3D Map

Displays a 3D map representing the data associated to a 2 dimensional matrix value of the connected variable.

This widget will show the associated data as a 3D surface as well as in table form in the table tab.

The 3D surface widget can be rotated up/down and left/right by clicking and dragging the left mouse button. It can be zoomed in and out by using the mouse wheel.

The side control panel can be displayed by hitting the F2 key while the focus in on the widget.

The refresh of the map display can be toggled by hitting p while focus in on the map.

The data in the table can be edited on the fly by editing cell entries in the table or adding an offset and/or multiplying by a gain to a group of selected cells.

When the table is configured as editable, the user can update the RTDB with the values he entered by clicking on the Update RTDB button.

Widget Properties

Geometry

See Geometry.

Visual Properties

Properties associated with the way the widget shows.

Show Side Control

Whether to display the side panel to customize the display interactively.

Show Title

Whether the title is shown or not.

Title

The title to display in the widget.

Show X-Y Mesh

Whether to display the mesh on the surface.

Show Box

Whether to show a cube box around the surface.

Initial Plot Type

Whether to display the widget as 3D Surface/ Wire frame/ Contour or Density plot.

Colors

Some of the display colors for the widget

Background Color

The color to fill the background.

Axis Color

The color to use to paint the axes.

Axis Properties

X Axis Minimum Value

The minimum value to display on the X axis.

X Axis Maximum Value

The maximum value to display on the X axis.

Y Axis Minimum Value

The minimum value to display on the Y axis.

Y Axis Maximum Value

The maximum value to display on the Y axis.

Show X-Y Axis

Whether the axis in the horizontal plane should be shown.

Show Z Axis

Whether the vertical value axis should be shown.

X Axis Label

The text / legend to display along the X axis .

X Axis Format

The 'C' type format to use to display the value at the X axis tick marks.

Y Axis Label

The text / legend to display along the Y axis .

Y Axis Format

The 'C' type format to use to display the value at the Y axis tick marks.

Z Axis Format

The 'C' type format to use to display the value at the Z axis tick marks.

Z Axis Auto Scale

Whether the scale of the vertical axis should be reset every time the data is updated.

Show Face Grid

Whether a grid should be shown in the horizontal plane.

Table Properties

User can edit table

Whether the user is allowed to modify the table at run-time.

Row Height

The table row height in pixel.

Show Horizontal Lines

Whether to show the table horizontal grid lines.

Show Vertical Lines

Whether to show the table vertical grid lines.

Connected Variables

Up to 3 RTDB variables can be connected to the widget. The first variable must always be connected to a 2 dimensional matrix that contains the data displayed as a 3D surface.
The other 2 variables can optionally be connected and correspond to the values used to label the X and Y axis respectively.

Editing the Table

The Data table can be modified by editing table cells in place or by specifying an offset / gain combination to apply to a group of cells. The group of cell is specified by selecting them in the table. Once a selection has been made in the table, the Set Values button will be enabled. Clicking on the button will set modify the table local data.
Clicking on the Update RTDB button will set the modified values in the RTDB. The 3D surface should reflect the changes in the RTDB automatically once the next refresh from the RTDB has been received.