Chart Settings

To configure an existing chart and edit its properties (e.g. name, appearance, data) an IPSE user can open the chart settings window. To open the chart settings window click via:

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Chart Window
Open the context menu directly in a chart and click Edit Chart,
or click on Edit Chart button of the window actions.

Chart Manager
Open the context menu of a chart in the chart manager and press Edit.

General Settings

The chart settings panel allows you to configure general properties of a chart in IPSE GO, including axis labels, scale settings, and visible value ranges.

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Figure 1. General chart settings allow changing the name, axes and value ranges.

Description

The Description field allows you to assign a name to the chart. This name is displayed in the chart list and can help distinguish between different diagrams.

Legend

Enable the Show Legend checkbox to display a legend on the chart. When enabled, you can also set the Legend Position using the dropdown menu.

Axis Configuration

The chart supports one horizontal axis and two vertical axes (left and right), each with the same customizable settings:

  • Label: Enter the label for the axis.

  • Scale: Select the axis scale type. Options include Linear and Logarithmic.

  • Minimum Value: Enable this option to define a fixed minimum for the axis. If no value is specified the minimum value specified by the axis settings or the minimum existing data point is used.

  • Maximum Value: Enable this option to define a fixed maximum. If no value is specified the maximum value specified by the axis settings or the maximum existing data point is used.

Editing Chart Series

Each series in a chart represents a dataset plotted on the diagram. You can configure a series by selecting it from the list on the left. You can add a new series by clicking on Add Series.

When configuring chart series multiple options are available and grouped under three tabs: Style, Axes, and Data.

Style

The Style tab allows you to configure how the series appears on the chart.

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Figure 2. Series Style Configuration (Style Tab)

General

  • Series Name: Specifies the text used for the series in the chart legend.

Line Style

  • Use Line: When checked, the series is connected with lines.

  • Smooth Line: Enables a curved line instead of straight segments (optional).

  • Line Style: Choose between line types such as Solid, Dashed, Dotted, Dash Dot and Dash Dot Dot.

  • Line Width: Defines the thickness of the line.

  • Line Color: Sets the color of the line.

Marker Style

  • Use Marker: When enabled, markers are shown at each data point.

  • Marker Type: Choose the shape of the marker. Valid options are Circle, Square and Triangle.

  • Marker Size: Defines the size of the marker.

  • Marker Border Color: Sets the color of the marker outline.

  • Marker Fill Color: Sets the fill color of the marker.

Axes

The Axes tab configures how the series interacts with the chart axes and defines custom limits for the series.

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Figure 3. Series Axis Settings (Axes Tab)

Y-Axis Association

Specifies whether the data points of this series are plotted on the left or right vertical axis. Left and right axis will typically display different physical quantities (with different units of measurement). Vertical axes can also use different value ranges, allowing you to display both very small and very large values within the same chart.

Value Ordering

Optional setting to order the data points by a X or Y values. By default No Ordering is applied.

Axis Limits

Set custom axis bounds for the series:

  • Require X-Minimum / X-Maximum: Enable and set fixed bounds for the X-axis. This value may be overwritten by general chart axis settings.

  • Require Y-Minimum / Y-Maximum: Enable and set fixed bounds for the Y-axis. This value may be overwritten by general chart axis settings.

Data

The Data tab shows which variables are plotted on the X and Y axes for this series.

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Figure 4. Series Data Mapping (Data Tab)

Each row represents a set of data points for the series:

  • X: Value or formula expression to plot on the horizontal axis.

  • Y: Value or formula expression to plot on the vertical axis.

  • Label: Label used to display for the data point on tooltips.

X and Y values can be specified by constants or by formulas starting with = (equal sign). Formulas can reference results of flowsheet objects and follow the same syntax as data frame cells.

Multiple entries can be added to the same series to group data points under dataset that shares the same common visual style.