Plot Styles

DRAW Administrator Guide

Defaults : Plot Styles

To create a Plot Style for the current drawing, on the Admin tab, in the Settings group, click Plot Styles to display the Plot Styles window.

The Plot Styles window lists all of the existing plot styles.

To select a plot style, click to the left of the plot style name. The plot style name is highlighted.

To view details of a plot style, click the + symbol adjacent to the plot style name. The list of actions that comprise the plot style display.

To select an action row, click to the left of the row.

The first column displays the action types, for example Colour, Fill Type or Line Type. Subsequent columns display the specific action.

For example, for the Colour action type, the From Colour and To Colour columns specify how a drawing colour or fill type colour (the From colour) is converted to another colour (the To colour) when plotted.

The administrator can select from the drop-down list to modify the attributes of each available cell in a column.

The action types are:

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The Column Filter allows the administrator to select the columns for display.

To display a column, select the corresponding check box.

To hide a column, deselect the corresponding check box.

To modify the column order, click the arrow in the column header and select from the drop-down list to specify the column to be swapped.

To filter the column information, click

in the column header and select from the drop-down list to define the required filter.

If the administrator selects Custom from the drop-down list, the Custom Filter window displays. Refer to Custom Filter for further information.

Add New Style

Click to add a new style with a default name to the Name list. The administrator can rename the style.

Add New Action under active style in Grid

Click to add a new action row under the selected style, ready for the administrator to populate.

Import File with Styles

Click to display an Open window which allows the administrator to navigate to a plot style macro file (.mac). Click Open to import the file.

Note:

If a plot style with the same name as an existing plot style is imported, the existing style is overwritten by the imported style.

Export Style to File

Click to display a Save As window which allows the administrator to navigate to a location and export the selected plot style to a .mac file.

Create new style as a copy of selected style

Click to create a copy of the selected style in the Name list. The administrator can rename the style.

Delete selected styles

Allows the administrator to delete the currently selected plot styles or action row. A confirm window displays asking the administrator to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the plot styles or action row.

Click OK to apply the plot style settings or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Plot Styles window.

If the administrator clicks OK, a warning displays indicating that the modification to plot styles lasts for the duration of the session and is not available for future sessions unless saved.

Click Yes to apply the plot style settings and close the Warning window or No to close the Warning window. The administrator is returned to the Plot Styles window.

Custom Filter

To set a filter for plot style column information, on the Plot Styles window, click

and select Custom from the drop-down list to display the Custom Filter window.

The Custom Filter window allows the administrator to create, set and remove filter conditions for plot style column information.

All / Any

Select All from the drop-down list to specify filtering based on all of the defined conditions.

Select Any from the drop-down list to specify filtering based on any of the defined conditions.

Add

Click to add a new filter to the list.

Delete

Click to delete the selected filter conditions.

Name

Select from the drop-down lists to define the search criteria.

Note:

If the administrator enters the window using the column filter selection, the Name of the drop-down list corresponds to the column name currently being filtered.

Click OK to apply the filter settings or Cancel to discard any changes and close the Custom Filter window. The administrator is returned to the Plot Styles window.