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Interface
Zone Surfaces
Zone Layers
Alayerisawayofrepresentingaframe’sdataset.Thecompleteplotisthe
sumofalltheactivelayers,axes,text,geometries,andotherelementsadded
tothedataplottedinthelayers.Thesixzonelayersfor2Dand3DCartesian
plottypesare:
•Mesh‐Agrid
oflinesconnectingthedatapointswithineachzone.
•Contour‐Iso‐valuedlines,theregionbetweentheselinescanbeset
tocontourflooding.
•Vect or‐Thedirectionandmagnitudeofvectorquantities.
•Scatter‐Symbolsatthelocationofeachdatapoint.
•Shade‐Usedtotinteach
zonewithasolidcolor,ortoaddlight‐
sourceshadingtoa3Dsurfaceplot.Usedinconjunctionwiththe
LightingzoneeffectyoumaysetPaneledorGouraudshading.
UsedinconjunctionwiththeTranslucencyzoneeffect,youmay
createatranslucentsurfaceforyourplot.
•Edge‐Zone
edgesandcreasesforordereddataandcreasesfor
finiteelementdata.
Zone Effects
For3DCartesianplottypes,usetheSidebartoturnlightingandtranslucencyonoroff.Onlyshadedand
floodedcontoursurfaceplottypesareaffected.RefertoChapter12:“ShadeLayer”
andChapter13:
“TranslucencyandLighting”foradditionalinformation.
Zone Style
Selectthe[ZoneStyle]buttontolaunchtheZoneStyledialog.TheZoneStyledialogisusedtocustomize
thezonelayersthatyouhaveaddedtoyourplot.Refertothechapterforeachzonelayerfordetailson
workingwiththeZoneStyledialog.
Map Layers
Alayerisawayofrepresentingaframe’sdataset.Thecompleteplotisthe
sumofalltheactivelayers,axes,text,geometries,andotherelementsadded
tothedataplottedinthelayers.
ThefourXYLinemaplayersare:
•Lines‐Plotsapairofvariables,Xand
Y,asasetoflinesegm entsor
afittedcurve.
•Symbols‐Apairofvariables,XandY,asindividualdatapoints
representedbyasymbolyouspecify.
•Bars‐Apairofvariables,XandY,asahorizontalorverticalbar
chart.
•ErrorBars‐Allowsyou
toadderrorbarstoyourplot.