Content

 

You define the appearance of the gauge on the "Content" tab.

Property

Description

Value

Description

Background

Filling properties (background of the gauge).

 

 

 

Color. Color of the background.

 

Color

 

Fading-in factor. Value ranging from 0 (transparent) to 100 (opaque).

Value

Formula wizard

Pointer options

 

 

 

 

Color. Color of the pointer.

 

Color

(only linear Gauge)

Background.

 

 

(only speedo)

Size factor. Specifies the size of the pointer in relation to the scale range.

Value

Formula wizard

 

Display Range. Describes the percentage range of the available area (the radius or the width) in which this element is displayed.

Value

Formula wizard

Glass properties

 

 

 

 

Color. Glass color.

 

Color

 

Fading-in factor. Value ranging from 0 (transparent) to 100 (opaque).

Value

Formula wizard

Length/width ratio (only linear Gauge)

Specifies the length/width ratio for the linear gauge. The bigger the value, the smaller it will be drawn in the available space.

0

1 -5

area-filling

1:1 - 5:1

Scale range rotation angle

Clockwise rotation angle for the scale (0°= down).

Value

Formula wizard

White space before scale range

Specifies the free space between the beginning of the gauge and the beginning of the scale (max. 50%).

Value

Formula wizard

White space after scale range

Specifies the free space between the end of the gauge and the end of the scale (max. 50%).

Value

Formula wizard

Tickmarks

Scale type

0

1

2

3

None

Scale type 1

Scale type 2

Scale type 3

 

Display range. The "Minimum" and "Maximum" values describe the percentage range of the available area for the tickmark.

Value

Formula wizard

 

Color. Color of the tickmark.

 

Color

 

Tickmark width. Specifies the width of the scale tickmark (percentage value).

Value

Formula wizard

 

Detail level. Specifies the maximum tickmark level to be output. 0=top level only.

Value

Formula wizard

 

Filling.

 

 

 

Intermediate tick position. Specifies where the intermediate tickmarks are to be placed.

 

 

 

Calculation type. Calculation type of the coordinate tickmark distance (ticks).

True

False

Value

Automatic

Manual

Formula wizard

 

Distance. The user-defined distance between two coordinate ticks.

Value

Formula wizard

Scale labels

Scale label properties.

True

False

 

Show

Hide

 

Display range. The "Minimum" and "Maximum" values describe the percentage range of the available area for the tickmark.

Value

Formula wizard

 

Rotated. Specifies whether the font is rotated.

True

False

Yes

No

 

Size adjustment. Specifies whether the font size may be reduced so that the lettering fits the area.

True

False

Yes

No

 

Alignment. Text alignment.

0

1

2

Value

Left

Centered

Right

Formula wizard

Signal ranges

The properties of the signal ranges. You can give the ranges different colors, e.g. to signalize an optimum range. You define the start value, start color, end value and end value of the different ranges in a dialog.

True

False

 

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Show

Hide

Dialog

 

Display range. The "Minimum" and "Maximum" values describe the percentage range of the available area for the tickmark.

Value

Formula wizard

Scale Labels

List of labels. You can open a dialog to define the rotation, frame size, background, font, format and position of the individual labels.

You specify the position in relation to the area of the gauge (measured from left to right). For example, a vertical and horizontal position of 50% each will position the label precisely in the middle.

True

False

 

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Show

Hide

Dialog

Minimum value

Minimum value of the scale. Calculated e.g. with Precalc().

Value

Formula wizard

 

Fit to distance The minimum value is adjusted automatically to fit the coordinate tickmark distance.

True

False

Yes

No

Maximum value

Maximum value of the scale. Calculated e.g. with Precalc().

Value

Formula wizard

 

Fit to distance The maximum value is adjusted automatically to fit the coordinate tickmark distance.

True

False

Yes

No

Start value

Defines where the bar for displaying the value starts. 'Automatic' means: if the scale is exceeding 0, it is 0, otherwise it is the minimum value.

True

False

Automatic

Manual

Value

Value to be indicated by the pointer.

Value

Formula wizard