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title: Power BI Custom Visuals - Tachometer
description: In this blog, you will learn how to use the Tachometer Power BI Custom Visual. The Tachometer is used for communicating performance against a goal.
---

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# [Power BI Custom Visuals - Tachometer](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/power-bi-custom-visuals-tachometer)

 Written by [Devin Knight](https://pragmaticworks.com/blog/author/devin-knight) | May 03, 2018

In this module, you will learn how to use the Tachometer. The Tachometer is used for communicating performance against a goal.

### Module 101 – Tachometer

### Downloads

- Power BI Custom Visual – [Tachometer](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/Ejn3BZIKy-NHk0DHsQUqT5QBx8WaO5HCyu0Qo7pWOzaWmw?e=EhtUwg)
- Dataset – [Customer Satisfaction.xlsx](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/EoAFtYmTiNZGosupHRlQjYgB7UFQT9a4mqrPg_pvjBqvvw?e=fMbekJ)
- Completed Example – [Module 101 – Tachometer.pbix](https://pragmaticworksonline.sharepoint.com/:f:/s/FileShare/EoAFtYmTiNZGosupHRlQjYgB7UFQT9a4mqrPg_pvjBqvvw?e=fMbekJ)

Key Takeaways

- Ideal visual for communicating measures performance.
- This visual is much more customizable than the native gauge.

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*This Tachometer shows beating customer satisfaction goals.*

Under the **Format** paintbrush you will find there are several customizations that you can enable for this visual.

- In the **Gauge Axis **section allows you to adjust the position of the gauge.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/image1.png>

- Under the **Range 1 **section you can modify the color and thickness shown on range 1.

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- Under the **Range 2 **section you can modify the color and thickness shown on range 2.

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- Under the **Range 3 **section you can modify the color and thickness shown on range 3.

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- Modifying the **Target **section will allow you to adjust the target line shown on the gauge.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/image5.png>

- The **Indicator **section give you the ability to change the needle and base size and color.

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- Modifying the **Axis Labels **will allow you to change the label formatting on the gauge.

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- With the **Callout Value **you can change the appearance of the callout value shown below the gauge.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/image8.png>

- Using the **Callout Percent** section you can turn on a percentage value to be displayed as part of the callout.

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- Under the **Margins **section allows you to adjust change the margins between the visuals and the edge of the box.

<https://devinknightsql.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/image10.png>

You can also adjust the background color, add a border around the visual and lock the aspect ratio under the Format section.

### Find Out More

You will always be able to find this video module and advanced viewing of future modules on the Pragmatic Works On-Demand Training platform or [view my previous blog posts](https://blog.pragmaticworks.com/topic/power-bi-custom-visuals).

 

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