Appearance Controls
If you select the Surface Profiler option from the red triangle menu of a modeling platform, the Appearance Control options are different than the Appearance Controls in the stand-alone Surface Plot platform. See Figure 5.8 for an example of what the Appearance Controls look like in a modeling platform.
Surface Plot Appearance Controls
The set of controls in the top right of the report enables you to specify the overall appearance of the surface plot.
Sheet, points
The setting for displaying sheets, points, and lines.
Isosurface
Changes the display to show isosurfaces. See Example of Isosurfaces.
Show formula
Shows the formula edit box, which enables you to edit the formula of the surface. The formula edit box appears only if you specified a column that contains a formula in the launch window.
Resolution
A slider that affects how many points are evaluated for a formula. If the resolution is too coarse, a function with a sharp change might not be represented very well. However, if the resolution is set too high, evaluating and displaying the surface is slower than for lower resolutions.
Surface Profiler Appearance Controls
Figure 5.8 Appearance Controls
The Appearance Controls in modeling platforms contain the following controls:
data points are
Contains the following options that control the appearance of the data points:
Off
Turns the data points off.
Surface plus Residual
Shows the difference between the predicted value and actual value on the surface.
Actual
Shows the actual data points.
Residual
Shows the residual values (if they are not off the plot).
Resolution
A slider that affects how many points are evaluated for a formula. If the resolution is too coarse, a function with a sharp change might not be represented very well. However, if the resolution is set too high, evaluating and displaying the surface is slower than for lower resolutions.
Orthogonal Projection
Changes the view of the graph, such that the axes form right angles.
Contour
Determines the placement of the contour lines on the plot in relation to the surface. Options are off, below, above, and on surface.