Std Tools Menu

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Introduction

The Std Tools Menu is one of the 7 sub-menus in the standard menu:

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The Tools menu provides tools for debugging models, customizing LabRPS's behavior, as well as auxiliary tools.

Tools

The following tools are available in this menu:

Edit parameters...: Opens a dialog box giving access to the parameters that control the program.

Export dependency graph...: Exports the dependency graph to Graphviz file.

Project utility...: Assists in repairing damaged project files.

Alphaplot: opens up a sub-menu of commands for plotting.
- Plot: opens up a sub-menu of commands for plotting.
  - Line: creates graphs consisting of lines.
  - Scatter: opens up a sub-menu of additional commands for plotting specialized graphs consisting of scatters.
    - Scatter: plots data using "scatter" style.
    - Scatter With X Err: creates graphs consisting of scatters with x error.
    - Scatter With Y Err: creates graphs consisting of scatters with y error.
    - Scatter With XY Err: creates graphs consisting of scatters with xy error.
  - Line + Symbol: plots data using "Line + Symbol".
  - Special Line + Symbol: opens up a sub-menu of additional commands for plotting graphs with "special line + symbol" style.
    - Vertical Drop Lines: plots data using "Vertical drop lines" style.
    - Spline: plots data using "Spline" style.
    - Vertical Steps: plots data using "Vertical Steps" style.
    - Horizontal Steps: plots data using "Horizontal Steps" style.
  - Vertical Bars: plots data using "Vertical Bars" style.
  - Vertical Stacked Bars: plots data using "Vertical Stacked Bars" style.
  - Vertical Grouped Bars: plots data using "Vertical Grouped Bars" style.
  - Horizontal Bars: plots data using "Horizontal Bars" style.
  - Horizontal Stacked Bars: plots data using "Horizontal Stacked Bars" style.
  - Horizontal Grouped Bars: plots data using "Horizontal Grouped Bars" style.
  - Area: creates a line graph with the areas below the lines filled with colors.
  - Channel Fil: plots data using "Channel Fil" style.
  - Pie: creates a pie chart
  - Half Pie: creates a half pie chart
  - Vectors XYXY: creates a vectors plot.
  - Vectors XYAM: creates a vectors plot.
  - Statistical Graph: opens up a sub-menu of commands for plotting various statistical graphs
    - Box Plot: creates a box plot.
    - Histogram: creates a frequency histogram.
    - Stacked Histogram: creates vertically stacked layers displaying the histograms of the selected data.
  - 3D Plot: opens a sub-menu of commands used to draw some common 3D plots.
    - Bar: makes a 3D plot of the selected data using bar style.
    - Scatter: Makes a 3D plot of the selected data using Scatter style.
  - Layout Grids: opens a sub-menu of commands that can be used to quickly obtain some commonly used arrangements of multiple plots.
    - Vertical 2 Layouts: creates 2 vertically stacked layers.
    - Horizontal 2 Layouts: Creates 2 horizontally stacked layers.
    - 4(2x2) Layouts: creates 4 layers on a 2x2 grid.
- 3D Plot: opens up a sub-menu of commands for 3D plotting.
  - 3D Wire Frame: makes a 3D plot of the selected matrix using the "3D mesh" style.
  - 3D Surface: makes a 3D plot of the selected matrix using the "3D polygons" style.
  - 3D Wire Frame Surface: makes a 3D plot of the matrix using the "3D polygons" style with the mesh drawn.
  - Bar: makes a 3D plot of the selected data column in the active table window (only one column allowed) using the "3D Bars" style.
  - Scatter: makes a 3D plot of the selected data column in the active table window (only one column allowed) using the "3D Dots" style.
  - Contour + Color Fill: makes a color map plot of the data in the active matrix window.
  - Countour Lines: makes a contour plot of the data in the active matrix window.
  - Gray Scale Map: makes a gray map plot of the data in the active matrix window.
  - 3D Wire Frame Polar: makes a 3D radial plot of the selected matrix using the "3D mesh" style.
  - 3D Surface Polar: makes a 3D radial plot of the selected matrix using the "3D polygons" style.
  - 3D Wire Frame Surface Polar: makes a 3D radial plot of the matrix using the "3D polygons" style with the mesh drawn.
  - 3D Scatter Polar: makes a 3D radial plot of the selected data column in the active table window (only one column allowed) using the "3D Dots" style.
  - Polar spectrogram: makes polar spectrogram.
- Graph: opens up a sub-menu of commands for graph.
  - Add/Remove Plot xy/xy...: allows easy addition or removal of curves from the active plot layer.
  - Add Function...: adds new function curves to an existing layer.
  - Add Error Bars...: adds error bars to X and/or Y values on an existing plot.
  - Add/Remove Other Plots...: provides access to submenus that are used to add or remove plots.
    - Add/Remove Plot y...: allows easy addition or removal of curves from the active plot layer.
    - Add/Remove Vector Plot...: allows easy addition or removal of vector plots from the active plot layer.
  - Add Axis...: provides access to submenus that allow to add axis to the active plot layer.
    - Add Left Axis: adds left axis to the active plot layer.
    - Add Bottom Axis: adds bottom axis to the active plot layer.
    - Add Right Axis: adds right axis to the active plot layer.
    - Add Top Axis: adds top axis to the active plot layer.
  - Legend Reorder: reorders the legend.
  - Add Text: adds text items on a layer.
  - Add Time Stamp: adds a special label in the active layer which contains the current date and time.
  - Add Image: opens a file dialog allowing you to select an image to be added to the active plot layer.
  - Draw Line: draws a line shape on the active plot layer.
  - Draw Arrow: draws an arrow shape on the active plot layer.
  - Draw Ellipse: draws a elliptical shape on the active plot layer.
  - Add Nested Layout: adds nested layouts.
  - Add Layout: provides access to submenus that allow to add layouts.
    - Add Up: adds layout to the top.
    - Add Down: adds layout down.
    - Add Left: adds layout to the left.
    - Add Right: adds layout to the right.
  - Remove Layout: removes layout.
  - Swap Layouts...: swaps layouts.
- Graph Tolls: opens up a sub-menu of commands for graph tools.
  - Disable Tools: is used to exit special modes.
  - Data Rearder: gives easy and quick access to the values of a data points..
  - Screen Reader: displays the coordinates of the cursor with respect to the axes..
  - Select Data Range: shows two vertical line cursors that are used for selecting a data range when performing analysis operations.
  - Move Data Points: allows modification of the position of data points on the active plot layer by simple drag-and-drop.
  - Remove Bad Data Points...: allows removal of data points from the active plot layer by double-clicking on them.
  - Drag Range: switches the active plot layer into a dynamic drag mode.
  - Zoom Range: switches the active plot layer into a dynamic zoom mode.
  - Rescale To Show All: rescales all to fit in the window.
- Table: opens up a sub-menu of commands for table.
  - Set Column(s) As: opens a sub-menu of command that are used to define the kind of data stored in the various columns of a table.
    - X: defines the selected column as X-values for the plots.
    - Y: defines the selected column as Y-values for the plots
    - Z: defines the selected column as Z-values for the plots
    - X Error: define the selected column for use as the error bar width for the abscissae.
    - Y Error: define the selected column for use as the error bar heights for the Y-values.
    - None: sets the selected column as none of the above.
  - Fill Selection With: provides access to submenus that are used to fill selected columns with special values.
    - Row Numbers: fills each cell in the column with its corresponding row number.
    - Random Values: fills each cell in the column with a random value between 0 and 1.
    - Custom Random: fills each cell in the column with a normally distributed random values.
  - Show Comments: shows comments made on a column
  - Show Controls: shows or hides the table control box used for editing each column properties.
  - Formula Edit Mode: activates the formula edit mode.
  - Edit Column Description: allows to edit column description.
  - Change Type & Format: changes column type and format.
  - Clear Table: removes all the values of the table.
  - Sort Table: sorts the table.
  - Assign Formula: assigns formula.
  - Recalculate: recalculates the values of the selected column.
  - Add Column: adds a new column to the table.
  - Go To Cell: opens a dialog which allows you to select the column index.
  - Export ASCII...: opens a dialog that exports one or more ASCII files.
  - Convert To Matrix: converts the table to a matrix.
- Matrix: opens up a sub-menu of commands for matrix.
  - Hide Controls: hides the matrix controls box.
  - Set Coordinates: sets the matrix coordinates.
  - Set Display Format: sets the display format for the matrix.
  - Assign Formula: assigns formula to the matrix.
  - Recalculate: recalculates the matrix cell values using a predefined formula.
  - Clear Matrix: clears the matrix cells.
  - Transpose: performs a transpose operation on the selected matrix.
  - Mirror Horizontally: mirrors the matrix horizontally.
  - Mirror Vertically: mirrors the matrix vertically.
  - Import Image: imports an image.
  - Go To Cell: opens a dialog that allows you to find a cell by its index.
  - Invert: inverts a matrix.
  - Determinant: computes the determinant of the selected matrix.
  - Convert To Table: convert the matrix to table.