Menu: Tools

Command - Dimension On/Off/Reorder:

Function: 

Raise the Dimension On/Off/Reorder Dialog to enable you to manipulate dimensions, such as to turn on, turn off some of the dimensions, or reorder the dimensions.

Operation:

Tips:

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Command - Glyph Key:

Function: 

Raise the Glyph Key Dialog to provide you the dimension information for the Glyphs display.

Example:

When the Glyph shape is Star Glyph, the Glyph Key Dialog will give information about each dimension (dimension name and angle degree in the star glyphs).

 

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Command - Dimensional Stacking Key:

Function: 

Raise the Dimensional Stacking Key Dialog to provide you the dimension information for the dimensional stacking display.

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Command - Data Summary & Statistics:

Function: 

Raise the Data Summary & Statistics Dialog to provide you the data summary and statistics information of the current data set.

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Command - Glyph Placement:

Function: 

Raise the Glyph Placement for Flat Display Dialog. You can change the glyph placement mode for flat displays. 

Operation:

There are four different glyph placement modes in XmdvTool:

To select the Original mode, check the "original" radio button on the top of the dialog, then click the "Apply" button at the bottom. 

 

To select the Ordered mode:

  1. Check the "ordered" radio button on the top of the dialog. 

  2. Click one of the dimensions listed in the list box as the base dimension. 

  3. Check the "increase" check button for an increasing order. Uncheck it for an decreasing order.

  4. If you check the "space" check button, the distance between two adjacent glyphs will be proportional to the difference of their value in the base dimension. 

  5. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom.

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To select the Data_driven mode:

  1. Check the "data_driven" radio button on the top of the dialog. 

  2. Click one of the dimensions listed in the list box as the X dimension. Click the "Select X" button to make it to appear in the entry after the button.

  3. Click one of the dimensions listed in the list box as the Y dimension. Click the "Select Y" button to make it to appear in the entry after the button.

  4. If you check the "reduce overlap" check button, the overlapped glyphs will be separated a little bit..

  5. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom.

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To select the Derived mode:

  1. Check the "derived" radio button on the top of the dialog. 

  2. Click one of the principal components or dimensions listed in the list box as the X dimension. Click the "Select X" button to make it to appear in the entry after the button. Principal_Component_0,  Principal_Component_1,  Principal_Component_2, are the first, second, and third principal components of the data set. 

  3. Click one of the principal components or dimensions listed in the list box as the Y dimension. Click the "Select Y" button to make it to appear in the entry after the button.

  4. If you check the "reduce overlap" check button, the overlapped glyphs will be separated a little bit.

  5. Click the "Apply" button at the bottom.

Tips:

You can see the change of glyph placement immediately after you click the "Apply" button.

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Command - Dimension Reduction:

Function: 

Raise the Dimension Reduction Dialog so that you can reduce the dimensionality of the display using the Visual Hierarchical Dimension Reduction (VHDR). Please refer to the help page of Dimension Reduction.

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