Keeping plot area constant when changing scale range

[DonRoth]

Can someone give me a surefire way to keep plot area constant? (This time for an intensity graph but should work in all cases.)  When I change Y scale range, for example, and the numbers get longer to adjust interim scale markers, the plot area changes.   I have tried to fix the plot area by wiring constants to the plot area (width / height) property nodes and this code is activated upon a scale change.  Did not work. So when the numbers adjust, it must be a higher priority over keeping plot area to the dimensions I am programmatically asking it to stay at.

Sincerely,

Don

[mikeporter]

You could change the numeric formatting so the overall length never changes.

Mike...

[DonRoth · Accepted solution]

That is a good workaroud but I think I found really what the problem is.  I think the plot area is staying constant (with my programmatic setting of it) but it is moving to the right.  The 'plot area bounds' property node is actually the right one to use and it works well.  So now no matter what my scale range adjustment, the bounds (left and right is what I was mainly concerned about) stay constant with me wiring a constant to that property node and it getting executed after the scale range change event..

Thanks,

Don

Message Edited by DonRoth on 02-11-2009 08:33 AM

[Ben]

I believe it was Christian whow orrignally found that the property

Advanced >>> Auto Adjust Scales

when set fasle will help with the scales re-adjusting all of the time.

Give that property a whirl.

Ben

[DonRoth]

Yes, this seems to work also and it avoids having to execute a property node.  Good one.

By the way, congrats on the Steelers.  They play football the way it was meant to be played.

Sincerely,

Don

[altenbach]

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Ben wrote:

Advanced >>> Auto Adjust Scales

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Yup. 🙂

[Ben]

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DonRoth wrote:

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By the way, congrats on the Steelers.  They play football the way it was meant to be played.

Sincerely,

Don

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Thank you Don!

My new desktop is now...

... which is most appropriate for PGH since we are a shot-n-a-beer sort of place. 

Ben

[DonRoth]

So appropriate!

By the way, I was not confident you would take the Ravens a third time in one year, especially given the way they were playing and how close the prior games were with them this year.....great job!

Message Edited by DonRoth on 02-11-2009 11:46 AM

[Ben]

Of all of the teams we played this year, 3 times vs the ravens, they were the ones that worried us the most. I have bee a steeler fan going back to the first super bowl and it seems that all of our best seasons required we confront Cleveland (now the Ravens). So I should stop and say

Kudos to the Ravens for keeping us honest. (I hope Ravens Fan is reading)

Ben

PS Christian found a thread where he taught us about the auto-adjust setting. It can be found here.