Descriptive Information Section
Applicability: Cranium, Synapse (core versions 0317+)

The Descriptive Information Section of the Triangular Graphs Chapter contains six fields used to identify and reference triangular graphs: X Variable field; Y Variable field; Z Variable field; Reference field; Keywords field; Units field.

  • X Variable: the name of the variable displayed on the x axis (the bottom axis).
  • Y Variable: the name of the variable displayed on the y axis (the right axis).
  • Z Variable: the name of the variable displayed on the z axis (the left axis).
  • Reference: the identifier of a reference associated with the current graph's data.
  • Keywords: one or more keywords associated with the current graph. Used for searching and organizing graphs.
  • Units: the units in which the graph is displayed. This value is for information purposes - changing this value does not change the graph's display.
X, Y, Z Variable Fields

The X, Y and Z Variable fields contain descriptions of the variables displayed in the triangular graph. These descriptions do not have to be the same as the labels used in the triangular graph.

You edit a variable field like other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details

Reference Field

The Reference field stores a reference for the current triangular graph. This reference can be any value but we recommend that it corresponds to the name of one of the references in the current document. This will enable Cranium and Synapse to easily find details about the graph's reference.

You edit the Reference field similar to how you edit other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details. The dialog's List button will display a list of all references in the current document.

Keywords Field

The Keywords field contains one or more keywords separated by a semicolon (";"). The chapter's Compile Keywords command uses these keywords to organize triangular graphs.

You edit a variable field similar to how you edit other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details

Units Field

The Units field contains the units used in the triangular graph. The value in this field is for information purposes, i.e., changing the field's value will not change the units of the associated data. Although this field can contain any text value, its values are typically limited to: Mole fraction; Mole percent; Weight fraction; Weight percent.

You edit the Units field similar to how you edit other text fields. Clicking the left mouse button on the field's datum control activates the edit dialog. See documentation on the Text Edit Dialog for editing details

Related Documentation
Topic Description
Triangular Graph Chapter document chapter that displays and manages triangular data and graph entities.
Creating Graphs discusses the procedure and several detailed examples of creating graphs of physical property values.