Curve Style

Define curve attributes.



Figure 1.

Curve List

The Curve List displays the names of the curves in the current window.

From the drop-down menu, you can select the curve type: Line, Surface, Waterfall, Query Lines, or Bar Chart. This displays only curves of that type in the Curves list.

To change the attributes of a curve, it must first be selected from the curve list or picked from the window. Attributes can be assigned to more than one curve at a time by selecting multiple curves from the list or pressing the Ctrl key while picking curves from the window. Attributes are applied only to selected curves. Selected curves are highlighted in the list.
All
Selects every curve in the list.
None
Deselects all highlighted curves in the list.
Flip
Exchanges the currently selected curves for the unselected curves in the list.
Displayed
Selects the curves in the list that are currently displayed in the active window.

Curve and Label Display

Curves and legends can be displayed or hidden in the graphics window.

On/Off
The On/Off buttons allow you to turn the selected curves on or off in the display.
Click On to display the selected curves.
Click Off to turn off the selected curves. When a curve is turned off, the line and symbols are no longer displayed and the legend does not include the curve information.
Label On/Label Off
The Label On/Off buttons allow you to turn curve legends on or off in the display.
Click Label On to display the legend for the current plot.
Click Label Off to turn off the legend for the current plot.

Surface Attributes

Surface attributes can be assigned to curves to help differentiate curves on a plot, specifically for surface and waterfall plots.

Surface plots can be displayed as:
Display Mode
Displays the surface shaded without lines.
Displays the surface as a wireframe.
Displays the surface shaded with lines.
Waterfall plots can be displayed as:
Display Mode
Displays shaded waterfall slices.
Displays slice lines only.
Displays a waterfall as a shaded surface.
The Opacity buttons set the surface attributes to:
Opacity
Solid
Transparent
Set the surface attributes color by selecting a color from the color palette.
Contour
Click Contour and define the contour values using one of the following:
Expression
Enter a math expression to define contour values. You can use the default X, Y, Z selections or use your own math expression.
Discrete contour
Produces discrete color bands on contour plots with distinct boundaries between contour levels.
Edit legend
Click Edit legend: to edit the contour legend.

Line Attributes

Line thickness can be assigned to a curve. The line weight for each curve is displayed in the legend. Click on a line weight to change the thickness of the currently selected curves.



Figure 2.

Any of the 64 colors can be assigned to a curve. Select a color from the color palette to change the color of the selected curves.

Shade area under line
Fills in the area under the curve line with a solid color.
Shade intensity
If you select Shade area under line, you can determine the shade intensity by either entering a value directly or using the slider bar.
Contour
Click Contour and define the contour values by entering a math expression to define contour values. You can use the default X, Y, Z selections or use your own math expression.

Line Symbol

Symbols can be placed on a curve to indicate data points. There are nine different symbols available. To mark the data points on the currently selected curves, select a symbol from the symbol palette. Click None to remove a symbol from a line.

The frequency of the symbol placement is determined by the Every field. By default, Every is set to 1 so symbols are placed at each data point. To change the symbol frequency, enter a number in the Every field. For example, if Every is set to 5, a symbol is placed at every fifth data point on the curve.

You can also change the size of the symbol by using the up and down arrows, or entering a value in the Size field.

Any of the 64 colors can be assigned to a symbol. Select a color from the color palette to change the color of the symbols on the selected curves.

Bar Chart

Allows you to change the color of the bars.