# Radar Plume: every field and setting explained

> Every field well and every Format pane setting of Radar Plume: what it does, its possible values and its default value, premium features included.

- Language: English
- Web page: https://plumevisuals.com/en/tutorials/radar-plume-champs-et-reglages
- Published: 2026-10-21
- Visual: Radar Plume, technical reference: https://plumevisuals.com/ai/visuals/radar.md
- If an option name in this tutorial differs from the technical reference, the reference is right (it is generated from the visual's code).

This page describes everything Radar Plume offers: the field wells, then each card of the Format pane, in the order they appear. The default value of each setting is in **bold**, premium features carry a ★. For a first guided radar, see the [getting started guide](/en/tutorials/radar-plume-prise-en-main).

## The fields of the visual

| Field | Required? | How many | What to drop | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axes (category) | No | 1 | A column | One axis per value; empty = one axis per measure of Values | `Assessments[Skill]` |
| Series (one polygon each) | No | 1 | A column | One polygon per player, product, team | `Players[Player]` |
| Values | Yes | 1 to 24 | Measures | Without Axes: one axis per measure; with Axes: the value of each axis | `Speed`, `Average rating` |
| Target ★ | No | 1 | A measure | With Axes: a target per axis, dashed outline | `Target` |
| Play axis ★ | No | 1 | A column (year, date, ordered category) | Polygons morph from one value to the next | `Surveys[Year]` |
| Small multiples ★ | No | 1 | A column | One small radar per value, same scales | `Stores[Store]` |
| Tooltips | No | Several | Measures | Added to the tooltip of the points | `Headcount` |
| Dynamic format | No | Several | Measures named card.setting | Drive settings with DAX | `title.text` |

**Axes and Values: the two modes.** Without an Axes field (*Measures* mode), each measure of Values is an axis: the case of statistics and KPIs with different units. With an Axes field (*Category* mode), each value of the column is an axis and the measure gives the value; several measures without a Series field then give one polygon each (for example "Our offer" and "Market").

**Series.** A single measure is enough for 100 players: a slicer then keeps a few of them. "Year" series (2022, 2023…) take the style gradient, from light to dark. Beyond 60 series or 60 axes, only the first ones are drawn (message in edit mode).

**Blank values.** A blank point is not drawn; the polygon goes through the center at that place.

Tooltips and Dynamic format: see [the shared basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume).

## The Format pane settings

The cards shared by every Plume visual (Plume Studio License, Style, Tooltips, Title, Source note, Frame, Language and numbers) and the two basic settings of the Interactions card are described in [the common basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume). Here are the cards specific to Radar Plume, in the order of the pane. Color and text settings have the **fx** button: a measure or a rule can drive them.

### Layout

The overall shape of the radar: type, grid shape, rotation, size and center hole. These settings were in the "Radar" card before version 1.1; existing reports keep them.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polygons, or one bar per axis | **Radar (polygons)** · Polar rose (radial bars) ★ |
| Grid shape | Shape of the levels (formerly the "Grid" setting) | **Polygonal** · Circular |
| First axis angle (degrees, 0 = top) | Rotates the radar | **0** (-360 to 360) |
| Clockwise | — | **on** |
| Radar size (% of the room) | Shrinks the radar in its frame | **92** (40 to 100) |
| Center hole (%) ★ | Empty disc in the center: small values stay visible | **0** (0 to 60) |

### Data colors

Picks the color of each series.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Coloring | One color per series or a single color | **One color per series** · Single color |
| Color | Color of every series (appears with a single color or a single series) | color; **empty** |
| *(one line per series)* | Color of each series, saved with it | style palette |

### Radar

The look of the polygons (or of the polar rose bars): fill, line, markers and sectors.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Fill opacity (%) | Fill of the polygons; automatically lighter beyond 3 series while it keeps its default value | **16** (0 to 100) |
| Line width (px) | Outline of the polygons | **2** (0 to 10) |
| Line style | Line of the polygons, like the native radar | **Solid** · Dashed · Dotted |
| Line | Straight or smooth outline | **Straight** · Smooth curves ★ |
| Markers | A dot on each axis | **on** |
| Marker size (px) | (shown when Markers = on) | **6** (2 to 20) |
| Marker shape | One shape per series helps when colors are hard to tell apart. (shown when Markers = on) | **Circle** · Square · Diamond · One shape per series |
| Space between sectors (%) | — | **12** (0 to 80) |
| Several series | — | **Side by side** · Overlapping |

### Scale

How values are placed from the center to the edge.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Axis scale | One scale for all axes, one per axis, or as a % of each axis maximum | **Automatic** · Common to all axes · One scale per axis · Normalized (0–100 % of the axis maximum) ★ |
| Start at zero | Off: each scale starts near the smallest value | **on** |
| Minimum (common scale) | — | text; **empty** |
| Maximum (common scale) | E.g. 5 for ratings out of 5 | text; **empty** |
| Normalization: 0 % | (shown when Axis scale = *Normalized (0–100 % of the axis maximum)*) | **= zero** · = smallest value of the axis |

*Automatic*: common scale with an Axes field; one scale per axis when the measures have different formats or very different sizes (ratio above 4). Levels fall on round values: ratings up to 4.6 give 0 to 5 in 5 levels.

### Per-axis settings ★

A card with a picker: **Apply settings to** *All axes* or to one axis (a measure, or a value of the Axes field). The setting of an axis wins over the one of *All axes*.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Axis minimum ★ | Low bound of this axis, whatever the scale mode | text; **empty** |
| Axis maximum ★ | High bound of this axis | text; **empty** |
| Lower is better (inverted axis) ★ | Best value at the edge; name followed by "↓" | **off** |
| Weight in the score ★ | Weight of the axis in the overall score (weighted mean) | **1** (0 to 100) |

### Axis names

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Names around the radar | **on** |
| Text size | — | **10** (6 to 24) |
| Color (empty = text) | — | color; **empty** |
| Bold | — | **off** |
| Long names on two lines | Otherwise the name is cut with "…" | **on** |
| Scale under the name (one scale per axis) | "0 – 120" under each name when each axis has its own scale | **on** |
| Click on a name = select the axis | With an Axes field: filters the page on that value | **on** |

### Data labels

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Value next to each point | **off** |
| Content | — | **Value** · % of the axis maximum ★ · Series and value |
| Labeled series | — | **All** · The first one · The last one · Only when there is one |
| Size | — | **10** (6 to 24) |
| Color (empty = automatic) | Automatic: readable color depending on the background (inside bars: white or dark). | color; **empty** |
| Bold | — | **off** |
| Text halo | Outline in the background color | **on** |
| Hide overlapping labels | The compared series first | **on** |
| Display units | — | **Auto** · None · Thousands · Millions · Billions |
| Decimals (-1 = auto) | — | **-1** (-1 to 6) |
| Prefix | — | text; **empty** |
| Suffix (e.g. €) | — | text; **empty** |

### Gridlines

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of levels | Rings of the grid (common scale: adjusted to round values) | **4** (1 to 12) |
| Alternating level bands | Every other ring lightly tinted | **on** |
| Spokes (one line per axis) | Lines from the center to each axis | **on** |
| Line style | Inner rings and spokes | **Solid** · Dashed · Dotted |
| Width (px) | — | **1** (0.5 to 6) |
| Color (empty = style grid) | Color of the grid | color; **empty** |
| Level values | Values written between the first and the last axis (common or normalized scale); the center value is written when the scale does not start at zero | **on** |
| Level values size | (shown when Level values = on) | **9** (6 to 20) |

### Legend

The legend also shows the target, the reference series, the average and the compared previous frame, dotted.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Show | Shown when the chart has several series. | **on** |
| Position | — | **Top** · Bottom · Right · Left |
| Alignment | (shown when Position = *Top* or *Bottom*) | **Start** · Center · End |
| Legend title | — | **off** |
| Title text | (shown when Legend title = on) | text; **empty** |
| Size | — | **9** (6 to 24) |
| Color (empty = secondary text) | — | color; **empty** |
| Click = select the series | — | **on** |

### Sort

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Axis order | — | **Model order (as in Power BI)** · Axis name · Value (average of the series) ★ · Custom ★ |
| Direction | (shown when Axis order = *Axis name* or *Value (average of the series)*) | **Descending (names A to Z)** · Ascending (names Z to A) |
| Custom order | One axis name per line or separated by ";"; missing axes follow (shown when Axis order = *Custom*) | text; **empty** |

### Reference ★

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Color (empty = text) | Outline of the Target ★ field (Target group; shown with the Target field) | color; **empty** |
| Line style | Line of the target outline | Solid · **Dashed** · Dotted |
| Width | Width of the target outline | **1.5** (0.5 to 6) |
| Reference series (name) ★ | A value of the Series field drawn as a gray dotted outline, with no fill | text; **empty** |
| Average of all series ★ | Polygon of the average, dotted | **off** |
| Band per axis | Range of the group on each axis | **None** · From the minimum to the maximum of the series ★ · Quartiles of the series (25 % to 75 %) ★ |
| Band color (empty = secondary text) | — | color; **empty** |
| Band opacity (%) | — | **14** (3 to 70) |

### Comparison ★

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Compare with | What the series is compared with | **Nothing** · The target ★ · The reference series (or the average) ★ · The previous frame (play axis) ★ · The first series ★ |
| Compared series (empty = automatic) | Name of a value of the Series field; empty: the first series (the second one when comparing with the first) | text; **empty** |
| ▲▼ gap under each axis name | Gap written and colored (favorable / unfavorable, inverted axes included) | **on** |
| Dashed comparison outline | For the previous frame | **on** |
| Gap in % | Otherwise in the unit of the axis | **off** |

### Overall score ★

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Method | Score from 0 to 100 for each series | **None** · Weighted mean of the axes (0–100) ★ · Polygon area (% of the full radar) ★ |
| Score in the legend (ranking) | "Marc · 73", ranked series | **on** |
| Score in the center (single series or small multiples) | — | **on** |
| Decimals | — | **0** (0 to 2) |

### Best and worst axis ★

For the compared series: axis name preceded by ▲ (best) or ▼ (worst), in color, and a ring around the point.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Highlight | Of the compared series (Comparison card), relative to each axis scale; “lower is better” axes included. | **Nothing** · The best and the worst axis ★ · The best axis ★ · The worst axis ★ |

### Small multiples ★

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| One radar per series ★ | Without the Small multiples field: one radar per value of the Series field | **off** |
| Other series in gray in each radar | — | **on** |
| Rank by score | With an overall score | **off** |
| Columns (0 = automatic) | — | **0** (0 to 12) |
| Minimum radar width (px) | — | **170** (80 to 800) |
| Spacing (px) | — | **12** (0 to 60) |
| Title size | — | **10** (6 to 24) |
| Frame around each radar | — | **off** |

### Playback ★

Appears with a Play axis ★ field; card shared by the animated Plume visuals. Windows "Reduce animations" turns transitions off.

| Setting | What it does | Options (default in **bold**) |
|---|---|---|
| Frame shown on opening | — | **The last one (most recent)** · The first one |
| Duration of a frame (ms) | At speed ×1; the speed button of the play bar multiplies it (×0.5 to ×4) for the session. | **1000** (100 to 10000) |
| Loop | — | **off** |
| Play automatically on opening | Once, from the first frame. Not when animations are reduced (Style › Animations or the system) nor on a dashboard tile. | **off** |
| Animated transitions | Values, positions and colors move smoothly from one frame to the next. | **on** |
| Play bar | — | **on** |
| Bar position | (shown when Play bar = on) | **Bottom** · Top |
| Tick marks | (shown when Play bar = on) | **Automatic** · Every frame · None |
| Tick labels | (shown when Play bar = on) | **on** |
| Start and end buttons | (shown when Play bar = on) | **on** |
| Speed button | (shown when Play bar = on) | **on** |
| Current value in large type | — | **on** |
| Large value size | (shown when Current value in large type = on) | **44** (12 to 160) |
| Large value position | (shown when Current value in large type = on) | **Bottom right** · Top right · Top left · Bottom left · Center |

## Premium features ★

| Feature | Where to set it |
|---|---|
| Play axis (morphing polygons) | **Play axis ★** field, **Playback ★** card |
| Normalized scale (0–100 %) | **Format › Scale › Axis scale** |
| Axis order by value or custom | **Format › Sort › Axis order** |
| Labels in % of the axis maximum | **Format › Data labels › Content** |
| Center hole | **Format › Layout › Center hole (%) ★** |
| Polar rose (radial bars) | **Format › Layout › Type** |
| Smooth curves | **Format › Radar › Line** |
| Bounds, lower is better, weights per axis | **Format › Per-axis settings ★** |
| Target | **Target ★** field |
| Reference series, average, min–max or quartile band | **Format › Reference ★** |
| ▲▼ gap per axis (target, benchmark, previous frame, first series) | **Format › Comparison ★** |
| Overall score | **Format › Overall score ★** |
| Best and worst axis | **Format › Best and worst axis ★** |
| Small multiples | **Small multiples ★** field, or **Format › Small multiples ★ › One radar per series ★** |
| Paid styles, palettes, theme JSON | **Format › Style** (see [the shared basics](/en/tutorials/bien-demarrer-visuels-plume)) |