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Plot2D()
Creates an x-y plot from a set of curves.

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    Creates an x-y plot from a set of curves.
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Plot2D()

Creates an x-y plot from a set of curves.

Usage

fileName = Plot2D( curves, title = "",
                            legend = True, legendPos = "auto",
                            xLabel = "X", xLog = False,
                            xRange = "auto", yLabel = "Y",
                            yLog = False, yRange = "auto",
                            width = 600, height = 400,
                            fileName = None, fileType = "png",
                            dirName = None )

Parameters

curves (list): List of lists, each child list is a curve.
title (string): Plot title.
legend (boolean): If True, creates a legend for the lines in the plot.
legendPos (string): Legend position in the plot. Valid values are auto, best(0), upper right (1), upper left(2), lower left(3), lower right(4), right(5), center left(6), center right(7), lower center(8), upper center(9), center (10).
xLabel (string): The X-axis label.
xLog (boolean): The X-axis scale Linear/Log. If True, the scale will be Log.
xRange ((string) or (list)): The X value range. Valid values are auto, [min,max] where min/max are float numbers.
yLabel (string): The Y-axis label.
yLog (boolean): The Y-axis Linear/Log. If True, the scale will be Log.
yRange (string or list): The Y value range. Valid values are auto, [min,max] where min/max are float numbers.
width (integer): Plot width.
height (integer): Plot height.
fileName (string): The name of file to be saved.
fileType (string): Type of the image file to be saved.
dirName (string): Directory of output file.

Return Value

fileName (string): Name of the saved file.

Description

This routine creates an x-y plot from a set of curves. The curves data is given by curves. The plot title, xLabel, yLabel, width, height, xRange and yRange are given by title, xLabel, yLabel, width, height, xRange and yRange, respectively. If legend is True, a legend will be created for the lines in the plot. The legend position is given by legendPos. The plot will be saved in a file. The file name, file type and directory name which the image will be placed in are given by fileName, fileType and dirName. For example,

fname = Plot2D( mpCurve, width=600, height=400,
                         xLabel = "Pressure Drop (Pa)",
                         yLabel = "Mass Flux (kg/sec)" )

Where mpCurve is returned from the Curve function you had as an example in the Curve section.