Create and Edit Curves
Use the curve editor to create and plot XY curves.
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From the Model ribon, Plots
tools, click the Curves tool.
Alternatively, you can right-click in the Model Browser and
create a new Curve entity.
The Curve Editor opens.
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Create a new curve by clicking in the
upper left corner of the editor.
A new curve entity will be added to the entity list.
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To rename the curve, right-click on the existing curve name and select
Rename from the context menu.
The curve is renamed and issued a unique ID number.
- You can choose whether to display the curve in the graph by clicking in front of the named entity.
- To delete a curve, select the appropriate curve and click the trashcan icon (), or highlight the name of the curve and select Delete from the context menu.
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To plot the curve:
- Click the Table tab on the middle left-side of the editor.
- Click into the first cell of the table in row 1 under the X column and type a value for the x-coordinate.
- Press the Tab to move to the Y column and type a value for the y-coordinate.
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Press the Tab again to move down to the next
row and continue entering values as necessary.
The curve is plotted in the editor.
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You can change various attributes of the plot by clicking the
Property Editor tab:
- Visibility
- When checked, displays the curve.
- Layer
- When report templates are overlayed, each overlayed curve is stored in a different layer.
- Reference
- The curve (and shading, if areas are shaded) moves behind the grid lines of the plot, so that the grid lines are visible over the curve/shading. Autofit does not apply to the curve.
- Show Label
- Displays the name of the curve in the upper-right corner of the graph.
- Label
- The name of the curve.
- Show Label Prefix
- Displays a prefix before the name of the curve in the label.
- Show Label Suffix
- Displays a suffix after the name of the curve in the label.
- Line Style
- Options for displaying various line types.
- Line Color
- Change the color of the curve.
- Line Thickness
- Change the thickness of the curve.
- Shade Area
- Provides options for shading parts of the graph in relation to the curve.
- Symbol Style
- Provides options for adding a symbol to the curve label. You can set the style, color, frequency, and size of the symbol.