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12.2.10 Rotate...

     

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:

  1. Select Rotate... from the graph window Edit menu. NExS displays the Rotate Surface dialog box as shown in Figure 12.5.

  2. Position the mouse pointer anywhere in the box. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the mouse in the direction of desired rotation.

  3. Release the mouse button when the desired rotation is achieved.

  4. 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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

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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