New Features in Grapher Beta

There are several new features in the latest release of Grapher Beta! The top new features are listed below. Full help topics for these new features can be found in the help contained in the Grapher Beta application. A more complete list of the new features can be found on the Grapher Beta Version History page.

To download Grapher Beta today, follow the instructions at this link: What is Grapher Beta and how can I participate? 

-Top Features in Grapher Beta's Latest Release-

Templates (new style)

Get started and finished in seconds - load a locally installed template, or open one from the Golden Gallery and instantly populate your data into a polished, presentation-ready layout.

A special view opens with the template giving you options to move forward with populating your data in it.

You can also create templates from your existing projects to streamline inserting new data or train new team members to duplicate the same results. This can be a big help when revisiting projects from the past that you need to use again and may have forgotten about how to set them up.

Automate loading multiple files for templates

Now it’s possible to automate loading a template and all its required data files in a single step.

Sub Main
    Dim Grapher As Object
    Set Grapher = CreateObject("Grapher.Application")
    Grapher.Visible = True

    ' Set up worksheet files to use for the template in the same order as specified (if you don't know, open the template in the UI and check the Populate Template dialog')
    ' Can also do the same for grid files
    Dim wksFiles(1) As String
    wksFiles(0) = Grapher.Path + "\Samples\3D Bar Chart.dat"
    wksFiles(1) = Grapher.Path + "\Samples\3D Bubble Plot.dat"
    
    ' Open the template and load it with all required worksheets
    Set template = Grapher.Documents.Open("c:\users\me\desktop\example_template_using_two_wks_files.grt")
    template.PopulateTemplate(wksFiles, "")
End Sub

Further streamline your workflow by running a script to automatically load all data into your existing template and output a complete project in a single click.

Improvements

New script: Change font for all objects

Run this script to easily change all the font and/or size used throughout the document at once. This makes a tedious task quick and easy and let’s you easily apply uniformity to your display.

New script: Create color scale for class legend

Run this script to create a color scale for any class type plot (Class Scatter, Ternary, Polar, etc.) to view a color scale for the legend instead of discrete values.