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Graphing Tools

The following table describes each of the graphing-related tools available in Graph View.

Depending on the type of data you are viewing, some of these buttons may be unavailable or they may change to reflect options that suit your current display.

Important! These buttons ONLY appear when you are in Graph View.

Most of the graphing functions can be performed by clicking a toolbar button or by making a selection from the Graph menu. There are also keyboard shortcuts and hotspots you can use on graphs. Additionally, you can use the Graph Remote Control to perform some common actions quickly, such as switching between acceleration and velocity.

Many of your graphing tool selections are retained as preferences so you do not have to reset your view as you navigate the tree.

Graphing Toolbar Button

Alternative Access
from Graph Menu

Description

Toggle Add/Replace Mode

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Graph>Add mode>Replace Data In Graph

Graph>Add mode>Add Data to Existing Graph

When in Add mode, selected data is added to the existing data in the graph.

When in Replace mode, data is first cleared from the graph before the new data is graphed.

Note: This tool is only enabled when you are viewing routine (survey) data. It is not enabled when you view advanced tests configured in the field.

Data Type
(other buttons appear
depending on the data)

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Graph>Data type>Spectra

Graph>Data type>Cepstrum

Graph>Data type>Waveforms

Graph>Data type>Autocorrelation

Graph>Data type>Overalls

Graph>Data type>Phase

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to display different data types: S (spectral), C (cepstrum), W (waveform), A (autocorrelation), O (overall), and P (phase).

Allows you to view different types of data.

Only data types that have been enabled for the current location are available.

Note: If you select a process point in the tree, a trend of that data appears.

Change Format

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Graph>Format>Single Graph

Graph>Format>Triaxial Graph

Graph>Format>Double Triaxial Graph

Graph>Format>Orbit Graph

Graph>Format>Single Circular Graph

Graph>Format>Triaxial Circular Graph

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to change graph format: 1 (single), 3 (triax), 6 (double triax), 2 (orbit), 5 (single axis circular), and 4 (triax circular).

Changes view between single, triaxial, and double triaxial formats; and when time waveform is selected, between orbit, single circular, and triaxial circular formats.

Note: When viewing Bode advanced test data, single and triaxial Nyquist formats are available via the Change Format toolbar button and the Graph>Format menu.

Change Layout

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Graph>Layout>Single

Graph>Layout>Waterfall

Graph>Layout>Overlay

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to toggle between layouts. Use Ctrl+W to toggle between waterfall and single layouts; use Ctrl+O to toggle between overlay and single layouts.

When viewing a waterfall plot of time waveform data, press the J key on your keyboard to toggle between the following waveform trend parameters: Trend of Crest Factor, Trend of Symmetry, Trend of Peak-to-Peak, Trend of RMS.

You can also use the up and down arrow keys ▲▼  to move between graphs on waterfall or overlay plots.
Toggles between single, waterfall, and overlay plot modes.

Change Axis

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Graph>Axis>Axial

Graph>Axis>Vertical

Graph>Axis>Horizontal
Allows you to choose one of the available axes. The options available use the nomenclature specified in the database (for example, RTA, VHA, or XYZ).

Change Range

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Graph>Range>Low Range

Graph>Range High Range

Graph>Range>Demod Range

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to change range: L (low range), H (high range), and D (demod range).
Toggles between displaying low, high, and demod frequency ranges.

Overlay Averages

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Graph>Overlay Baseline Spectra>No Baseline Spectrum Overlay

Graph>Overlay Baseline Spectra>Overlay Average Baseline Spectrum

Graph>Overlay Baseline Spectra>Overlay One Sigma Baseline Spectrum

Graph>Overlay Baseline Spectra>Overlay Average and One Sigma Spectra

You can also press Ctrl+B on your keyboard to toggle through the available options.
Specifies how you want averages displayed. Available choices are no overlay, average overlay, average + one sigma overlay, or average and average + one sigma (two data sets).

Toolbox

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Graph>View Toolbox Opens the Analysis Tools dialog box so you can specify harmonic and sideband cursors, set machine and spectra speed, and modify the forcing frequencies.

Set Graph Properties

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Graph>View Graph Preferences Opens a dialog box so you can change the properties of the current graph, including scale, units, and color. The data type displayed determines which properties are available.

Select Latest/Previous/etc.

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Graph>Data displayed>Latest Data

Graph>Data displayed>Previous Data

Graph>Data displayed>Latest + Previous

Graph>Data displayed>All Available Data

Graph>Data displayed>Show No Data - Averages Only

Graph>Data displayed>Select Date from List

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to select the test data you want displayed: ] (latest), [ (previous), \ (latest + previous). The other options do not have keyboard shortcuts.

Allows you to select the data you want to see based on date. You can choose the current data, previous data, latest and previous, all test data, no test data (for displaying only the average baseline), and select tests only. You can use Shift+click and Ctrl+click to select multiple test dates.

All of these buttons are enabled when viewing routine survey data in Graph View. However, if you select Advanced Tests or All from the associate drop‑down list, (see the next item in this table), only the Select Date from List button is enabled. This is because special tests and routine data cannot be graphed simultaneously, nor can different types of advanced tests.

Select Test Type

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You can use keyboard shortcuts to select a test type: 0 (All Data), 9 (Advanced Tests), and 8 (Survey).

Select the type of tests you want to be included in the available data.

This drop-down list only appears when you click the Select Latest/Previous/etc. buttons.

  • All Data. Displays all tests, both routine survey tests and advanced tests that were configured via the More Data button on your TRIO.
  • Advanced Tests. Only special tests configured in the field on a TRIO via the More Data button are included.
  • Survey. Displays routine data collected using the machine/location specifications in the database. This is the default option.

Harmonics Toggle

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Harmonics may be toggled on and off by pressing the Ctrl+H key on the keyboard.
Harmonics may also be set via the Harmonics tab of the Toolbox. You can also use the Graph Remote Control to see harmonic families.
Toggles between harmonic marker modes: off, on, and track cursor.


Center Frequency Toggle

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Pressing Ctrl+T on the keyboard toggles sideband cursor tracking between the center and sideband frequency.
Center frequency tracking may also be turned on via the Sidebands tab of the Toolbox.
Toggles between center marker modes: on, off, and track cursor.

Sidebands Toggle

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Sidebands may be toggled on and off by pressing the Ctrl+S key on the keyboard.
Sidebands may also be set via the Sidebands tab of the Toolbox . You can also use the Graph Remote Control to see sideband families.

Toggles between sideband marker modes: on and track cursor.

This button is disabled if the Center Frequency button is toggled to off.

Kill Highlighted Peaks

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N/A Removes peaks from the graph that have harmonic or sideband markers on them. They are removed only from the displayed graph—not deleted from the data stored in the database.

Toggle Reference Cursor

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The reference cursor may be toggled on and off at the current cursor position by pressing Ctrl+R on the keyboard. Toggles a reference cursor on and off at the current cursor location on the graph.

Set Speed

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Graph>Set Speed At Cursor

You can also press F3 on your keyboard.
Sets spectrum speed based on the current cursor position. This tool is helpful when you want to manually normalize data.

Restore Original Graph Settings

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Graph>Re-store Graph Settings (Autoscale)

Pressing the R key on the keyboard returns the graph to its original scale.
Restores the original graph scale.

Mark Peaks

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Graph>Add Markers to Harmonics/Sidebands

Markers on harmonics/sidebands may be toggled on by pressing the M key on the keyboard.

Leaves a permanent marker at every harmonic and/or sideband.

This enables you set up additional harmonics/sidebands so you can view multiple sets at once to check off peaks during analysis.

You can also look at peak families via the Graph Remote Control.

Clear Marks

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Graph>Clear Markers

Markers on harmonics/sidebands may be toggled off by pressing the Z key on the keyboard.

You can also use the Cursor Off button on the Graph Remote Control to clear all cursors, including harmonic and sideband markers.

Clears any markers placed on harmonics and/or sidebands.

Graphical Analysis Tips

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N/A

Opens a help file containing useful graphing tips.


Graph Remote Control

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Graph>Graph Remote Control

Opens the Graph Remote Control window.

Save Graph to
User-Defined Point

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N/A

Saves graph to a user-defined point named "Graphs."

If the Graphs UDP does not already exist, it is created for you.

Keyboard Shortcuts

There are a number of ways to enhance the analysis of spectral and other data using the keyboard or mouse clicks in conjunction with the keyboard. The following tables list all of the keyboard shortcuts available with the ALERT software.

The first table (below) shows shortcuts only available while in Graph View.

The second table shows general shortcuts that may be used in ALERT, regardless of whether you are in Detail View, List View, Graph View, Analysis View, or Photo/Drawing View.
The software will respond regardless of case (for example, both S and s will toggle the spectral graphs).
In all cases, a plus sign (+) shown between keys means the keys must be pressed simultaneously.

Shortcuts for Graph View

This keyboard key...

Does this...

S , s

Presents spectral data, if available

C , c

Presents cepstrum data, if available

W ,w

Presents waveform data, if available

A , a

Presents autocorrelation data, if available

O , o

Presents overall data, if available

P , p

Presents phase data, if available

L , l

Presents Low Range data, if available

H , h

Presents High Range data, if available

D , d

Presents Demod Range data, if available

1

Switches to single axis graph format

2

Switches to orbit graph format

3

Switches to triax graph format

4

Switches to triax circular format

5

Switches to single axis circular format

6

Switches to double triax graph format

PgDn

Moves to next machine

PgUp

Moves to previous machine

Shift+PgDn

Moves to next set of test data

The order is: axis, range (L-H-D), position and machine

Shift+PgUp

Moves to previous set of test data

The order is: axis, range (L-H-D), position and machine

Ctrl+PgDn

Moves to the same graph on the next position on the tree

Ctrl+PgUp

Moves to the same graph on the previous position on the tree

{ , [

Moves to test data just previous of the latest test data on a location

 ] , }

Moves to latest test data on a location

\ , |

Presents both the latest and previous data

F , f

Displays the fault frequencies (also known as forcing frequencies).

B , b

Displays the bearing frequency markers, if location configured for a specific bearing.

/ , ?

Locates and moves cursor to exact peak value

N, n

Sets the speed to the current cursor value. You are asked to confirm this action.

Y , y

Toggles between Auto-scale, All, Auto-Scale Each, and Fixed Scale

R , r

Returns the graph to its original scale. The original scale is based on the settings defined when the graph was originally drawn.

F3

Opens the Set Spectrum Speed dialog box

Ctrl+B

Toggles baseline spectra ON (Average, Average+Sigma, Average and Sigma) and OFF.

Ctrl+C

Copies graph to clipboard

Ctrl+H

Toggles harmonics ON / OFF

Ctrl+S

Toggles sideband cursors ON / OFF

Ctrl+T

Toggles sideband cursor tracking between center and sideband frequency

Ctrl+R

Toggles the Reference Cursor ON / OFF at the current cursor position

Ctrl+W

Toggles waterfall and single layout for graphs

Ctrl+O

Toggles overlay and single layout for graphs

M , m

If you have either harmonics or sidebands set up, places markers at the harmonics or sidebands

Z , z

Clears markers

Q , q

Toggles between a quick zoom around the current cursor and restoring the original X-axis scale

X , x

Places 1xRPM sidebands around the current center cursor and sets the center cursor to tracking mode

J , j

Toggles between the four waveform trend parameters on waterfall plots

◄►

Moves the cursor left or right

< >

Makes micro-cursor movements left or right

Shift+◄►

Changes horizontal space assigned to Low and High Range for dual triax graphs

Home

Toggles the visibility of the slider arrows for dual triax graphs

▲▼

Moves between graphs on waterfall or overlay plot layouts

Ctrl+◄►

Ctrl+▲▼

Changes aspect ratio of a waterfall graph

8

Changes data selection drop-down to Survey Test Data

9

Changes data selection drop-down to Advanced Test Data

0

Changes data selection drop-down to All Data (Survey and Advanced Tests)

Esc, Space

Exits from a graph toolbar drop-down with no change

Tree Control Shortcuts

The shortcut keys in the table below are relative to tree control, use the Alt+ key format, and work in all views.

This keyboard key...

Does this...

Alt+M

 

Alt+?

Opens the Search Tree for Machine dialog box. Enter a string in the box to find machines with names that include the string.

Press Find to search for this string from the top of the tree. Press Find Next to search for this string from the current location on the tree. (The dialog box closes when the match is found.)

To step through matches, use Alt+N or Alt+Enter.

Alt+N

Alt+Enter

Searches for the next machine in tree that matches the specified string in the machine name.

Alt+P

Alt+>

Alt+ <

Moves to the next plant. To move to the previous plant use Alt+<.

Alt+P

Alt+>

Alt+<

Moves to the next area. To move to the previous area use Alt+<.

Alt+◄►

Normal expand and contract functions using side arrows.

Alt+▲▼

Normal next and previous visible node functions using up and down arrows.

Alt+Home

Moves to first node of tree.

Alt+End

Moves to last node of tree.

General Keyboard Shortcuts

The shortcut keys in the table below may be used in any ALERT view.

Many are typical Windows shortcuts:

This keyboard key…

Does this…

Ctrl+D

Switches to Detail View

Ctrl+L

Switches to List View

Ctrl+A

Switches to Analysis View

Ctrl+G

Switches to Graph View

Ctrl+P

Switches to Photo/Drawing View

Ctrl+E

Runs the expert system (Expert>Run Expert System)

Ctrl+U

Switches to Users And Preferences

Ctrl+K

Performs the function In-Tray>Acknowledge Machine (Remove From InTray)

You must first expand the Machines In Your In-Tray Master List and highlight a machine.

Ctrl+I

Performs the function In-Tray>Modify In-Tray Settings to specify In-Tray settings

F1

Opens the online help file (same as choosing Help>Contents)

F2

Opens the selected plant, area, machine, or location in the tree for editing

F4

Performs the function Expert>Process Current Data

F5

Performs the function Expert>Average Current Data

F9

Saves / updates an item that would normally be saved with the Save toolbar button.

F11

Performs the function View>Auto Refresh

(Toggles Auto Refresh ON / OFF)

F12

Performs the function View>Refresh Tree

Ctrl+Z

Typical Windows "Undo" command. Works with text entry and rich text fields.

Ctrl+X

Typical Windows "Cut" command. Works with text entry and rich text fields.

Ctrl+V

Typical Windows "Paste" command. Works with text entry and rich text fields.

Ctrl+F

Opens the Font dialog box so you can change text format (font, font style, size, etc.)

Only works if you select a note, comment, or details box in which text can be typed.

 

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