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Grid Scales in BitEdit

In BitEdit, a plot or a surface may be displayed in two different grid scaling modes, Uniform and Scaled.

Scaled grid​

In Scaled grid mode, the axis values are used to calculate the data point coordinates, and the grid lines are actually positioned at the distances dictated by the data values stored in the dump. Look carefully at the spacing of the axis:

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Sometimes, the points in this mode are too close to each other, and it becomes inconvenient to read and edit the data like this, but in some situations, this display mode comes in handy.

Uniform grid​

However, there are situations when the axis points are way too close (sometimes axes even have repeating points, e.g. 10, 20, 30, 30, 30), and the plots become unreadable. For these situations, BitEdit has the Uniform Grid display option:

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Note how the point 8 is as close to the point 4, as the point 15 is to the point 10, so the surface is no longer mathematically accurate, but on the other hand, we easily distinguish the data points, and it is easier to select the data point of interest with mouse.

Toggling the Grid Display Mode​

  • In an already open Document, you can toggle the Grid Display Mode buttons that correspond to 2D and 3D views — these work separately:

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  • For all future open documents, you can set the default grid mode in the Main tab of the Ribbon, or in the Settings Dialog Window:

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  • Note: your preferred Default Grid Mode is saved between BitEdit sessions.