Display Mode

Overview

The Display mode view opens on the right-hand side when you select an axis (time or Y axis) in the Presentation (diagrams) tree view.

The parameters displayed depend on the axis that is selected:

Parameter	Description
Display mode	Select the following scaling options: Auto If this option is selected, EcoStruxure Machine Expert scales the axis automatically. Fixed length Only available for time axis: If this option is selected, EcoStruxure Machine Expert displays a segment of constant length. Fixed If this option is selected, EcoStruxure Machine Expert displays a time or Y axis defined by the Minimum and Maximum parameters.
Minimum	When the Display mode > Fixed is selected, enter a start value for the axis. It can be a literal, variable (integer data type), or constant variable (integer data type).
Maximum	When the Display mode > Fixed is selected, enter an end value for the axis.
Length	Only available for a time axis when the Display mode > Fixed length is selected. Enter a value to define a constant length for the axis. The start value is adapted accordingly.
Grid	Select the option Grid to create a diagram with grid lines in x- or y-direction. Select the color of the grid lines from the list next to the Grid parameter.
Description	Only available for Y axis. Select the option Description and enter a describing text in the box that will be displayed in the upper left corner of the diagram.
Tick marks section
Fixed spacing	If the option Fixed spacing is selected, EcoStruxure Machine Expert draws tick marks with Distance and Subdivisions.
Distance	Enter a value to define the distance between the tick marks.
Subdivisions	Enter a value to define the number of subdivisions between two tick marks.

The following elements are available:

Element	Description
Font button	Click the Font button to open the Font dialog box and configure the font for the selected axis.
Reset button	Click the Reset button to reset the settings to the default values.
Use as default button	Click the Use as default button to save the settings as default values.
Preview link	Click the Preview link to see a preview of the diagram you defined in the Display mode view.

If a trace is selected in the Trace Record tree view, the following elements are available:

Element	Description
Add variable link	Click the link to add a new trace variable to the Trace Record tree view.
Delete variable link	Click the Delete variable link to delete the selected trace variable from the Trace Record tree view.

Preview

The preview of the diagram you defined in the Display mode view is displayed when you click the Preview link in the Display mode view.

Underneath the preview of the diagram, the following elements are available:

Element	Description
Backcolor parameter	Select a color for the background of the diagram from the list next to the Backcolor parameter.
Backcolor on Selection parameter	Select a color for the background of the selected diagram from the list next to the Backcolor on selection parameter.
Add diagram link	If a diagram is selected, click the Add diagram link to add a new diagram to the Display mode view.
Delete diagram link	If a diagram is selected, click the Delete diagram link to delete the selected diagram from the Display mode view.
Reset display settings link	Click the Reset display settings link to reset the display settings of the selected diagram or the selected y-axis to the default values.
OK button	Click the OK button to confirm the configuration settings and to save the trace configuration.