Plot Setup Dialog

This dialog is opened by selecting the Setup for Plotting item from the Analysis menu or by selecting the Plot button () on the tool bar.  

Applications - list box display of all installed DEW applications, where user selects desired application to view the associated variables that are available for plotting.
 

Variables - list box display of available variables for selected application, where user selects (i.e. highlights) variables for defined plot setup.
 

• Phase(s) to Plot - when applicable, identifies the phases (i.e. A, B, C) of results that will be plotted.
   

Plot Type - defines plot type desired.

• Time - plots identified output variables versus time, typically used only when analysis is being run for multiple time points.

• Distance - plots identified output variables versus associated component's distance from substation.

[Plot Options] - opens the Plotting Setup Options dialog, allowing user to set general plot color scheme, line thickness, etc.
 

[Parameters] - opens the Plot Parameters dialog, allowing user to define formats for plot titles, labels, etc.
 

[Pick Cmp] - launches the component selection process (via mouse pointer-finger), which defines reference component for plot.

• For Time plots, output variable result at the reference component is plotted versus time over the selected time points for analysis.  

• For Distance plots, the output variable result is plotted versus (radial) distance from the supplying source (i.e. substation) to the endpoint of reference component.   

[Plot] - executes the plot routine with defined setup and opens the DEW Plot window.  See Plot Output for more details and sample output.