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Graphs Window

Graphs Window

Graphs window shows the graphs of any chosen value. It can show them as one or multiple graphs at a time.

Multiple Graphs

The graph window shows the values for the selected time range. It also shows all maneuvers as vertical full lines and changing legs as dashed vertical lines. These lines can be switched on/off by using the “Lines” button or through the Options in popup menu

Tack Lines and Loss
Mark Rounding/Leg Change Lines
Lines on/off Button

Above the graph is the value data presented in numbers for the selected time range.

Value Data
  • Average
  • Median – Median, value above and below which is the same amount of data. Spikes affect it less than average value.
  • Min/Max – Minimum and Maximum value
  • Mode – Value that appears most often
  • Smoothing – Smoothing Average Time in seconds

Choosing the Values Presented

Choosing the single value

To choose the single value, press on the “VAL” button on the bottom middle of the graph. You will be presented with a dialog to replace the value with another one.

The single value choosing dialog is shown and you can choose which value to see in the graph. To get more info about any value, just long press on its button.

Choosing Multiple Values

Multiple values are chosen by clicking on the “VALS” button on the bottom right of the graph screen.

Value Choosing Dialog

You can choose more graphs to show up one above the other. It is possible to reorder them in any way by dragging them up or down on the right side of the dialog. To get more info about any value, just long press on its name.

Smoothing the graph lines

Press the “Smooth” button to smoothen the values. Smoothing time can be 1,3,5,10,30,60 seconds and Auto mode that tries to smoothen depending on the duration of the selected time.

View Buttons

Show/hide maneuver and rounding lines

Thicker or thinner line

Show/hide value data text box

Hide filtered data completely or show it as a pale line

Show/hide events

The “?” button

Shows an info window about the value presented if the value has a description set.

The “X” button

The one at the mid-bottom of each graph hides just that single-value graph.

The one at the top right of the window closes all Graph windows.

Menu

To get the menu, just long press anywhere on the graph.

Graph Menu

Smoothen – shows the value as an average or median of the smoothing time chosen. You can select the time and use the median instead of the average. Smoothing is also possible by clicking on the value numbers just above the graph. There is also the “Auto” mode that smoothens based on the duration of the time selection.

Smoothing Dialog

Start Time/End Time – moves the time slider to the touched point. Helps navigate to the wanted point without using the sliders.

New Event – opens the “New Event” dialog with the touched time as the timestamp for it.

Help – links to this guide webpage

Options – opens the options menu

Graphs Options Menu

Show Maneuver Lines – shows/hides vertical lines showing maneuvers

Show Maneuver Loss – shows/hides numbers showing maneuver loss

Color Maneuver Background – colors the time considered to be in the maneuver. Useful to see if the maneuver timing settings cover the maneuvers well.

Maneuver Background

Show Leg Lines – show/hide vertical dashed lines at the leg change points

Show Value Data Text – show/hide value statistics text