Charts¶
Add time series to a new chart¶
To add one or more time series to a new chart data view, select the time series in the time series explorer and click Add to new chart->All.
This will add the entire time series to a new chart.
Alternatively, if the active data view is not a chart data view, a time series can be added to a new data view simply by double-clicking on a time series in the time series explorer.
Notice that when the first time series is added to a chart, the unit of the primary y-axis will take the unit of that time series. Additional series with the same unit will be associated to the same axis.
If a time series with a different unit is added to the same chart view, a secondary y-axis will be created.
If a third time series is added, a new chart within the chart view will be created etc.
Add time series to existing chart¶
To add one or more time series to an existing chart view, make the chart view the active view.
Next, select the time series that shall be added to the chart, right-click and select Add to active chart -> All from the context menu.
Alternatively, select the time series and drag-and-drop them on the chart data view.
Add Ensemble time series to chart¶
Ensemble time series are added to a chart the same way as ordinary time series, when adding an ensemble to a chart, the ensemble will be shown in the chart.
User can add to active chart or add to new chart.
Show ensemble statistics in a chart¶
After adding an ensemble time series to a chart, it will by default be shown as the ensemble average.
To add statistics such as max/min range, or other plot type, start by selecting plot type from the drop-down list.
User can select by number to plot ensemble timeseries, here user type string 1,2
User also can select by name to plot ensemble timeseries, here user type string EnsembleExample-#0,EnsembleExample-#1
Both of above operation steps can get the same result, see right image.
Apply a chart template¶
To apply a saved template to an existing chart, click the View settings button, and select Apply template-><Template name> from the menu.
The selected template will be applied on the chart.
Copy chart series between chart areas¶
To copy a chart series from one chart area to a new chart area in the same chart view, right-click on a series and select Copy to new chart area from the context menu.
A new chart area will be created, and a copy of the selected chart series is added.
Copy a chart to the clipboard¶
To copy a chart view to the windows clipboard, click the Copy button in the chart view toolstrip.
After copying to the clipboard, the chart can be pasted in e.g. Microsoft office as graphics.
Create a chart template¶
To create a chart template, start by creating a new chart view and customise it.
When the chart appears as desired, click the View settings button, and select Save as template from the context menu.
Type in a template name in the pop-up dialog, select which chart elements that shall be included in the template, and click OK to save.
To overwrite an existing template, select an existing template in the drop-down list and click Save.
Customise a chart area¶
To edit the appearance of a chart area, click on a chart area.
This will make the properties of the chart area appear in the property control.
The properties are shown in two tabs in the property control:
- Background
- Borderline
Edit the properties to obtain the desired chart area appearance.
Select the individual properties to get a short description in the property control.
Customise a chart series¶
To edit the appearance of a chart series, click on a chart series in a legend area.
This will make the properties of the chart series appear in the property control.
The properties related to appearance are shown in two tabs in the property control:
- Appearance
- Marker lines
- Q/A
Edit the properties to obtain the desired chart series appearance. The properties of the core time series are displayed under the last two tabs:
- Statistics
- Time series
Select the individual properties to get a short description in the property control.
Customise a chart axis¶
To edit the appearance of a chart axis, click on an axis.
This will make the properties of the chart axis appear in the property control.
Edit the properties to obtain the desired chart axis appearance.
Select the individual properties to get a short description in the property control.
Customise the chart view background¶
To edit the appearance of the chart view background, click on a blank spot on the chart view.
This will make the properties of the chart view appear in the property control.
The properties are shown in three tabs in the property control:
- Chart background
- Legend area
- Titles
Edit the properties to obtain the desired background appearance.
Select the individual properties to get a short description in the property control.
Default chart template¶
Optionally, a default chart template can be specified. The default template is the template that will be applied each time a new chart view is created.
To set the default template, click the View settings button, and select Template manager from the menu.
The template manager dialog opens. To select a default template, click the star in the first column. To deselect a template, click the star again.
Close the dialog.
Export a chart series to a file¶
Export a chart series to a file by right-clicking on a series in the legend, a select Export time series from the context menu.
Select an output file format from the pop-up menu and click OK.
Select a name and location to save to in the file save dialog that appears.
Export chart to file¶
Export a chart to a graphics file by clicking the Export to graphics tool in the chart toolstrip.
A file-save dialog appears. Select the export file format, file name and folder, and click OK to save.
Move chart series between chart areas¶
Move a chart series to an existing chart area by right clicking on the chart series and select Move to existing chart area -> <name of chart area> from the context menu.
The selected chart series is moved to the selected chart area.
Move a chart series to a new chart area by selecting Move to new chart area in the chart series context menu.
Remove a chart series from a chart¶
Remove a chart series from a chart view by selecting Remove from the chart series context menu.
Notice that the underlying time series from which the chart series was created will not be deleted from the database and can still be accessed from the time series explorer.
Save a chart series to the database¶
If a chart series was created by e.g. running a tool and adding the result to a chart, the chart series can be saved to the database by selecting Save as from the chart series context menu.
Specify the name and group to save the series to and click ok.
The saved time series can now be accessed in the time series explorer.
Toggle flag visibility¶
The time series values that have been flagged can be marked in the chart by clicking the flag visibility dropdown button in the chart toolstrip.
The marker symbol will have the color of the flag.
Below the chart areas a flag legend will become visible.
To hide the flags, click the flag visibility dropdown button again, and select the same flag description used to show the flags initially.
Zooming in a chart¶
To zoom in a chart, click, hold and drag a box around the zoom area.
When releasing, the chart will zoom in on the selected period.
To disable box-zoom, such that only zoom along the x-axis will be allowed, click the View settings button, and select Box zoom mode from the menu.
Use the scroll-bars to move the zoom window.
To zoom to previous extent on a single axis, click the button in the lower left corner.
To zoom to full extent in all chart areas, click the Zoom to extent button in the chart tool strip.
To zoom to previous extent in all chart areas, click the Zoom to previous button in the chart tool strip.
By default, the time axes of the chart areas in a chart view are synchronized, such that they cover the same period. To disable synchronized zoom, click the View settings button, and select Synchronized zoom from the menu to disable.