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Add points, zoom in charts

Add points, zoom in charts

Add points, zoom in charts

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I would like to allow a user to click on a blank chart to input a series of data points.  For example, if the user is outlining the stratigraphy of site, instead of entering a bunch of x,y coordinates in cells, I would like to use VBA to read the clicked points and use those points to perform future calculations.

I am also interested in creating a "zoom" feature where a user could draw a little rectangle or somehow indicate with a mouse the upper and lower limits of the x and y axis.

Has anybody done this or have ideas on how it might be done?

RE: Add points, zoom in charts

It sounds to me you're wanting to do something better suited to a CAD program - in fact built right in. Maybe a little customization of a CAD program will fit the bill, rather than "arm-twisting" Excel to do it.  Maybe someone knows of a simplew indows CAD program that may be appropriate.

Terzaghi......are you related to the "Father of Soil Mechanics"?

Carl

RE: Add points, zoom in charts

I'd write a Qbasic program to do that.

Here's a program that does what you want: 3DField at field.hypermart.net

Cheers

Greg Locock

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