Viz Artist User Guide
Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©
Bar Values
The Bar Values plug-in communicates with all Sub-Containers that hold a Bar plug-in and lets you set values for each of them.
Note: This plug-in is located in: Built Ins -> Container plug-ins -> Presenter
Bar Values Properties
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Num Bars: Sets the number of bars to be controlled by the Bar Values plug-in. Maximum number of bars is 25.
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Auto Max: Allows the user to switch between Manual and Auto mode. Auto mode disables the Bar Max value.
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Bar Max: Sets the maximum values of the bar.
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Bar Min: Sets the minimum value of the bar.
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Scale: Sets the scale of the object.
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Bar Animation: Sets the number of bars to be animated.
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Bar Value 1-25: Sets the value for the bar(s).
To Create a Bar Chart with the Bar Values Plug-in
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Add a group container to the scene tree, and add the Bar Values and Grid Arrange plug-in to it.
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Add a group container as a Sub-Container to the first, and name it Bar.
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Add material, the Cylinder and Bar plug-in to the Bar container.
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Open the Cylinder editor and set Center to Bottom.
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Open the Bar editor, set Param Type to Scale and Scale to Y, and click Initialize.
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Create and place a number of copies of the Bar container (e.g. 5) at the same level as the Bar container.
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Open the Grid Arrange editor and set Number of Columns to 6 and Column offset to 30.0.
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Open the Bar Values editor and set Num Bars to 6 and Bar Animation to 6.
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