How to Separate the Waveform Plot Into Different Axis in LabVIEW

Updated Aug 22, 2025

Environment

Software

  • LabVIEW

In LabVIEW, you can configure the waveform chart differently to show multiple plots on multiple axes within one waveform chart as below. This article will demonstrate the steps to do so.

  1. At the LabVIEW front panel, drag and drop a Waveform Chart.
  2. Right click the waveform chart and select Properties.
  3. First, you need to change the number of plots shown by setting the number of Plots shown under Show plot legend to show the number of waveform stacked that you required. Make sure you have checked the box for Show plot legend and Auto size to plot names.
  4. On the chart properties, enable (put a tick on the box) the Stack Plots.
     

 

If you would like to make sure the waveform chart will automatically update the waveform chart stacked plots, you could use bundle connected to the waveform chart as mentioned in this article: Programmatically Set the Number of Stacked Plots in a Waveform Chart in LabVIEW.

 

 

Additional Information

  • Only waveform chart has the stack plots properties, waveform graph is not able to change the multiple plots into stack plots. This option is greyed out in waveform graph.
  • For more waveform chart properties configuration, you may launch the LabVIEW shipping example, Waveform Chart Data Types and Update Mode.vi.