Activating and Deactivating Curves from the Display

When multiple curves are displayed in the same plot, you can filter the list of curves and activate or deactivate specific curves from the display. You can also select and deactivate a single curve at a time. Activated curves are displayed in the plot. Deactivated curves are hidden from the display.

This task shows you how to:

Before you begin: Open an existing X-Y plot from the Feature Manager, or create a new X-Y plot.
See Also
About X-Y Plots

Activate or Deactivate Specific Curves from the Display

You can activate or deactivate one or more curves from a filtered list.

  1. From the X-Y Plots Viewer, right-click a point on the chart and select Activate/Deactivate Curves from the context menu.
    The Activate/Deactivate Curves dialog box appears with a list of curves and their activation status.
  2. Optional: Filter the list of curves by specifying naming criteria in the Filter field.
  3. Specify which curves you want to activate or deactivate:
    • Select the check box for the curves you want to activate.
    • Clear the check box for the curves you want to deactivate.

Deactivate a Single Curve from the Display

You can deactivate a single curve from the display.

From the X-Y Plots Viewer, right-click a point on the curve and select Deactivate from the context menu.

The curve disappears from the plot. To activate the hidden curve, click the chart area and select Activate/Deactivate Curves.