Moving and Resizing a Graph Frame
A Graph Frame is a special runtime object container used for encapsulating Overlay or PolyGraphs, and can be placed anywhere on the Schematic canvas. Once a graph frame has been added, you may then proceed to add as many Graphs to it as you wish.
Graph frames are used exclusively for plotting curves versus time. That is, the graph frame horizontal axis is always the simulation time. If you need to a plot a curve as a function of another variable, see XY Plots.
Open the project in Schematic view. Right-click on a blank portion of the page and select Add Component | Graph Frame, or press the Graph Frame button in Components tab of the ribbon control bar.
To move a graph frame, move the mouse pointer over the title bar and then left-click and hold. Drag the frame to where it is to be placed and release the mouse button.
To re-size, move the mouse pointer over the title bar and left-click to select the graph frame. Grips should then appear around the outer edge as shown below.
Move the mouse pointer over one of the grips. Left-click and hold and then drag then move the pointer to re-size.
Right-click over the graph frame title bar and select Cut Frame or Copy Frame respectively. Once a graph frame has been cut or copied it may then be pasted into another location in the project (along with its contents).
Cut or copy a graph frame as described above. Right-click over a blank area of the project page in Schematic view and select Paste. A graph frame may be pasted multiple times.
All graph frames may be collected, viewed and modified in a convenient table called the parameter grid. For more details, see the Parameter Grid Pane.
To access the Graph Frame Settings dialog, left double-click the frame title bar, or right-click over the title bar and select Edit Properties....
The properties available in this dialog are as described below:
Caption: Enter a title for the graph frame (this text will appear in the graph frame title bar). The default text may appear a bit cryptic: The $(GROUP) syntax is used as a naming convention for grouping objects in the workspace. For more information on this syntax, see Grouping of Runtime Objects. The $(INSTANCE) syntax may be used to display the module name and instance number for ease in transferring to reports.
Preferences:
Show Markers: Select this option to show the X and O markers on all graphs.
Auto-Pan X-Axis: This allows the user to adjust the automatic panning action.
Auto-Pan X-Axis (%): Input representing the percentage of the currently viewed graph window (or aperture). For example, if the total x-axis view is 0.1 seconds, a 10% auto-pan setting will pan the viewing window every 0.01 seconds.
To access the Graph Frame Settings dialog, double-click over the graph frame x-axis, or right-click over the x-axis and select Axis Properties....
NOTE: Adjusting the X-Axis properties will affect all graphs in the frame.
General:
Title: Enter a title for the x-axis. This text will appear in the bottom-left corner of the frame, directly beside the x-axis.
Minimum: Sets the minimum time of the viewed range.
Maximum: Sets the maximum time of the viewed range.
Grid Layout: Select Automatic or Manual. If manual is selected, you must enter a Grid Interval for display. PSCAD will calculate the best grid interval if automatic is selected.
Grid Interval: Enter a grid interval value, if Grid Layout | Manual is selected.
Font: Choose a font and font size fro the x-axis labels.
Display Angle: Enter a display angle for the x-axis labels. For example, entering 90 will shift the labels counter-clockwise by 90 degrees.
Markers:
Show: Control to show or hide the X and O markers.
Lock: Select Lock to lock the distance between the X and O markers.
Display: Choose Frequency or Seconds (1/f). Select Seconds (1/f) to display the time difference (i.e. Dt) between the X and O markers. Select Frequency to display the equivalent 1/Dt value (i.e. frequency in Hz).
X Position: Enter the position (in seconds) to place X marker.
O Position: Enter the position (in seconds) to place O marker.