Point
Create a point plot in 2D or 3D.
Syntax
model.result(<pgtag>).create(<ftag>,"Point");
model.result(<pgtag>).feature(<ftag>).set(property, <value>);
model.result(<pgtag>).feature(<ftag>).run();
Description
model.result(<pgtag>).create(<ftag>,"Point") creates a point plot feature named <ftag> belonging to the 2D or 3D plot group <pgtag>.
Point plots are used to visualize points using different geometric shapes and to plot torque arrows in 2D. Point plots can be added to 2D and 3D plot groups.
The following properties are available:
Table 7-97: Valid Property/Value Pairs for Point Plots
name
Value
Default
Description
bottomcolor
custom | black | blue | cyan | gray | green | magenta | red | white | yellow
black
The bottom color to use for a color gradient. Active when coloring is gradient.
color
custom | black | blue | cyan | gray | green |magenta | red | white | yellow
red
The uniform color to use. Active when coloring is uniform.
coloring
colortable | uniform | gradient
colortable
How to color the points: using a color table, a uniform color, or a color gradient.
colorlegend
on | off
on
Whether to show color legend when coloring is set to colortable.
colortable
color table name
Rainbow
The color table to use when coloring is set to colortable. See Color Tables for a list of color tables.
colortablerev
on | off
off
Whether to reverse to color table or color gradient when coloring is set to colortable or gradient.
colortablesym
on | off
off
Whether to symmetrize the color range around 0 when coloring is set to colortable or gradient.
custombottomcolor
RGB-triplet
{1,0,0} or last used color.
The uniform color to use. Active when bottomcolor is set to custom.
customcolor
RGB-triplet
{1,0,0} or last used color.
The uniform color to use. Active when color is set to custom.
customtopcolor
RGB-triplet
{1,0,0} or last used color.
The uniform color to use. Active when topcolor is set to custom.
data
none | parent | dataset name
parent
The dataset this feature refers to.
expr
String
Model-dependent.
The expression to plot.
fixedpointsize
true | false
false
Whether to use a fixed point size.
heightexpr
String
1
Height expression, if pointtype is rectangle or ellipse.
pointtype
point | block (3D) | ellipsoid (3D) | torque (2D) | rectangle (2D) | ellipse (2D)
point
The point type: point, block, or ellipsoid in 3D; point, torque, rectangle, or ellipse in 2D.
radiusexpr
String
1
Point radius expression, if pointtype is point or torque.
rangecoloractive
on | off
off
Whether to use the manual color range specified in rangecolormin and rangecolormax. The color range specifies the minimum and maxim value in the plotted colors. Default is the minimum and maximum data values.
rangecolormax
double
Plot-dependent
The maximum color range value. Active when rangecoloractive is on.
rangecolormin
double
Plot-dependent
The minimum color range value. Active when rangecoloractive is on.
rangedatactive
on | off
off
Whether to use the manual data range specified in rangedatamin and rangedatamax. Values outside the data range are not plotted.
rangedatamax
double
Plot-dependent
The maximum data value. Active when rangedataactive is on.
rangedatamin
double
Plot-dependent
The minimum data value. Active when rangedataactive is on.
rotexpr
String
0
Rotation expression, if pointtype is rectangle or ellipse.
sphereradiusscale
positive double
1
The scale factor applied to the point radii.
solutionparams
manual | parent
manual
If data is a local dataset with nontrivial data, specify solutions manually or take them from the parent plot group.
title
String
The auto-title.
The title to use when titletype is manual.
titletype
auto | custom | label | manual | none
auto
auto, if the title should be computed automatically. custom, if the title should be computed automatically, but customized. label, if the title should be the plot group’s label. manual, if the manual title should be used (the title property). none, if no title should be displayed.
topcolor
custom | black | blue | cyan | gray | green | magenta | red | white | yellow
white
The top color to use for a color gradient. Active when coloring is gradient.
transformexpr
3-by-3 array
{"1","0","0";"0","1","0"; "0", "0", "1"}
The three axis vectors determining the size and rotation for 3D points with pointtype set to block or ellipsoid. Specify them using the setIndex method.
widthexpr
String
1
Width expression, if pointtype is rectangle or ellipse.
Attributes
Deform, Filter (Plot Attribute), Selection
See Also
PointData