Chapter 3 Using HP BenchLink/Arb

Editing a Waveform

To highlight an individual segment, hold the SHIFT key and click on the segment. Select multiple segments by holding the SHIFT key while clicking on each segment.

To select the entire waveform (multiple segments) choose

Edit Select All from the Menu Bar or hold the SHIFT key and double click in the waveform edit window.

You can also use markers to confine the editing area or to alter standard

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waveshape segments when using freehand or line drawing mode. Enable

 

the X and/or Y markers by clicking the appropriate icon or select them

 

from the Edit menu. Use the Edit Set Thumbtacks command or click

 

the Set Thumbtacks icon to hold the markers in specific locations.

 

Modifying Standard Waveshape Segments

 

To modify existing standard waveshape segments, double-click on the

 

desired segment. This will display the Edit Segment dialog box, allowing

 

you to change any characteristics of the selected segment. Changes are

 

displayed immediately in the waveform edit window. Click OK when you

 

have finished making changes.

 

When standard waveshape segments have been modified by applying

 

math operations or cutting and pasting parts of them, they become

 

‘arbitrary’ segments and will display the Resize Data dialog box when

 

double-clicked.

 

 

 

Segments created by freehand or line drawing are considered ‘arbitrary’

 

and double-clicking them produces the Resize Data dialog box.

 

A noise segment is always arbitrary and displays the Resize Data dialog

 

box when double-clicked.

 

 

 

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