Compare Plots

Compare materials data using the plot data. You can also overlay selected materials and compare plots.

You can also view a polar chart that represents data along radial and angular axes. To easily visualize the relationships between data points in terms of radiuses and angles.
  1. Select the check box of the required materials to compare.
    The Compare button is enabled.
    Select Materials to Compare Figure 1. Select Materials to Compare
  2. Click Compare.
    The compared material data for the selected materials is displayed in a tabular format.

    Compared Material Data
    Figure 2. Compared Material Data
  3. Click Plot.
    A list of associated plot data is displayed.

    Plot Curves
    Figure 3. Plot Curves
  4. Select a plot curve.
    The plot data is displayed for all the selected materials.

    Plot Data
    Figure 4. Plot Data
    Note: If plot is not available for any of the selected material, the following message is displayed: No plot found for material name.
  5. Click Curve Overlay.
    A list of associated plots is displayed.

    Plot Curves
    Figure 5. Plot Curves
  6. Select a plot curve.
    All the materials selected for compare is displayed.
  7. Select the required materials to overlay.
    Note: Click to deselect materials for the same curve.
    The plots are overlaid for the selected materials.

    Select Materials and Properties
    Figure 6. Select Materials and Properties
  8. Click to hide the materials list.
    Only the chart data is displayed in the Curve Overlay tab.

    Curve Overlay
    Figure 7. Curve Overlay

    Hover over the plot area to view chart options such as zoom in, zoom out, auto scale to original chart view, reset axis, and export it as a PDF document.

    Use the legend to hide or view the curve on the axes.

  9. Click Polar Chart.
    The properties of the selected materials are displayed.
  10. Select the properties of the materials that you wish to compare.

    Select Properties
    Figure 8. Property Selection
  11. Click Polar Chart.
    The Polar chart is displayed. Each material property is displayed as an axis and its material data values are displayed for comparision.

    Polar Chart
    Figure 9. Polar Chart

    Use to auto scale the chart details.

    Auto scale Polar Chart Figure 10. Autoscale Polar Chart

    Click to export the polar chart data as a PDF document.

For more information, see the following video demonstration: