OrcaFlex Manual - Orcina

User Interface, Graphs
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Figure: Replay time indicator on a Time History Graph (vertical line at Time=16s) and on an XY
Graph (grey cross in bottom right of the graph).
The replay time indicator on a Time History graph can be directly manipulated using the mouse. With the CTRL key
pressed you simply click on a Time History graph and the indicator moves to where you have clicked. Any open 3D
Views are updated to show the new replay time. Similarly, with the CTRL key pressed you can click and then drag the
indicator. This direct manipulation of the replay time indicator is designed to help understand and visualise how
your model is behaving at key moments of the simulation.
Printing Graphs
To print a graph, use the File | Print menu item. When printing to a monochrome printer you will get the best results
by setting the Monochrome Output preference – this is set by default when the program is first installed.
Copy and Paste with graphs
You can also copy a graph to the clipboard – simply select the graph window by CLICKING on it and then using the
Edit | Copy menu item. From the clipboard you can then paste it into another application, for instance into a word
processor document. Graphs can also be exported as Windows metafiles, use the File | Export menu item. Metafiles
can be imported into many Windows programs, such as word processors, spreadsheets, graphics packages etc.
Note: When copying a graph to the clipboard, the size of the graph window you copy from has an effect
on how the text label fonts appear when the graph is pasted into another application. For example,
if you are copying a graph to a Word Processor and want the graph to be full page size, then the
graph window should be made large on screen (e.g. maximised). If you want a number of graphs on
one page of a document then the graph should be smaller on screen – try tiling or cascading the
windows (see the Window menu). By experimenting with various differently sized graphs it should
be possible to arrange for the fonts to appear as you wish.
3.10.1 Modifying Graphs
You can zoom into a graph by holding down the ALT key and dragging a box around the area that you want the graph
to display. When you release the mouse button the region selected will be expanded to fill the graph. Mouse
shortcuts can also be used: CTRL+wheel to zoom, SHIFT+drag to pan. If you want to reverse this process then right
click the mouse and choose Use Default Ranges from the pop-up menu.
You can also change the appearance of a graph by double clicking on the graph or by selecting Properties from the
graph's pop-up menu. A form is then shown which allows you to change various aspects of the graph, as follows: