| iTool User's Guide: Visualizations |

## Inserting Visualizations

If you already have the necessary data in the iTool Data Manager, you can manually create a visualization in your iTool. This is done from your desired iTool window by selecting Insert Visualization.

To access data using Insert Visualization from your tool:

1. Start an iTool.

2. Select Insert Visualization. The Insert Visualization Dialog appears.

Figure 3-1: Insert Visualization Dialog With Image Visualization Type Selected

Figure 3-1: Insert Visualization Dialog With Image Visualization Type Selected

The Insert Visualization dialog contains the following items:

- Data Tree View — this tree contains any imported data and/or variables available for visualization in the Data Manager.

- Data Properties — this area, to the right of the Data Tree View, shows the properties of any selected Data Tree elements.

- Select a Visualization Drop-down Menu — this menu allows you to select the visualization type to use with the selected data.

- Parameter Property Sheet— these are the input parameters for the visualization type selected in the Visualization Type Drop-down Menu. These input variables will change per visualization type.

- Parameter Data Types Window — this window to the right of the parameters table shows the properties of the selected parameter.

- Help — this button will invoke the help system.

- Import Variable — gives you the ability to select a variable to import into the Data Manager. For more information on importing a variable into your Data Manager, see Importing Data from the IDL Session.

- Import File — gives you the ability to select data from a file to import into the Data Manager. For more information on importing a file into your Data Manager, see Importing Data from a File.

- Insert Button — this button will insert the specified visualization into the current iTool. Insert is only active if data is associated with all required parameters.

- Dismiss — this button will dismiss the dialog.

3. Select the visualization type from the visualization type drop-down menu.

4. Next, assign data in the dialog to the parameters of the visualization being inserted.

5. Now click Insert to finish inserting the visualization.

IDL Online Help (March 01, 2006)