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The Rotate... option allows you to rotate surface graphs.
When you draw other graph types, this button remains
``greyed-out'' or disabled. The Rotate Surface dialog box
contains a simplified view of the surface graph axes.
To Rotate the Graph:
- Select Rotate... from the graph window Edit menu.
NExS displays the Rotate Surface dialog box as shown
in Figure 12.5.
- Position the mouse pointer anywhere in the box.
Holding down the left mouse button, drag the mouse in
the direction of desired rotation.
- Release the mouse button when the desired rotation is
achieved.
- Click OK to redraw the rotated graph and dismiss the
dialog box. Click Apply to redraw the rotated graph
and keep the dialog box open. Click Cancel to cancel
the operation.
OR
- Enter the view angle directly into the Theta and Phi
entry boxes.
- Theta -
- The angle at which the surface rotates
around the Z-Axis. Ranges from 0 to 89.
- Phi -
- The angle at which you look down upon
the surface. Ranges from 0 to -89.
- Click OK to redrawn the rotated graph and dismiss the
dialog box. Click Apply to redraw the rotated graph
and keep the dialog box open. Click Cancel to
dismiss the dialog box.
Figure 12.5: Rotate Surface Dialog Box
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NExS User's Guide, Version 1.4.5
Grey Trout Software
11 April 1999