Introduction

Creating a plot

You can plot a curve using six methods:

Procedure

Plot drag and drop method Select one or more items from the lists that are displayed in the dock windows of the main interface. Drag-and-drop those items onto the sketch area. The dock windows with this capability are:

the contextual Parameters window

the contextual Variables window

the Watch parameters window

the Watch variables window

the Post processing window

the Cross result window

Note To plot more than one item at the same time you can make a multi-selection using the Ctrl or Shift keys.

Figure 1: Drag and drop items onto the sketch area

Select one or more items from the lists that are displayed in the dock windows of the main interface. Right-click one of those items and select Plot form the contextual menu. The dock windows with this capability are:

the contextual Variables window

the Watch variables window

the Post processing window

the Cross result window

Figure 2: Plot from contextual menu

Select one or more items from the lists that are displayed in the dock windows of the main interface. Drag and drop those items onto an existing plot window that already contains some curves. The dock windows with this capability are:

the contextual Parameters window

the contextual Variables window

the Watch parameters window

the Watch variables window

the Post processing window

the Cross result window

Figure 3: Drag and drop item onto a plot window

Select a variable in the Variable List dialog box and click on the Plot Plot plot button method button.

Figure 4: Variable list dialog box

Select a data file in a format that is compatible with Simcenter Amesim from the file explorer. Drag-and-drop this file onto an existing plot window.

Figure 5: Drag and drop a data file onto a plot window

Note You can also open a data file through File > Load data from the menu bar of a plot window.

Click on the Plots button of the Analysis toolbar, select the type of plot you want to create from the NEW PLOTS tile, and then drag and drop the selected item(s) onto the blank plot window that opens.

Figure 6: Open a plot from the Analysis toolbar