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Creating a Complex Gauge Using the Gauge Designer Part 3 of 5

This topic is a continuation of Creating a Complex Gauge Using the Gauge Designer Part 2 of 5. This procedure guides you through the process of adding a new scale, labels, tick marks, and a range to the existing Radial gauge.

  1. In the Gauge Explorer, expand Scales.

  2. Click Add Scale…​ and select New Scale.

  3. In the Properties panel, click the Scale Layout tab. In the Sweep Angle pane, set the following properties:

    • Start — 160

    • End — 380

  1. In the Axis pane of the Scale Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • End Value — 120.00

    • Start Value — 0.00

    • Tickmark Interval — 1.0

  1. In the Gauge Explorer, expand the newly created scale, and select Labels.

  2. In the Properties panel, click the Labels Layout tab. In the Orientation pane, set the following properties:

    • Extent — 45

    • Orientation — Horizontal

  1. In the Formatting pane of the Labels Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Frequency — 20.00

    • Span Max — 10

  1. Click the Labels Appearance tab. In the Brush pane set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — White

  1. In the Font pane of the Labels Appearance tab, set the following properties:

    • Font — Impact

    • Font size — 14

    • Type — Point

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  1. In the Gauge Explorer, select Major Tickmarks.

  2. In the Properties panel, click the Tickmark Layout tab. In the Extent pane set the following properties:

    • Start — 51

    • End — 61

  1. In the Widths pane of the Tickmark Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Start — 4

    • End — 4

  1. In the Orientation pane of the Tickmark Layout tab, set the following property:

    • Frequency — 20.00

    • Post-Initial — 49

  1. Click the Appearance tab. In the Brush pane, set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — Color.FromArgb(180, 255, 158, 255)

  1. In the Stroke pane of the Appearance tab, set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — Color.FromArgb(255, 135, 215)

  1. In the Gauge Explorer, select Minor Tickmarks.

  2. In the Properties Panel, click the Tickmark Layout tab. In the Extent pane, set the following properties:

    • Start — 53

    • End — 58

  1. In the Widths pane of the Tickmark Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Start — 2

    • End — 2

  1. In the Orientation pane of the Tickmark Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Post-Initial — 49

    • Frequency — 5.00

  1. Click the Appearance tab. In the Brush pane, set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — Color.FromArgb(0, 255, 255, 255)

  1. In the Stroke pane of the Appearance tab, set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — White

  1. In the Gauge Explorer, expand Ranges.

  2. Click Add Range…​ and select New Range.

  3. In the Value pane of the Range Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Start — 50.00

    • End — 120.00

  1. In the Extent pane of the Range Layout tab, set the following properties:

    • Inner Start — 55

    • Inner End — 55

    • Outer — 57

  1. In the Properties panel, click the Appearance tab. In the Brush pane, set the following properties:

    • Type — Solid

    • Color — Color.FromArgb(80, 255, 255, 255)

    • Thickness — 1

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