Plot Data Sets Property Reference

Data Set Properties Lookup

This table shows which properties are used by which data sets.

Part Data Set Monitor Data Set Tabular Data Set Derived Data Set
Accumulate Y-Values
Plots cumulative values along the y-axis.
✓ ✓ ✓
Columns
Identifies the columns in the table file.
✓
Input Data
The monitor or tabular data set function that is the source of this object’s data. This read-only value reflects the selection in the Data Series manager node. The data set function linked to this data set cannot be deleted while a link is in place.
✓
Legend Name
Changes the legend text in the plot display.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Lock Legend Name
When activated, prevents any automatic changes to the legend name.
The legend name is linked to the node name which in turn reflects the name of the part that the data series represents. Therefore, name changes to the part are automatically reflected in the name of the data series node and the legend name. If this property is activated, the current legend name is locked, effectively unlinking the property from the node name. Setting the legend name automatically activates this lock.
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Monitor
The name of the monitor that is being used for this series. The monitor linked to this data set cannot be deleted while a link is in place (read-only).
✓
Part
The associated part (read-only).
✓
Percentage RMS Variation
Percentage variation in the sum of RMS from the original signal (read-only).
✓
Show Legend Entry
When activated, shows the selected data set in the legend.
 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Show Warning Symbol
When activated, data points of the monitor data set that have non-fatal errors are badged with a special symbol - a circumscribed bigger circle. Also, an annotation with the special symbol is added to the legend.
✓
Sort Plot Data
When activated, sorts the data so that the abscissa (horizontal axis) values run in an increasing order (XY and monitor plots only). For more information, see Customizing Plots.
注In parallel, cell data is not sorted across partitions. This does not affect the rendered result for a scatter plot. However, in the case of a line chart, if the source data is not previously sorted, this affects how the data is plotted.
✓ ✓ ✓
Styles
Chooses one of the following style options:
注The options Symbol/Line and Bubble are not supported for 3D volume data sources. Either select the Heatmap option, or use a threshold derived part on the region.
 ✓
Table
Selects a table from among the ones represented by nodes in the Tools > Tables node.
✓
X-Axis
Selects the x-axis for the table. The choice of axes depends on the total number of axes in the plot.
✓
X-Column
Selects a column in the table to be plotted on the x-axis.
✓
X Offset
A scalar offset that will cause all values of the x-axis data to be shifted by this amount. The units of the offset are implicitly equivalent to those associated with the x-axis data.
✓ ✓ ✓
X Scale Factor
A scaling factor that will cause all values of the x-axis data to be scaled by this amount.
✓ ✓ ✓
X-Units
Units of the plotted x-values.
✓ ✓
Y-Axis
Selects the axis on which this data series is plotted. The choice of axes depends on the total number of axes in the plot.
✓ ✓
Y-Column
Selects a column in the table to be plotted on the y-axis.
✓
Y Offset
A scalar offset that will cause all values of the y-axis data to be shifted by this amount. The units of the offset are implicitly equivalent to those associated with the y-axis data.
✓ ✓ ✓
Y Scale Factor
A scaling factor that will cause all values of the y-axis data to be scaled by this amount.
✓ ✓ ✓
Y-Units
Specifies the units that are applied to the y-values of the data series.
✓ ✓ ✓
Y Type
The associated Y type object (read-only).
✓

Data Set Right-Click Actions

These right-click actions are available for all data sets except where otherwise noted.

Select Input

Finds the node (or nodes) of the input objects of the data set.

For example, if a data set is based on a monitor, this action selects the node of that monitor in the object tree. If the data set is based on one or more parts or boundaries, the nodes of those input parts are selected.
Reorder Activates a submenu of four options for adjusting the order of appearance of this data set in a plot display. See instructions for changing the order of multiple data series.

Swap Columns

Switches the axis to which either column of data is assigned. Tabular data sets only.

Tabulate

Executes the tabulate data action to view the data in a two-column spreadsheet-style view of the data in this series. The abscissa (horizontal axis) data will be in the first column and the ordinate (vertical axis) data will be in the second column. If there is no data in the series, the dialog will be blank. If the ensemble plot style is used, the table has a column for each bin the data is split into.

Export...

Executes the export plot data action allowing you to save the series data in a .csv file.

Style

Makes available the following actions:
  • Set Color—lets you select a color directly from the Select a Color dialog.
  • Apply Plot Options—sets preferred plot attributes. Internal and monitor data sets only.
  • Reset Color Assignment—applies the current Color Assignment settings to the data set. For more details, refer to Customizing Plot Colors.
  • Save Color to Plot Colors—has one of two effects, depending on whether the input is included in the Plot Colors node. For more details, refer to Customizing Plot Colors.

Delete

Removes the data from the plot. It does not delete the associated part.

Rename

Renames the data set. You can also click once on the Data Series > [data set] node to rename it.

注The renaming of a data set affects the tracking of the name of the input (such as a table, part, or monitor). By default, changes to the name of an input are automatically reflected in the name of the data set. However, once you rename the data set, that tracking link is broken—changes to the name of the input are no longer reflected in the data set name. To restore this tracking link, right-click the data set node and select Reset Name.
Reset Name Sets the data set name back to the original one that tracks its input name.

Data Display Properties Lookup

Access the appropriate sub-nodes for the changes you want, expanding the node of the particular plot:

  • To reveal the Line Style and Symbol Style nodes for an XY plot, do either of the following:

    • Expand the Y Types node, the chosen Y Type node, and expand the data series of the chosen part.
    • Expand the Data Series node, and expand the chosen data series node.
  • To reveal the Line Style and Symbol Style nodes for a monitor plot, expand the Data Series node and expand the chosen monitor.

    These data display nodes change their names when you select individual part values to display in the monitor plot (see instructions for displaying selected part values in a single monitor plot). Once the Value Type property of the monitor node is set to Part Values, then the monitor plot's Data Series > [data set] node acquires a different set of sub-nodes:

    • A Parts Data node contains its own versions of the data display controls, Parts Line Style and Parts Symbol Style, that let you configure the style for part value curves in the plot.
    • The original Line Style and Symbol Style nodes for the overall value of the plot are renamed Overall Line Style and Overall Symbol Style.

    The functionality of these renamed nodes remains the same as the originals.

  • To reveal the Line Style and Fill Style nodes for a histogram plot, expand the Data Series node, and expand the chosen data series node.

This table shows which data display properties are used by which plots.

Data Display Control Node Properties XY Monitor Histogram
Line Style
Style
For no line, specify None. Otherwise choose from options including Solid and Dash.
Width
Color
Specify RGB values using a comma to separate the numeric values. Alternatively, click (Custom Editor) to access the color control dialog. For details, see Defining Colors.
For a monitor plot with the Cyclic Mode property activated, this property is not available. Instead, right-click the parent node Cyclic Style.
 ✓ ✓ ✓
Symbol Style
Shape
For no symbol, specify None. Otherwise choose from among options including Plus and Star.
Size
Color
Specify RGB values using a comma to separate the numeric values. Alternatively, click (Custom Editor) to access the color control dialog. For details, see Defining Colors.
For a monitor plot with the Cyclic Mode property activated, this property is not available. Instead, right-click the parent node Cyclic Style.
Width
Spacing
✓ ✓
Fill Style
Color
Colors the bars. Specify RGB values using a comma to separate the numeric values. Alternatively, click (Custom Editor) to access the color control dialog. For details, see Defining Colors.
Opacity
Sets the transparency, with 0.0 being invisible and 1.0 being fully opaque.
 ✓