How To Create Charts With No Decorations

[km4hr]

Charts created on my system appear to be sitting on raised panels. I see pictures in LabVIEW books that show charts sitting directly on the background "canvas?". I like that better. How do I get rid of those funky looking raised panels?

I also see LabVIEW screens that have controls grouped together inside nicely chiseled frames with rounded corners. The frame is a thin line that surrounds the controls. The frame might have a label inside a gap on the upper left-hand corner of the chiseled line. This looks great. How is it done?

[orko]

QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 06:58 AM)

Charts created on my system appear to be sitting on raised panels. I see pictures in LabVIEW books that show charts sitting directly on the background "canvas?". I like that better. How do I get rid of those funky looking raised panels?

Look in the Classic->Clasic Graph palette. They are hiding in there.

QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 06:58 AM)

I also see LabVIEW screens that have controls grouped together inside nicely chiseled frames with rounded corners. The frame is a thin line that surrounds the controls. The frame might have a label inside a gap on the upper left-hand corner of the chiseled line. This looks great. How is it done?

Try System->System Recessed Frame. I think this is what you are referring to. Placing a System->System Label over the top of this deco will give you that "floating inside the gap" look you are referring to.

[Francois Normandin]

QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 09:58 AM)

Charts created on my system appear to be sitting on raised panels. I see pictures in LabVIEW books that show charts sitting directly on the background "canvas?". I like that better. How do I get rid of those funky looking raised panels?

I also see LabVIEW screens that have controls grouped together inside nicely chiseled frames with rounded corners. The frame is a thin line that surrounds the controls. The frame might have a label inside a gap on the upper left-hand corner of the chiseled line. This looks great. How is it done?

You can customize each controls.

Replace the recessed panel with a nice system frame (or chiseled frame) to have it automatically adjust to your graph:

[orko]

Thanks for the link to Jing...I like it! :thumbup:

[km4hr]

QUOTE (orko @ Nov 20 2008, 11:14 AM)

Look in the Classic->Clasic Graph palette. They are hiding in there.

Try System->System Recessed Frame. I think this is what you are referring to. Placing a System->System Label over the top of this deco will give you that "floating inside the gap" look you are referring to.

Orko,

The classic graph is still not what what I'm looking for. I've found an example VI. See the attachment.

This example has no border at all around the graph. The classic graph uses a flat panel border instead of a raised panel. But it still has a border.

thanks!

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QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 12:30 PM)

Orko,

The classic graph is still not what what I'm looking for. I've found an example VI. See the attachment.

This example has no border at all around the graph. The classic graph uses a flat panel border instead of a raised panel. But it still has a border.

thanks!

Reinforcing the previous...

You can customize the graph can be customized using the control editor.

You can paint the backround transparent to get rid of the frame.

You could also replace most of the parts with an image of your own choosing. Try out the control editor and let us know where you get stuck.

Ben

[Francois Normandin]

QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 12:30 PM)

Orko,

The classic graph is still not what what I'm looking for. I've found an example VI. See the attachment.

This example has no border at all around the graph. The classic graph uses a flat panel border instead of a raised panel. But it still has a border.

thanks!

You don't seem to have seen the embedded link I put to show you how to customize your graph control. Install http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/' rel='nofollow' target="_blank">Adobe Flash Player and you should see the video I posted.

How to Customize your Graph Charts.

[orko]

QUOTE (km4hr @ Nov 20 2008, 09:30 AM)

This example has no border at all around the graph.

Ah. A picture is worth a thousand words Yes. Your example is a modern graph that has its border painted transparent, exactly like Ben and normandinf are describing.