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Polar Graph

Polar Graph Example

The polar graph plots radial position (Y) versus the angular value (X). Units are in degrees.

The graph's default display shows 90 degrees at the top, but the graph can be oriented with the 0° (360°) value at the top as well.

In addition, you can define an angular range so that only a portion (e.g. only the 0° to 90° quadrant) displays.

This graph's default is to include each dataset as a Line plot, but you can change the line plot to a Scatter, Line & Symbol, or Column/Bar plot with the click of a toolbar button.

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This Polar plot shows how the fill area under curve option can be used to enhance the visibility of each data plot in the graph. A degree mark (°) and percent (%) suffix have been added to the X and Y axis tick labels, respectively.

Windrose Charts

Windrose Example

Origin's Polar chart can also be used to create Windrose charts.

Windroses are used to present wind speed data and wind direction data that has been collected over some time, so that the dominant wind pattern for a particular area can be determined. Windroses are also useful as they project a large quantity of data in a simple graphical plot.

Typical Windrose plots are created by changing your Line data plots to Column/Bar plots after plotting your data to the Polar graph.

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This Polar chart shows how data in Origin's Polar chart can be displayed as Column/Bar plots so that the graph becomes a Windrose.