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HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Introduction
to HyperGraph 3D Tutorials
.................................................................................................................................................1
Finding
the Installation Directory <install_ directory>
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Waterfall
Plots
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Defining Waterfall Plots
- HG3D-1000
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Editing Waterfall Plots..........................................................................................................................................................7
- HG3D-1010
Data Querying - HG3D-1020
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Surface
Plots
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Defining Surface Plots
- HG3D-2000
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Editing Surface Plots..........................................................................................................................................................21
- HG3D-2010
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Line
Plots
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Defining Line Plots - HG3D-3000
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Editing Line Plots - HG3D-3010
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Introduction to HyperGraph 3D Tutorials

Suggested Order
If you are unfamiliar with HyperGraph 3D it is recommended that you complete the
Introduction to HyperWorks Desktop - HWD-0010.
File Location
All files referenced in the HyperGraph 3D tutorials are located in the HyperWorks
installation directory under install_directory/tutorials/
mv_hv_hg/3dplotting.
See Finding the Installation Directory <install_ directory> or contact your systems
administrator to locate the installation directory.
Waterfall Plots
Defining Waterfall Plots - HG3D-1000
Editing Waterfall Plots - HG3D-1010
Data Querying- HG3D-1020
Surface Plots
Defining Surface Plots - HG3D-2000
Editing Surface Plots - HG3D-2010
Querying Data for Surface Plots - HG3D-2020
Line Plots

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Finding the Installation Directory <install_ directory>

Most tutorials use files that are located in the tutorials/ directory of the software installation. In the tutorials, file
paths are referenced as <install_directory>/../. In order to locate the files needed, you will need to
determine the path of the installation directory <install_directory>. This path is dependent on the installation
that was performed at your site. To determine what this path is, follow these instructions:
1.
Launch the application.
2.
From the Help menu, select Updates.

The HyperWorks Update Information dialog opens. The installation directory path appears after Altair Home:.
The HyperGraph 3D tutorial model files are located in <install_directory>/tutorials/mv_hv_hg.
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Waterfall Plots
Defining Waterfall Plots - HG3D-1000
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create waterfall plots.
Tools
The Waterfall panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Waterfall panel icon
Or
From the Plot menu, select Waterfall
The Waterfall panel allows you to create waterfall plots from XY force response data and input pulses. If a waterfall
plot exists in the current window, HyperGraph 3D automatically fills in the default values.
Exercise: Creating Waterfall Plots

Step 1: Open Session File trimmer.mvw and create HyperGraph 3D window
1.
From the File menu, click Open.
2.
Select the file at <installation_directory>\demos\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\trimmer.mvw and click

Open.
3.
Click Close on the message log that appears.
4.
Click on the Add Page
5.
Select HyperGraph 3D from the Select Application Menu icon.
button to add a page.
Step 2: Create a Frequency versus Time waterfall plot

1.
Click the Waterfall icon
2.
Verify that Frequency and Time are the options set under Plot Type:.
3.
Click the curve selection icon
on the toolbar to enter the panel.
in the Response Field for Data Curves:.

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4.
Choose the Force vs Time Raw curve.
5.
Click Preview to view the curve.
6.
Click Select.
7.
Verify that the curve referenced under Response is p1w2c1.
8.
Enter 100 for Number under Waterfall slices.
9.
Check the Contour waterfall option.
10. Click Apply.
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Step 3: Create a Frequency versus RPM waterfall plot

While in the Waterfall panel, do the following:
1.
For Plot Type: select Input Magnitude instead of Time from the pull down menu.
2.
Select RPM vs Time Raw for Response under Data Curves.
3.
Select RPM vs Time Filtered for Input under Data Curves.
4.
Check the box for Input Vector is in RPM to scale the RPM to RPS.
5.
Click Apply.
6.
Click Undo to return to the Frequency vs Time plot.

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Step 4: Create an Order waterfall plot

While in the Waterfall panel, do the following:
1.
For Plot Type: select Order(scaled) instead of Frequency from the pull down menu.
2.
Select RPM vs Time Filtered for Input under Data Curves.
3.
Click Apply to create the plot.
4.
Click Undo to return to the Frequency vs Time plot.
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Editing Waterfall Plots - HG3D-1010

In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
Work with the Axes panel
Query data
Edit curve attributes
Use the Edit Legend dialog
Tools
The Curve Attributes panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Curve Attributes icon
Or
From the Plot menu, Select Curve Attributes
Plot attributes, such as style, color, and weight are located in the Curve Attributes panel. This panel also allows you
to contour the surface and edit the legend, too.
The Coordinate Info panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Coordinate Info icon,
Or
From the Plot menu, click Coordinate Info
The Coordinate Info panel allows you to retrieve individual point data on any curve in the active window. When a
point on a curve is selected, the point data is displayed on the panel and in a bubble in the graphics area of the
screen.

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The Axes panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Axes icon,
Or
From the Plot menu, click Axes
Axis attributes such as labels, color, and scaling can also be modified using the Axes panel
Exercise: Editing Waterfall Plots

1.
2.
Select the file trimmer.mvw located in <installation_directory>\demos\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\

and click Open.
3.
4.
5.
Select HyperGraph 3D by clicking on the Select application menu icon.
icon to add a page.

1.
Click on the Waterfall icon
2.
Verify that Frequency and Time are the options set under Plot type:.
3.
Click the curve selection button
4.
5.
Click Select.
6.
Verify that the curve referenced under Response is p1w2c1
7.
Enter 100 for Number under Waterfall Slices.
8.
9.
Click Apply.
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in the Response Field for Data curves:.

Step 3: Working with the Axes Panel

1.
Click on the Axes panel icon
2.
Pick a color from the color palette for the X axis.
3.
Change the number of Tics per axis. Note what happens to the values on the X axis of the screen.
4.
Click on the tabs for Y and Z axes, respectively, and change the colors of the respective axis.
5.
Click on the tab for Shading.
6.
Verify that the Grid style: is Box and change the Grid line color.
7.
Verify that the Axes lengths is set to Automatic.
8.
Check the Lines option for Grid Style.
9.
Change the Background color by selecting a color from the palette.
10. Go back to the Box option for Grid Style.

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Step 4: Query XYZ Values Using the Coordinate Info Panel

1.
Click the Coordinate Info icon
Note that a bubble with the XYZ values is seen in the graphics area.
2.
Click on the surface to see the XYZ values at that point.

Note that the panel area displays the XYZ values of the point chosen.
3.
Click Add Row to add an additional row.
4.
Click on another point on the surface.

The value in the newly added row is updated to that of the new point.
5.
Repeat the operation to build a table.
6.
Click on any one of the rows in the table and then click Remove Row.
Step 5: Editing the Curve Attributes and contouring the plot

1.
Click on the Curve Attributes icon
2.
Verify that the Surface tab is active.
3.
Change the Display mode of the surface to slices only by clicking

panel.
4.
Change Opacity for the surface to Transparent by clicking on
5.
Change the Display mode back to waterfall as a shaded surface.
6.
Verify that the Contour option is active.
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from the Display mode options in the

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7.
Select the axis in the pull down menu to be X axis.
8.
Repeat the previous step for the Z Axis.
Step 6: Using the Edit Legend dialog.

1.
Click Edit legend.
2.
Experiment with the following:

-
Change the numeric format.

The format automatically changes in the legend box.
Change the numeric precision.
Change the number of levels.

The number of color bands in the legend box automatically changes.
3.
Click on a number in the legend box and enter a new value.
4.
Press ENTER.
5.
The edited value is displayed in bold font. The remaining values linearly interpolate.
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6.
Add a header and footer to the legend.

-
Activate the Header check box and enter text in the text box.
Click the font button
Click OK.
Activate the Footer check box and enter text in the text box.
Click OK.
and change the font type and size.
7.
Click Apply.
8.
Change the color of a legend band.
9.
Click on a color band.
Select a new color.
Click OK.
Change another color.
10. Interpolate colors between two color bands.

-
Click Interpolate.
Click on the first changed color.
Click on a second changed color.
The colors between the two selected colors are interpolated.
11. Click Apply.
Step 7: Save legend settings for future use.

Once you have completed your legend settings, you can save them for future use. Items that can be saved are listed
in the Save options section.
1.
Activate the check boxes for the attributes you want to save.
2.
Click Save.
3.
Designate a file name.

Files are saved in Tcl format.
4.
Click Save....
5.
Click Default to return to the default settings.
6.
Click Open... to open the saved file and load the previously determined legend settings.
The contour colors and legend are retrieved just as you saved them.
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to
Use the Data Query panel for Waterfall plots
Plot the orders in the HyperGraph window
Tools
The Data Query panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
Click on Data Query panel icon,
Or
Select Data Query from the Plot menu
The Data Query panel uses vertical cutting surfaces for viewing and plotting non-planer cross sections. Surfaces can
be defined by math expressions, specifying orders, and selecting points on the waterfall plot or 3-D surface plot.
Exercise: Querying Waterfall Plots

1.
2.
Select the file <installation_directory>\demos\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\trimmer.mvw and click

Open.
3.
4.
5.
Select HyperGraph 3D by clicking on the Select Application menu icon.
button to add a page.

1.
Click on the Waterfall icon
2.
Verify that Frequency and Time are the options set under Plot Type:.
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3.
Click the curve selection icon
4.
5.
Click Select.
6.
Verify that the curve referenced under Response is p1w2c1.
7.
Enter 100 for Number under Waterfall Slices.
8.
9.
Click Apply.
in the Response Field for Data Curves:.
Step 3: Creating Cut Lines Using the Data Query Panel.

1.
Click the Data Query icon
2.
Click Add n from the panel area.
3.
Select the RPM vs Time Raw for Input and Time Vector.
4.
Enter 1 6, for the Order List.
5.
Check the Input vector is in RPM checkbox.
6.
Click OK.
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Step 4: Plotting the orders in HyperGraph Windows.

1.
In the Data Query panel, click All next to the order list.
2.
Change Layout: to One plot per cut.
3.
Select the Two-Window Layout
4.
Set the Create curve: options to Y-Axis Vs Z-Axis.
5.
Click Preview to preview the curves in a pop-up window.
6.
Click Plot Data to create the curves.
7.
Go to the Waterfall panel.
8.
Select RPM vs time for the Response field.
9.
Click Apply.
from the layout options in the Data Query panel.
Note that the plots in HyperGraph windows have been updated.
Step 5: Creating a new order and positioning them

1.
Return to Data Query panel.
2.
Click Add under Order List.
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3.
Left click on an order in the Waterfall Plot to set its location.

Note that the location of the new order is shown in the Order List in the panel.
4.
Select Order 1 from the Order list and repeat the previous Step.
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Surface Plots
Defining Surface Plots - HG3D-2000
In this tutorial, you will learn how to create surface plots.
Tools
The Define Curves panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
On the toolbar, click the Define Curves panel icon
Or
From the Plot menu, click Define Curves
The Define Curves panel enables you to create new Surface plots. New data can be mathematically defined using the
program's curve calculator, or entered as values.
Step 1: Creating a Surface Plot from a math expression

1.
From the File menu, click New.
2.
Click on the Define Curves icon
3.
Select Surface from the pull down menu.
4.
Click Add under the Surface list. A surface labeled Surface1 is added to the list.
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5.
In the text box rename Surface 1 as Math_Surface and press ENTER.

The new name is now displayed in the list and in the legend.
6.
Verify that the Source type is set to Math.
7.
Under Vector: click All.
8.
Set X to 0:15:0.1.
9.
Set Y to 0:15:0.1.
10. Set Z to sin(x) + cos(y).
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11. Click OK.
Step 2: Saving the Session as session file Curve_Attributes_Surface.mvw

1.
From the File menu, click Save Session File As.
2.
Name the file as Curve_Attributes_Surface.mvw.
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3.
Verify that the Window Type is set to Plot in the pop up window.
4.
Click Save.
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Editing Surface Plots - HG3D-2010

Work with the Axes panel
Contour line plots
Use the Edit Legend dialog
Tools
The curve attributes feature can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Curve Attributes icon
Or
From the Plot menu, click Curve Attributes
Surface attributes, such as Surface style, color, and weight are located in the Curve Attributes panel. This panel
also allows you to contour the surface and edit the legend.
Surface List: The Surface list displays the names of all surfaces in the active window.
The Axes panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Axes icon
Or
Axis attributes such as labels, color, and scaling can also be modified using the Axes panel.
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Exercise: Editing Surface Plots

Step 1: Open session file.
1.
From the File menu, select Open.
2.
Select the file Curve_Attributes_Surface.mvw located in the <installation_directory>

\tutorial\mv_hv_hg\tutorials\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\ directory and click Open.

1.
Click on the Axes panel icon
2.
Pick a color from the color palette for the X axis
3.
Change the number of Tics per axis. Note what happens to the values on the X axis of the screen.
4.
Click on the tabs for Y and Z axes, respectively, and change the colors of the respective axis.
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5.
Click on the tab for Shading.
6.
Verify that the Grid style: is Box and change the Grid line color.
7.
8.
Check the Lines option for Grid style.
9.
10. Go back to the Box option for Grid Style.
Step 3: Editing the curve attributes and contouring the plot

1.
Click on the Curve Attributes panel icon
2.
Verify that the Surface tab is active.
3.
Change the Display mode of the surface to meshed by clicking
4.
Change opacity for the surface to Transparent by clicking on
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5.
Change the Display mode back to without mesh lines and to solid opacity.
6.
Check the Contour option.
7.
Select the axis in the Expressions = drop-down menu to be Z axis.
8.
Repeat the previous step for the Y Axis.
Step 4: Using the Edit Legend dialog

1.
Click Edit legend.
2.
Experiment with the following:

-
Change the numeric format.

The format automatically changes in the legend box.
Change the numeric precision
Change the number of levels.

The number of color bands in the legend box automatically changes.
3.
Click on a number in the legend box and enter a new value.
4.
Press ENTER.
The edited value is displayed in bold font. The remaining values linearly interpolate.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
Add a header and footer to the legend.

-
Activate the Header check box and enter text in the text box.
Click OK.
Activate the Footer check box and enter text in the text box.
Click OK.
Click Apply
Change the color of a legend band.

-
Click on a color band.
Select a new color.
Click OK.
Change another color.
Interpolate colors between two color bands.

-
Click Interpolate.
Click on the first changed color.
Click on a second changed color.
The colors between the two selected colors are interpolated.
Click Apply.
Step 5: Save legend settings for future use.

Once you have completed your legend settings, you can save them for future use. Items that can be saved are listed
in the Save options section.
1.
Activate the check boxes for the attributes you want to save.
2.
Click Save.
3.
Designate a file name.

Files are saved in Tcl format.
4.
Click Save....
5.
Click Default to return to the default settings.
6.
Click Open... to open the saved file and load the previously determined legend settings.
The contour colors and legend are retrieved just as you saved them.
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Query data from the surface plot
Create and use datum planes
Tools
The Coordinate Info panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
On the toolbar, click the Coordinate Info icon
Or
point on a curve is selected, the point data is displayed on the panel. Using the coordinate info panel you can retrieve
data from three curve types: 3D line, surface, and waterfall. The panel options change depending on the curve in the
active window.
The Datum Planes panel can be accessed by:
Clicking the Datum Planes icon
from the toolbar
Clicking Datum Planes from the Plot menu
The Datum Planes panel allows you to insert reference datum planes to plots.
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Exercise: Querying Surface Plots

Step 1: Open Session File Curve_Attributes_Surface.mvw
1.
2.
Select the file Curve_Attributes_Surface.mvw and click Open.
Step 2: Query XYZ Values Using the Coordinate Info Panel

1.
Click on the Coordinate Info icon
Note that a bubble with the XYZ values is seen in the graphics area.
2.
Click on the surface to see the XYZ values at that point.

Note that the panel area displays the XYZ values of the point chosen.
3.
Click Add Row to add an additional row.
4.
Click on another point on the surface.

The value in the newly added row is updated to that of the new point.
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5.
Repeat the operation to build a table.
6.
Click on any one of the rows in the table and then click Remove Row.
7.
Click Export Table and save the table as a CSV file.
Step 3: Using Datum Planes as Reference Planes

1.
Click the Datum Planes panel icon
2.
Verify that the Position tab is active and the radio button for Reference Plane is checked.
3.
Click Add to add a datum plane as a reference plane.
By default a reference plane is created in the Z plane.

4.
Move the slider bar in the panel area so as to move the reference plane along the Z plane.
5.
Click on the buttons
6.
Click on the button
7.
Enter 1 for the X, Y, and Z axis, respectively, under Location.
8.
You can also pick three points from the screen.
9.
Click Apply.
10. Click
to change the orientation of the plane along the X and Y axis respectively.
to create a plane with three points of your choice.
to rotate the plane by 90 degrees.
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11. Click
respectively
to move the reference plane to the maximum and minimum point in the surface plots,
12. Click on the arrows

X and Y axis.
to move to the next/previous point or to the local maximum/ local minimum along the
Step 4: Using Datum Planes as Clipping Planes and Plotting Cross Section.
1.
Create a Reference plane parallel to the Z-axis by selecting Rotate plane about Z. Move the slider bar to
position the datum plane in the middle of the surface plot.
2.
Check the radio button for Clipping Plane to make it active.
3.
Activate Transparency.
The clipped part of the surface plot appears transparent on the screen.
4.
Move the slider bar and note the change in the clipping area from the screen.
5.
Turn the Transparency option off.
6.
Click the Create XY Plot tab.
7.
Verify that the option for Place curve on is set to New plot.
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8.
Set Create curve: to Y vs Z.
9.
Click on Plot Data.
10. Click the Position tab.

11. Move the slider bar to update the position of the clipping plane.
The plot updates simultaneously.
12. Click the plot window to make it active.
13. Click on the Fit button
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Line Plots
Create line plots from a file
Create line plots using a math expression
Tools
The Define Curve panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Define Curves icon,
Or
From the Plot menu, click Define Curves
The Define Curves panel enables you to edit existing curves and create new ones. New data can be selected from a
source file, mathematically defined using the program's curve calculator, or entered as values. The options in the
panel change depending on which source is selected. If the source chosen is Math, the panel looks as shown below:
The Curve list displays the names of all curves in the active window. Curves can be renamed, added, cut, copied,
and pasted using the curve list controls.
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Exercise: Defining Line Plots.

Step 1: Creating a line plot from a file
1.
Go to the Define Curves panel.
2.
Click Add under the Curve list.

A curve labeled Curve 1 is added to the list.
3.
Rename Curve 1 to Line Curve 1 and press ENTER.

4.
Under Vector, select X.
5.
Set the Source type as File.
6.
Browse to <installation_directory>/demos/mv_hv_hg/plotting/dyna and select the file nodout.
7.
Ensure X is selected for the vector.
8.
9.
For Type, select Time.
For Request, select Time.
For Component, select Time.
Under Vector, select Y.

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For Type, select Node Data.
For Request, select Nodal Point 26742.
For Component, select Resultant Displacement.
Under Vector, select Z.

-
For Type, select Node Data.
For Request, select Nodal Point 26742.
For Component, Resultant Displacement.
10. Click Apply.

11. Click Add under the curve list to add another curve.
12. Repeat steps 4 to 10 choosing Nodal Point 26766 as the Y and Z Request and 'Resultant Displacement as
the Component.
13. (Optional) Plot for other Requests and Components.
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Step 2: Create a line plot from a math expression.

1.
Click the Add Page icon
2.
Click Add under the curve list. A curve labeled Curve1 is added to the list.
3.
Rename the curve to Math_curve.
4.
5.
For Source, select Math.
6.
Under Vector, click All.
7.
Set X to sin(2*u)*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u)).
8.
Set Y to cos(2*u)*(10.0 + 6*cos(3*u)).
9.
Set Z to 6*sin(3*u).
to add a page or press SHIFT and F3 keys.
10. Set U to 0:(2*PI):(PI/50).
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11. Click OK to close the dialog.
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Work with the Coordinate Info and Axes panels
Contour line plots
Tools
The Curve Attributes panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Curve Attributes button,
From the Plot menu, click Curve Attributes
Curve attributes, such as line style, color, and weight as well as symbol style and color and data attributes, are
located on the Curve Attributes panel.
The Axes panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Axes button,
Or
Axis attributes such as labels, color, and scaling can also be modified using the Axes panel.
The Coordinate Info panel can be accessed one of the following ways:
From the toolbar, click the Coordinate Info button,
Or
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point on a curve is selected, the point data is displayed on the panel and in a bubble in the graphics area of the
screen.
Exercise: Editing Line Plots

Step 1: Open session file.
1.
2.
Select the file Curve_Attributes_Line.mvw in the <installation_directory>\tutorials

\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting directory and click Open.
Step 2: Working with the Coordinate Info panel

1.
Click the Coordinate Info panel icon,

Note
A bubble with the coordinates for the first point of the curve appears in the grid area.
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2.
Click the buttons
to move to the next points along the X, Y, and Z axis, respectively.
3.
Click the
buttons to move to the maximum and minimum point on the curve, respectively.

1.
Click the Axes panel icon,
2.
Pick a color from the color palette for the X axis.
3.
Click on the tabs for the Y and Z axes, respectively, and change the colors of the respective axis.
4.
Click the Shading tab.
5.
Verify that the Grid Style: is Box and change the Grid line color.
6.
7.
Check the Lines option for Grid Style.
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8.
9.
Go back to the Box option for Grid Style.
Step 4: Editing the Curve Attributes and Contouring the plot

1.
Click the Curve Attributes panel icon,
2.
Verify that the Line tab is active.
3.
Change the line thickness and color by selecting from the panel options.
4.
Activate the Shade area under line option.
5.
Move the Slider Bar under Shade Intensity to increase the intensity to 0.75.
6.
Activate the Contour option.
7.
Select the axis in the pull down menu to be Z axis.
8.
Repeat the previous step for the Y Axis.
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Altair Engineering Contact Information

Address: ftp.altair.com or ftp2.altair.com or http://ftp.altair.com/ftp

The following countries have distributors for Altair Engineering:

Trademark and Registered Trademark Acknowledgments

HyperMesh 1990-2009; HyperView 1999-2009; OptiStruct 1996-2009; RADIOSS 1986-2009; HyperCrash

2001-2009; HyperStudy 1999-2009; HyperGraph 1995-2009; MotionView 1993-2009; MotionSolve 2002

2009; TextView 1996-2009; MediaView 1999-2009; HyperForm 1998-2009; HyperXtrude 1999-2009;

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Introduction to HyperGraph 3D Tutorials

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Finding the Installation Directory <install_ directory>

Launch the application.

From the Help menu, select Updates.

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

From the toolbar, click the Waterfall panel icon

From the Plot menu, select Waterfall

Exercise: Creating Waterfall Plots

From the File menu, click Open.

Select the file at <installation_directory>\demos\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\trimmer.mvw and click

Click Close on the message log that appears.

Click on the Add Page

Select HyperGraph 3D from the Select Application Menu icon.

button to add a page.

Step 2: Create a Frequency versus Time waterfall plot

Click the Waterfall icon

Click the curve selection icon

on the toolbar to enter the panel.

in the Response Field for Data Curves:.

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Choose the Force vs Time Raw curve.

Click Preview to view the curve.

Verify that the curve referenced under Response is p1w2c1.

Enter 100 for Number under Waterfall slices.

Check the Contour waterfall option.

10. Click Apply.

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Step 3: Create a Frequency versus RPM waterfall plot

Select RPM vs Time Raw for Response under Data Curves.

Select RPM vs Time Filtered for Input under Data Curves.

Click Undo to return to the Frequency vs Time plot.

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Step 4: Create an Order waterfall plot

Select RPM vs Time Filtered for Input under Data Curves.

Click Apply to create the plot.

Click Undo to return to the Frequency vs Time plot.

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

Editing Waterfall Plots - HG3D-1010

Work with the Axes panel

Edit curve attributes

Use the Edit Legend dialog

From the toolbar, click the Curve Attributes icon

From the Plot menu, Select Curve Attributes

From the toolbar, click the Coordinate Info icon,

From the Plot menu, click Coordinate Info

HyperGraph 3D 10.0 Tutorials

The Axes panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:

From the toolbar, click the Axes icon,

From the Plot menu, click Axes

Exercise: Editing Waterfall Plots

From the File menu, click Open.

Select the file trimmer.mvw located in <installation_directory>\demos\mv_hv_hg\3dplotting\

Click Close on the message log that appears.