The Ticks menu (left) with Threshold menu (right).
Tick Marks setup gives you the option of modifying the gauges minimum and maximum angles, values and ticks.
Minimum and Maximum Angles gives you control over the numerical layout of the gauge. You can spread the numbers out around the gauge or bunch them together in a smaller area.
Minimum and Maximum Values allows you to decide where the gauge's numbers will begin and where they will top out. For example: you may decide to start the gauge at 0, 5 or 10 and top it out at 85, 90 or 100.
Minimum or Maximum Tick controls how many tick marks will be displayed on the gauge. If you set the minimum tick to 1 and the max tick to 10, there will be 10 tick marks between 0 and 10, 10 and 20 and so on. In the case of a speedometer, that's one tick for one mile per hour. If you change the minimum tick to 2 and leave the maximum tick at 10, you'll have one tick for every two miles per hour. That's five ticks between 0 and 10, 10 and 20 and so on.
Thresholds setup can be used as a visual aid to mark portions of the gauge. It is divided into Upper and Lower Thresholds, each containing major (warning) and minor (caution) threshold settings. Two sets of numbers must be entered for each threshold. Minor thresholds ranges are colored yellow. Major threshold ranges are red.
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