XY Plotting > Overview of the XY Plot Application > XY Plot Capabilities
   
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.