Thickness of 3D line plot

[majoris]

How do I increase the thickness of a 3D line plot? 

I've tried all the properties with width in their names and can't seem to change it. It gets thicker when I click to rotate... why can't it just stay that way!

[NIthan]

Hey majoris,

What version of LabVIEW do you have? Also what type of plot are you using? By 3D line plot, do you mean "3D Line Graph" or the "3D Ribbon Graph"? Either way, when I open LabVIEW 2011 (and it should be the same in 2010) I can right click the graph and there should be an option that says "3D Plot Properties". Depending on what type of graph you are using, this will open a properties window that allows you to change many different features of the graph including line width, line color, and opacity. Also, when you right click the 3D graph and go to create»property node, you should find all these options as property nodes.

However, this may not be available in older versions of LabVIEW, in which case we may have to try something different, like using an ActiveX graph. You can play around with this by first placing an ActiveX container, and then right clicking and going to "Insert ActiveX Object" and then finding CWGraph3D Control from the list.

I hope this helps!

-Nathan H  

[majoris]

Okay, so under Modern > Graphs > 3D Graphs, there are alot of options.

There is a 3D Contour which I guess could be good an option, but my quick playing with it didn't seem to generate much.

Also, there is a "3D Line Graph.vi"... I was trying to use this initially.

Regardless of whether I change the properties through the 3D Graph Properties window or the property node, changing the "width" under contour or normal properties doesn't seem to do anything. Maybe I just can't change the line width? I guess a work arround is like make the line into like... a ribbon or something. Not sure exactly what plot to use to get this effect.

[NIthan · Accepted solution]

Hey majoris,

You can change the width of the "3D Line Graph" by going to the 3D Graph Properties window and going to plots»overlay, then changing "points/line" to "Lines" and finally changing the width. You can see a visual of this below:

I hope this helps!

-Nathan H

[majoris]

So the line plot is some sort of overlay? Confusing but thanks, this does the trick. I tried setting it directly in the property node, but without changing the lines / points. It wasn't really clear the overlay had anything to do with my data since, by default, it's none and yet I still had a plot of data displayed.