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wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sat 28 Feb 2009 9:34 pm
by phin1
Is it possible to change the y axis on the wind direction graph. My prevailing wind is pretty much a northerly, so I get the plots on the graph at the top and bottom most of the time. I would like the axis to be numbered 180 90 0 270 179 or something like that. Can this be done, I have searched hi and low but have been unable to find a setting to allow me to change the y axis.

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sat 28 Feb 2009 11:51 pm
by steve
This has been requested before by someone else in a similar situation. I can't do it, the axis has to go from 0 to 360, sorry.

Steve

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sun 01 Mar 2009 3:57 am
by phin1
Ok cool. excellent program by the way

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sun 01 Mar 2009 9:52 am
by harrym1byt
If it is just for your own purposes, not being sent to the Internet for instance, you could adjust your wind direction gauge by 180 degree show north as south.

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sun 01 Mar 2009 11:37 am
by steve
Actually, I've thought of a way I can do it. The labels would come out like this, from top to bottom:

180 S
90 E
0 N
270 W
180 S

One thing to bear in mind, is that when there is no wind, the average direction (and the instantaneous direction, if you have the 'use zero bearing when calm' option selected) will be zero, and hence plotted in the middle of the graph, rather than at the bottom as now, which you might think is a bit odd. I can't think of any way around this. Ideally I'd plot nothing, but that's not an option.

OK?

Steve

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sun 01 Mar 2009 2:16 pm
by steve
I've added this as an option (see display settings) in the latest build (754).

Steve

Re: wind direction Graph y axis

Posted: Sun 01 Mar 2009 9:12 pm
by phin1
Having the zero in the middle is fine, I will download the latest build. Thanks a heap.