XY Plotting > Overview of the XY Plot Application > XY Plot Capabilities
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XY Plot Capabilities
Select XY Plot from the Patran window to display the XY Plot application form. The following activities can then be accomplished by selecting the indicated action/object combination on the applicable form. Click on any object name in the object column below to obtain more help about the action/object combination.
 
Action
Activity
Object
Create
Create a new XY window definition.
Create a new curve definition by importing data from a curve data file.
Create a new curve definition by entering data points into a spreadsheet.
Export curve data points to a text file.
 
Create a new title definition.
Post
Select the current XY window.
Post/unpost selected XY window(s) for display.
Post/unpost selected curve(s) in the current XY window.
Post/unpost selected title(s) in the current XY window.
Modify
Show/Modify display attributes for the current XY window’s graph area.
Show/Modify a selected curve’s data points, curve’s display, and plot attributes.
Export curve data points to a text file.
Show/Modify the display attributes for a selected title.
Show/Modify the display, label, and scale attributes for the axes in the current XY window.
Show/Modify the display attributes for the tick marks in the current XY window.
Show/Modify the display attributes for the gridlines in the current XY window.
Show/Modify the display attributes for the legend box in the current XY window.
Rename
Rename an XY window.
Rename a curve.
Rename a title.
Delete
Remove selected XY window(s) from the database and from display.
Remove selected curve(s) from the database and from display.
Remove selected title(s) from the database and from display.