View Plots
View plot data such as table of contents, result types, subcases, and components of the result files. View or compare result types in a single or multi-plot layouts using Altair Drive.
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To view the extracted data, click Open Plot Data.
The Define Plots dialog box is displayed.
- Click X Source, to select plot data such as Subcase, Types, Requests, and Components.
- Click Y Source to select plot data such as Subcase, Types, Requests, and Components.
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Choose the layout for plotting the X and Y data.
Table 1. Plot Layouts Layout Name Description Use Current Plot Generate a plot and overlay it in the active plot window. One Plot Per Request For each selected request is plotted in a new plot with the corresponding components overlaid. One Plot Per Component For each selected component is plotted in a new plot. One Curve Per Plot For each curve is plotted in a new plot. -
Click to
select the page layout.
The following page layout options are displayed.For example, select the layout as One Plot Per Component with the page layout .
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To set the plot preferences, click Plot Options, select
the preference value for each Category.
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Click Generate.
On the left pane, the Plot browser displays the number of windows and its plot data. The Properties displays the selected plot window title and the chart type.Note: The selected window is highlighted in the plot layout.
To view the defined plot data and its preferences, click Session.
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On the left pane, select Session.
The selected window plot data and its plot preferences are displayed.
Hover over a plot to view plot toolbar . The following table explains the usage of it:
Icon Description By default, Zoom is enabled to zoom in and zoom out. Drag a square on a plot area to zoom in. Double click to zoom out. Click to pan the plot curves. Click to zoom in the plot curves. Click to zoom out the plot curves. Click to auto scale the plot curve's view. Click to reset the axes of a plot.