Adding Color Ramps to Dials, Knobs, and Gauges

A color ramp uses color to display its numeric value. You configure a color scale that consists of at least two arbitrary markers, each with a numeric value and a corresponding display color. As the input value changes, the color displayed changes to the color that corresponds to that value. Color ramps are useful for visually indicating data ranges, such as a warning range for when a gauge reaches dangerous values. For example, you can use a color ramp to set the color scale for intensity charts and graphs.

Right-click the dial, knob, or gauge and select Visible Items»Ramp from the shortcut menu to add a color ramp.

Meters have a visible color ramp by default.

You also can change the colors of a color ramp, add markers, change the values of markers, or resize the color ramp on a dial, knob, meter, or gauge.