Build Plots

Constructs multiple curves and plots from a single data file.

Important: See Enable Create Curves by File Dialog for more information about using the Create Curves by File dialog, which is accessible from the Build Plots panel.
Curves can be overlaid in a single window or each curve can be assigned to a new window. Individual curves are edited using the Define Curves panel.


Figure 1.
Subcase
Select a subcase by using the buttons to scroll through the types of data in the open file or clicking the down arrow to expand the list.
X Type
Y Type
Select the data type for the X vectors.
Data files can consist of different types of data. The available data types depend on the data file. Use the buttons to scroll through the types of data in the open file or click on the down arrow to expand the list.
Or, click the X Type button to launch the X Type filter. This filter contains the same selections as the drop-down menu, but allows you to search for a specific request by entering a string and pressing Enter. Only the types that match the string are displayed. The search request feature is case sensitive. To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press Enter.


Figure 2.
Click the button to launch the Y Type dialog. If X Type is set to Frequency, it creates a vector plot. If you specify the data type other than the default, it creates a phase vs.magnitude plot.
X Request
Y Request
Request Filter
Once the data type has been selected, the data request set needs to be selected. To do this, use the buttons to scroll through the requests or click the down arrow to expand the list for X Request. Or, click the button to launch the Y Request filter. This filter contains the same selections as the Y Request list and the X Request drop-down menu.
By default, all requests are shown. To search for a specific request, enter a string in the Y Request: Filter text box and press Enter. Only the requests that match the string are displayed. The search request feature is case sensitive. To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press Enter.
X Component
Y Component
Component Filter
To select the data component, use the buttons to scroll through the X Component options or click the down arrow to expand the list. Or, click the button to launch the Y Component dialog. This dialog contains the same selections as the Y Component list and the X Component drop-down menu.
By default, all components are shown. To search for a specific component, enter a string in the Y Component: Filter: text box and press Enter. Only the components that match the string are displayed. The search component feature is case sensitive. To clear a filter, remove the text from the field and press Enter.
Sorting Type, Requests, and Components
Click to sort the data in ascending order.
Click to sort the data in descending order.
Click to return the data list to its original order.

Layout Options

Use the Layout menu to specify how the plotted data is arranged on the page.

Field
Description
Use Current Plot
Every curve is overlaid in the active window.

When one of the following options is selected, the page layout icon becomes available.

One Plot Per Request
Each selected request is plotted in a new plot with the corresponding components overlaid.

For example, if two Y requests and four Y components are selected, two plots are created with four curves in each plot.

One Plot Per Component
Each selected component is plotted in a new plot with the corresponding requests overlaid.

For example, if two Y requests and four Y components are selected, four plots are created with two curves in each plot.

One Curve Per Plot
Each curve is plotted in a new plot.

For all plotting options, a new page is created. The layout of the new page can be selected from the page layout button on Build Plots. When the plots are built, each window on the new page is filled. If more windows are required, another page of the same layout is created.

Apply
Click Apply to construct all the curves at once.

The program automatically generates axis labels, plot titles, and page names. They can be edited using the Axes and Title panels and the Page List dialog.

Plots can contain up to six horizontal and six vertical axes. All curves created using Build Plots are automatically assigned to the primary horizontal and vertical axes.