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Description

The Plot Curve tool will allow the user to plot a curve into the "PLOT". The user can plot this curve by itself or on an axis using the Plot Axis Tool.

Using the Plot Curve Tool

Drag and Drop the "Plot" tool from the ROTMain and into the plot box on the plot curve tools inputs page.
Drag and Drop a set of points or vectors from any tool that contains points or vectors into the object to plot section of the tool. Select the appropriate option from the drop down menu (for example if you are looking for points, select points).

The tool's Parameters page will allow the viewing options of the curve to be changed.
ClearPlot: if this option is checked it will clear the plot screen completely before plotting this curve
Label: this allows the user to label the curve
Color: the user can change the color of the curve for easier viewing by using this option (just select on the color and a grid of colors to choose from will appear)


If the user would like to plot the curve within an axis the user needs to use the Plot Axis tool with it. The plot axis tool will find the appropriate place to start and finish its axis according to the curve. A line can also be implemented onto the axis using the PlotLine tool.

Example:

5This curve was plotted from a set of points from the Points Manual tool. It was plotted with the Plot Axis and the Plot Line tools also being used.
The curve was labeled "Blood Pressure".
The Clear plot option was selected because the Plot Curve was entered first and the Axis and Line were plotted after (that means that for those two tools the Clear Plot option was not selected).
The Color was left red to let it be visible against the other two tools.

This is how the curve will appear (the "Plot Line", "Plot Curve", and "Plot Axis" labels will not normally be present they were put in so the user could see the differences, the only labels that will appear are those that the user labels the line). __footer__