Create and Edit Curves

Use the curve editor to create and plot XY curves.

  1. 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.


    Figure 1.
    The Curve Editor opens.


    Figure 2.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. You can choose whether to display the curve in the graph by clicking in front of the named entity.
  5. 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.
  6. To plot the curve:
    1. Click the Table tab on the middle left-side of the editor.
    2. Click into the first cell of the table in row 1 under the X column and type a value for the x-coordinate.
    3. Press the Tab to move to the Y column and type a value for the y-coordinate.
    4. Press the Tab again to move down to the next row and continue entering values as necessary.
      The curve is plotted in the editor.
  7. 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.