Example 0. Objectives:

  1. The simplest possible plot using default values

Example 0.

Example 1. Objectives:

  1. Showing a complete but elementary windrose plot using mostly default values.
  2. Adding and formatting a title
  3. Adding a legend text in order to show the units.
  4. Showing how to specify data using both ordinal and textual representation of compass directions.

Example 1.

Example 2 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to customize the width of the windrose legs
  2. Showing how to only display 8 compass axis
  3. Showing how to set a specific size in pixels for the plot
  4. Showing how to adjust the size of the center circle
  5. Showing how to adjust scale label font & colors
  6. Showing how to adjust the font for the compass directions

Example 2.

Example 3

This example is available in the example directory as "windrose_ex3.php".

Example 3 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to add multiple plots to the same graph
  2. Showing how to add a subtitle and a drop shadow to the graph
  3. Showing how to change size and position for plots
  4. Showing how to add legend text

Example 3.

Example 4 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to add arbitrary paragraphs of text to a graph
  2. Showing how to manually set the grid distance
  3. Showing how to adjust the grid colors
  4. Showing how to customize the format for the displayed ranges
  5. Showing how to add arbitrary text to the center circle
  6. Showing how to adjust the margin for the legend
  7. Showing how to increase the margin to the compass directions

Example 4.

Example 5 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to specify graph and plot background colors
  2. Showing how to change the plot type to a free direction type plot
  3. Showing how to localize the compass directions
  4. Showing how to add a box/frame around the individual plot
  5. Showing how to add a text box to the graph
  6. Showing how to set customized colors for the ranges

Example 5.

Example 6 Objectives

  1. Showing how to create a "free" type plot (without fixed compass directions)
  2. Showing a more "harmonized" range color scheme
  3. Showing how to set manual texts at specific directions
  4. Showing how to adjust the label margin
  5. Showing how to change the alignment of the label texts
  6. Showing how to change the format for displayed legend values

Example 6.

Example 7 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to change the compass direction labels
  2. Showing how to change the text in the "Calm" circle
  3. Showing how to change the ranges in the legend
  4. Showing how to manually setting the scale range and scale step size

Example 7.

Example 8 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to individually set the radial grid line style in different compass directions for a free type plot.

Example 8.

Example 9 Objectives:

  1. Showing how to individually set the radial grid line style in different compass directions for a regular 16 axis type plot.

Example 9.