How to add cursors on polar plot

[Nayan]

I want to add cursors on polar plot just like the XY graph has. I am new to LabVIEW and want to be able to move those cursors by mouse movements and get the respective Angle and Magnetude values. Since the polar plot is a picture I am unable to do the same. So my questions is;

Can I add cursors on Polar plot? If not, then, is there any other way to do so?

[MarcoMauri]

I'm afraid you can't add a cursor on the polar plot easily....

If you are lucky and the compass plot suits your needs you can have a cursor there, though...

Marco

[Nayan]

Thanks Marco, the compass worked fine, but it was not what I wanted. Is there any other way to have cursors on the polar plot?

or, to make your own polar plot using the existing graphs (e.g. XY graph)????

[MarcoMauri]

Hi!

I've found an old post about you issue: http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/the-best-way-to-make-a-nice-POLAR-plot-in-LV/td-p/115478 (but no easy solution is provided 😉 ).

You can use an XY plot, of course, but it's up to you to convert your polar plot to the cartesian coordinate system of the XY plot and the way back for the cursor coordinates.