Creating 2D and 3D Bubble Graphs

You can create 2D and 3D bubble graphs for each component in a model from the Runtime Gateway or the Design Gateway. 2D and 3D bubble graph represent up to 5 and 6 dimensions respectively by means of size, shape and color of the glyphs in addition to x, y and z co-ordinates. You can view the example of 2D and 3D bubble graphs in below sections:

See Also
Setting Postprocessing Preferences
  1. You can view the example of 2D and 3D bubble graphs in below sections:

  2. Select the component for which you want to create bubble graphs from the model explorer on the left side of the gateway, and click the Graphs or Graph Templates tab.

    The contents of the tab appear with the selected component’s name displayed at the top of the tab.

  3. Create a 2D or 3D bubble graph by doing any of the following:
    • Click the Graph button below the component title bar.
    • Click the button next to the Graph button, and select the bubble graph type .
    • Double-click the bubble graph's icon displayed on the toolbar next to the Graph and Table buttons. You can also drag and drop the icon onto the grid.

      Tip: You can control the icons that are displayed on the toolbar by clicking the Visual Palette button and moving graphs from the Available list to the Selected list. You can also drag the icons on the toolbar to arrange the icons more efficiently.

  4. If you want to create 2D or 3D bubble graph by using the Graph button, do the following:
    1. Select the bubble graph from the Graph Creation Wizard.
    2. If you want to create 2D bubble graph, select parameter for X and Y axis. Don't select parameter for Z axis while createing 2D bubble graph. If you want to create 3D bubble graph, select parameter for X, Y, and Z axis.
    3. Click Next.
    4. Select parameters for Color, Size, and Shape. If you select any or all of these optional parameters then color, size, and shape of points will be varies as per the selected parameters values. The range of color, size, and shape will be display on the right side of bubble graph as legends. If you don't select any of these parameters then all points will be display in black color with same size of solid spherical shape in case of 3D bubble graph & filled circular shape in case of 2D bubble graph.
    5. Click Next.
    6. Set the following bubble graph options:
      • Custom X Axis Label, Custom Y Axis Label, Custom Z Axis Label. Enter the X-axis label, Y-axis label, or Z-axis label that will appear on the graph. By default, Isight uses the corresponding parameter name. If a unit has been defined for the parameter, it also appears as part of the label.
      • Custom Title. Enter the title that will appear at the top of the graph. By default, Isight uses a combination of the selected parameter names and the type of graph to create the title.
      • Logarithmic X Axis, Logarithmic Y Axis, and Logarithmic Y Axis. Select these options to change the numeric scaling of either axis to be logarithmic. These options can assist you in seeing all the data points when the data in the graph are displayed in varying degrees of magnitude.
    7. Click Next.
    8. On the Creation Summary screen that appears, review and verify the information.
    9. Click Finish.

      Isight adds the bubble graph to the gateway.

    10. For controlling the display of bubble graph, see Controlling the Graph Display.