Learn how to adjust graphing appearance settings in FlowWorks

Watch the following video to understand how to change appearance options in the graphing engine.

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Learn how to adjust graphing appearance settings in FlowWorks

The appearance of the graph can be modified by the user. Begin by clicking on the ‘Appearance’ button on the menu bar above the graph.

Altering the Appearance of a Graph.

  Graph Name Change.

 You can also choose to show or hide the data table below the graph by clicking on the box beside ‘Show data table below graph’. For this example the data table will be hidden.

Data Table Options.

You can modify the color and style of the data sets in the graph by clicking on the ‘Customize Color and Style’ box.

For this example we will select the ‘Pipe Level’ measurement and change the color to dark green and the line type to dashed. Click ‘OK’ and ‘OK’ to see the requested changes.

Data Set Color and Line Type Changes.

  Accepting Data Set Color and Line Type Changes.

  Data Set Graphed with New Color and Line Type.

You can also modify the way data shows up in the graph by clicking on the ‘Choose Plot Methods’ button.

For this example we will add data points on top of the Pipe Level series by selecting ‘Pipe Level’ and then select ‘Points+Line’ and click ‘OK’ and ‘OK’.

Data Plot Method Changes to Points + Line.

The graph will now include data points.

Graphed Changes to Data Plot Methods.

It may be difficult to see the data points with a large data set but when you zoom in you can see the individual data sets and the data line.

Zoom on the Points+Line Plot.

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