Create Actions

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX''">XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX''">

Creates a new XY window. The newly created window is automatically made the current XY window.

Action	Create
Object	XY Window
Existing XY Windows	Lists the names of existing XY windows.
Enter XY Window Name	Enter a name for the new XY window. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.

Action

Create

Object

XY Window

Existing XY Windows

Lists the names of existing XY windows.

Enter XY Window Name

Enter a name for the new XY window. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.

Creates a new curve definition, including curve name, data points, and plot color.

Action	Create
Object	Curve
Existing Curves	Lists the names of existing curves.
Curve Name	Enter a name for the new curve. This name will also be used initially as the curve title. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.
Color	Shows the current curve color. Click this button to display a color bar to choose a curve color.
Curve Data Input	Note: The File and Keyboard options are not available until a curve name has been created.
File	Displays the Curve Data File subordinate form to import data points from a file for the new curve. If a curve title is specified in the file, the title will be used for the new curve title.
Keyboard	Displays the Curve Data Keyboard subordinate form to enter data points for the new curve.

Action

Create

Object

Curve

Existing Curves

Lists the names of existing curves.

Curve Name

Enter a name for the new curve. This name will also be used initially as the curve title. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.

Color

Shows the current curve color. Click this button to display a color bar to choose a curve color.

Curve Data Input

Note: The File and Keyboard options are not available until a curve name has been created.

File

Displays the Curve Data File subordinate form to import data points from a file for the new curve. If a curve title is specified in the file, the title will be used for the new curve title.

Keyboard

Displays the Curve Data Keyboard subordinate form to enter data points for the new curve.

This form appears when either the File or the Data from File button is selected on XY Plot form, when Create or Modify is the selected action, and Curve is the selected object. This form is used to import an external ASCII curve data file containing data points and an optional title. Curve data files may contain multiple sets of data; each for a different curve. See Preparing Curve Data Files, 16 for more help.

Set Number	Displays the number of the data set to read from the external file.
Filter	Enter a filter specification for the curve data files, or accept the default. The default filter specification is *.xyd, which is the standard filename extension used to identify curve data files. If the default filter is applied, all .xyd files in the selected directory are listed. If the default filter has been modified, click the Filter button below to apply the change.
Directories	Lists existing directories. Select a directory from the list, then click the Filter button to update the Curve Data File listbox above.
Curve Data File	Lists the names of the existing files in the selected directory that pass the filter criteria. Click on a data file in the listbox to select it and it will appear in the Read From File databox below.
Read from File	Displays the name of the selected file whose specified set number is to be read as data points for the curve. You can also manually enter a file name in the databox; however, the full pathname must be included.
Read	Reads the specified set number from the curve data file listed in the Read from File databox.

Set Number

Displays the number of the data set to read from the external file.

Filter

Enter a filter specification for the curve data files, or accept the default. The default filter specification is *.xyd, which is the standard filename extension used to identify curve data files. If the default filter is applied, all .xyd files in the selected directory are listed. If the default filter has been modified, click the Filter button below to apply the change.

Directories

Lists existing directories. Select a directory from the list, then click the Filter button to update the Curve Data File listbox above.

Curve Data File

Lists the names of the existing files in the selected directory that pass the filter criteria. Click on a data file in the listbox to select it and it will appear in the Read From File databox below.

Read from File

Displays the name of the selected file whose specified set number is to be read as data points for the curve. You can also manually enter a file name in the databox; however, the full pathname must be included.

Read

Reads the specified set number from the curve data file listed in the Read from File databox.

This form appears when either the Keyboard or the Data from Keyboard button is selected on XY Plot form, when Create or Modify is the selected action and Curve is the selected object. Data point values for the curve are entered into the spreadsheet on this form and the values may be written to an external file.

Data Type	Defines the type of data points used in the spreadsheet below. For XY Pairs, the values in both the X and Y columns of the spreadsheet are used. For Y Data, only the data in the Y column is used.
Number of Points	Displays the total number of data points defined in the spreadsheet. When the Apply action is taken, data points for which no input data was entered are defaulted to a value of 0.
Start Point	Displays the number of the first data point to be entered in the spreadsheet.
Input Point Data	Create or modify data points in the spreadsheet as follows: 1. Click on a cell in the spreadsheet to select it. Alternatively, select the X or Y column or row header to select all cells in the column or row. 2. Click in the Input Point Data databox and enter a value. (Data values must be signed integer or fixed point numbers.) 3. Press the Return key on the keyboard. The value appears in the selected cell(s). Note: The maximum number of points displayed in the spreadsheet is 50. When a curve has more than 50 data points, select which points to display by modifying the Start Point value in this form.
Write XY Data to File	Select this option to export the entered data points to a file. When the Apply button is selected, the Write Curve Data File form appears.
Apply	Updates the curve’s data points to the values contained in the spreadsheet.

Data Type

Defines the type of data points used in the spreadsheet below. For XY Pairs, the values in both the X and Y columns of the spreadsheet are used. For Y Data, only the data in the Y column is used.

Number of Points

Displays the total number of data points defined in the spreadsheet. When the Apply action is taken, data points for which no input data was entered are defaulted to a value of 0.

Start Point

Displays the number of the first data point to be entered in the spreadsheet.

Input Point Data

Create or modify data points in the spreadsheet as follows:

1. Click on a cell in the spreadsheet to select it. Alternatively, select the X or Y column or row header to select all cells in the column or row.

2. Click in the Input Point Data databox and enter a value. (Data values must be signed integer or fixed point numbers.)

3. Press the Return key on the keyboard. The value appears in the selected cell(s).

Note: The maximum number of points displayed in the spreadsheet is 50. When a curve has more than 50 data points, select which points to display by modifying the Start Point value in this form.

Write XY Data to File

Select this option to export the entered data points to a file. When the Apply button is selected, the Write Curve Data File form appears.

Apply

Updates the curve’s data points to the values contained in the spreadsheet.

This subordinate form appears when the Write XY Data to File option is selected on the Curve Data Keyboard form. This form allows you to export curve data from the spreadsheet in the Curve Data Keyboard form to a new or existing external curve data file.

XY Data Title	Enter the name, or accept the default, of the curve whose data is to be written to a curve data file. The default curve name is the selected curve title.
Filter	Enter a filter specification for the curve data files, or accept the default. The default filter specification is *.xyd, which is the standard filename extension used to identify curve data files. If the default filter is applied, all .xyd files in the selected directory are listed. If you modify the default filter, click the Filter button below to apply the change.
Directories	Lists existing directories. Select a directory from the list, then click the Filter button to update the Data File listbox above.
Data Files	Lists the names of the existing files in the selected directory that pass the filter criteria. Click on a data file in the listbox to select it and it will appear in the Write to File databox below.
Write to File	Displays the name of the selected file into which the curve data will be written. You can also manually enter a file name in the databox; however, the full pathname must be included. Caution: If an existing file name is entered in the Write to File databox, its curve data will be overwritten by the new curve data.
OK	Writes the curve data into the specified file listed in the Write to File databox.

XY Data Title

Enter the name, or accept the default, of the curve whose data is to be written to a curve data file. The default curve name is the selected curve title.

Filter

Enter a filter specification for the curve data files, or accept the default. The default filter specification is *.xyd, which is the standard filename extension used to identify curve data files. If the default filter is applied, all .xyd files in the selected directory are listed. If you modify the default filter, click the Filter button below to apply the change.

Directories

Lists existing directories. Select a directory from the list, then click the Filter button to update the Data File listbox above.

Data Files

Lists the names of the existing files in the selected directory that pass the filter criteria. Click on a data file in the listbox to select it and it will appear in the Write to File databox below.

Write to File

Displays the name of the selected file into which the curve data will be written. You can also manually enter a file name in the databox; however, the full pathname must be included.

Caution: If an existing file name is entered in the Write to File databox, its curve data will be overwritten by the new curve data.

Writes the curve data into the specified file listed in the Write to File databox.

Creates a new title definition, including the title text, location, displayed color, and the font size.

Action	Create
Object	Title
Existing Titles	Lists the names of existing titles.
Title	Enter the title text. The title name will initially be used as the title text. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.
X/Y Location	Adjust slidebars to change the horizontal (X) or vertical (Y) location (as a percentage of the distance from the top left corner of the XY window) where the first character of the title will appear. See Locating Titles and Legend Boxes, 20 for more help.
Color	Shows the current title text color. Click this button to display a color bar to choose a title text color.
Font Size	Pull down the Font Size menu to select a font size for the title text. Options are 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, and 24 point.
Apply	Applies current settings.

Action

Create

Object

Title

Existing Titles

Lists the names of existing titles.

Title

Enter the title text. The title name will initially be used as the title text. See Naming Conventions, 18 for more help.

X/Y Location

Adjust slidebars to change the horizontal (X) or vertical (Y) location (as a percentage of the distance from the top left corner of the XY window) where the first character of the title will appear. See Locating Titles and Legend Boxes, 20 for more help.

Color

Shows the current title text color. Click this button to display a color bar to choose a title text color.

Font Size

Pull down the Font Size menu to select a font size for the title text. Options are 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, and 24 point.

Apply

Applies current settings.