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Use the Waterfall graph to display two-dimensional waveform signals or spectra in a three-dimensional plane.

Tip  <Ctrl>-click and drag the plot area to change the perspective interactively.

Properties

You can set Waterfall Graph properties in the Graph Properties: Waterfall Graph dialog box. You also can use the following Waterfall graph properties with the Property Node.

Property	Description
Color:Background	Determines the color of the background of the graph.
Color:Frame	Determines the color of the frame of the graph.
Color:Plots	Determines the color of the plot on the graph.
Perspective:Height %	Changes the vertical perspective of the graph. The percentage you enter is the ratio between the vertical edge of the frame and available vertical plot area.
Perspective:Width %	Changes the horizontal perspective of the graph. The percentage you enter is the ratio between the horizontal edge of the frame and available horizontal plot area.
Scale Range Change	Returns the event callback refnum to detect when the x-, y-, or z-axis range changes. This property returns the new range Minimum and Maximum. This property also returns the Kind of axis that changed.
Transparency	Specifies the transparency of the plots. When you set this property, each plot is completely visible regardless of position. Transparency increases the update rate of the Waterfall graph.
X Scale:Autoscale	Scales the x-axis to fit the data automatically.
X Scale:Format & Precision:Format	Specifies the format of x-axis of the plot. You cannot wire a value of 4 to this property. This property returns a value of 4 if the format string contains text or the format string includes more than one format specifier. You can use one of the following formats: 0—Decimal 1—Scientific 2—Engineering 3—SI
X Scale:Format & Precision:Precision	Specifies the number of digits after the decimal point.
X Scale:Format String	Sets the format string of the x-axis of the scale.
X Scale:Name Label:Text	Determines the text of the x-axis scale label.
X Scale:Name Label:Visible	Displays the x-axis scale label.
X Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier	Specifies the multiplier (dx), or interval, for scaling data using (dx)*X + X0.
X Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Offset	Specifies the offset (X0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dx)*X + X0.
X Scale:Range	Specifies the scale range using a cluster with subparameters Minimum and Maximum.
X Scale:Visible	Displays the x-axis scale.
Y Scale:Autoscale	Scales the y-axis to fit the data automatically.
Y Scale:Format & Precision:Format	Specifies the format of y-axis of the plot. You cannot wire a value of 4 to this property. This property returns a value of 4 if the format string contains text or the format string includes more than one format specifier. You can use one of the following formats: 0—Decimal 1—Scientific 2—Engineering 3—SI
Y Scale:Format & Precision:Precision	Specifies the number of digits after the decimal point.
Y Scale:Format String	Sets the format string of the y-axis of the scale.
Y Scale:Name Label:Text	Determines the text of the y-axis scale label.
Y Scale:Name Label:Visible	Displays the y-axis scale label.
Y Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier	Specifies the multiplier (dy), or interval, for scaling data using (dy)*Y + Y0.
Y Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Offset	Specifies the offset (Y0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dy)*Y + Y0.
Y Scale:Range	Specifies the scale range using a cluster with subparameters Minimum and Maximum.
Y Scale:Visible	Displays the y-axis scale.
Z Scale:Autoscale	Scales the z-axis to fit the data automatically.
Z Scale:Format & Precision:Format	Specifies the format of z-axis of the plot. You cannot wire a value of 4 to this property. This property returns a value of 4 if the format string contains text or the format string includes more than one format specifier. You can use one of the following formats: 0—Decimal 1—Scientific 2—Engineering 3—SI
Z Scale:Format & Precision:Precision	Specifies the number of digits after the decimal point.
Z Scale:Format String	Sets the format string of the z-axis of the scale.
Z Scale:Name Label:Text	Determines the text of the z-axis scale label.
Z Scale:Name Label:Visible	Displays the z-axis scale label.
Z Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Multiplier	Specifies the multiplier (dz), or interval, for scaling data using (dz)*Z + Z0.
Z Scale:Offset and Multiplier:Offset	Specifies the offset (Z0), or initial value, for scaling data using (dz)*Z + Z0.
Z Scale:Range	Specifies the scale range using a cluster with subparameters Minimum and Maximum.
Z Scale:Visible	Displays the z-axis scale.