look like the examples in the book, even if I do it step by step what they write.
Here is what I understand since now:
If I am standing on a road and turn myself over my left shoulder (about to 10 o´clock)
then; my local axis has changed to -45 degree in y.
Is the axis between me and the street now the world axis ? (And din´t changed)
And what is the view axis? A view from a camera, standing in front of me ?
And why are these axises not fixed and I can use them even if I move the object or
the camera ? I my understanding, I can move f.e. a camera, but not the road, where it stands on.
So why is the world axis not fixed ?
And on top: what the **** can I see, if I turn "perspective" on ?
I really can´t define it, but sometimes I can scroll with the hand as far, until I can see
the cameras wireframe. Any ideas ?? Any easy understanding tutorials ??
Thanks for your replies,
Andrea

Your post is a little hard to understand, but I'll try to help with the Axis thing:
World Axis: This is the axis of the world. If you turn on the 3D grid, this axis is represented by a blue line that intersects with a red line. The blue line is the Z axis for the world, the red line is the X axis for the world. The Y axis is not represented since the 3D grid is shown as a 2D floor; it has no height. If you select a layer and change the axis in the HUD to world axis, the blue arrow for that layer will always point parallel to the blue line of the 3D grid. This is regardless of the angle that layer has to the grid.
View Axis: This is the axis from the POV of the currently selected view. Blue arrows point parallel to the view's line of sight, Red arrows point perpendicular. When the view is the Active Camera view, the view axis is identical to the camera axis.
Local Axis: This is the XYZ axis of a layer relative to itself.
I hope this helps.
Andy

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How do I change the numerical format of the axis in Diadem view and report

Is there a method for changing the format of the AXIS labels to show more significant digits? Second, I can't find how to display the menu shown in NI help document 3FIEI5LE. When I right click to (select properties) I get a different menu labeled (set proerties for display).
Thanks,
Doug

Hi Doug,
There is no way to configure the display of the X axis in VIEW-- this is for a quick look at or an interactive visual inspection of your data. For a fully configurable report creation environment you should switch to REPORT. Note that the last button on the top icon bar in VIEW with the tipstrip "Transfer to REPORT" will transfer what you currently have displayed in VIEW into a new REPORT layout.
In REPORT if you double-click on the numbers below the X axis, a "2D - Numeric display" configuration dialog will appear which has the field "Format:" in it. Type in "d.dddd" ("d,dddd" in Europe) or as many d's after the decimal character as you want to display. There are also other formatting options for scientific display, etc.
I honestly didn't understand your second question about the help dialog-- what version of DIAdem are you using?
Regards,
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

How do I plot a y axis on the left and right in DIAdem/VIEW (version 11.0)?

I am trying to analyze flight data, and I would like to analyze plots of certain parameters so that they share an x axis. It is necessary to view these using two different y axis, on the left and right. How do I do this in DIAdem (version 11.0) in the VIEW tab? Is this possible to do in the VIEW tab?

myocom,
You can highlight random points in DIAdem as well.
Here is an example:
Use the cursor to move to the point you wish to highlight.
Press the "Set Data Point and Flag" icon on each data point you wish to highlight
When you are done selecting points, press the "Flags: Copy Data Points" icon - that will copy all X/Y coordinates into two new channels
I created a REPORT Layout using the original data and the highlighted random points (I added the actual point Z-value above the point, they look strange when written at the exact point). I attached the layout for your reference.
The complete task took 3 minutes from loading the data to finishing and exporting the REPORT layout. If you have a REPORT layout already, this will take less than 30 seconds ...
I am not familiar with Matlab, so I can't compare how this works in DIAdem vs. Matlab. You can add the combine the complete process in a Script and it will automatically create this kind of report after simply selecting a few data points in VIEW and then pressing a button ...
Otmar
Otmar D. Foehner
Business Development Manager
DIAdem and Test Data Management
National Instruments
Austin, TX - USA
"For an optimist the glass is half full, for a pessimist it's half empty, and for an engineer is twice bigger than necessary."
Attachments:
Report with highlights.zip ‏5 KB

How to add a scroll bar within a view window ?I want to display x and y axis outside the scoll window and keep those axis static and move the graph within scroll area

how to add a scroll bar within a view window ?I want to display x and y axis outside the scoll window and keep those axis static and move the graph within scroll area
ananya

Hey Ananya,
I believe what you want to do is possible, but it will not be
easy. If you want to add a scroll bar that will scroll the graph
back and forth but keep the axis set, you would want to add a
horizontal or vertical scrollbar. Then you would create an event
handler for the scroll event. You would have to manually plot
different data within this scroll event. Unfortunately, there is
not really a built in way to do this with the Measurement Studio plot
control.
Thanks,
Pat P.
Software Engineer
National Instruments

How do I set the default x-axis scale in DIAdem View?

Hi everyone:
I look at large amounts of data (i.e. many different data files every day), and I am trying to load and view them quickly and efficiently. Currently, when I have data sets loaded in the "Structure" tab, and I click and drag a numeric channel over to the 2-D plot, DIAdam automatically scales the x-axis from 0 to 60, when the numeric channels can be anywhere from 50 000 to 100 000 entries long. I now use the roller on my mouse to zoom out for five minutes before seeing the entire data set. My question is is there a way to re-set the default x-axis scaling so I do not have to zoom out each time I plot a numeric channel?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Hello Peter!,
The DIAdem VIEW windows will always auto-scale to the full range of the values on the X-axis when you drag data into a new window.
You have several options on how to quickly get to the range of data you wish to see.
Right click on the LEFT edge of the data you wish to zoom into, HOLD the mouse right mouse button and DRAG the mouse to the right side of the section you wish to zoom into. DIAdem will automatically show the section you have selected in a zoomed view in that same window
Result:
Alternatively, you can double click on the VIEW window and check the "Manual X-Scaling" box and then enter the exact values you wish to zoom into
Also, you could use the Band Cursor from the toolbar, move and resize the Band in the VIEW window and then use the "Scroll in Cursor Range" icon to zoom into the area of the curve you are interested in.
These are just a few ways you should be able to accomplish what you have described in your post.
Let us know if you have additional questions ...
Otmar
Otmar D. Foehner
Business Development Manager
DIAdem and Test Data Management
National Instruments
Austin, TX - USA
"For an optimist the glass is half full, for a pessimist it's half empty, and for an engineer is twice bigger than necessary."

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