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Figure 1-1.

The Tecplot 360 Sidebar for a field plot (left) and a line plot

(right). The features

available in the Sidebar

are dependent upon the

plot type. For 3D

Cartesian plots, you

may add and subtract

zone layers, derived

objects, and effects for

your plot. You may also

use the Placement Plane

for positioning some

3D objects (3D plots

only). For 2D Cartesian

plots (not shown), you

may add and subtract

zone layers and some

derived objects for your

plot. For field plots (3D

or 2D), you may

animate transient data

directly from the

Sidebar. For Line plots

you may add and

subtract map layers. are 3D Only) 18

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Interface

Plot Types

The Plot Type, combined with a frame’s dataset, active layers, and their associated attributes, define a plot. Each plot type represents one view of the data. There are five plot types available:

3D Cartesian - 3D plots of surfaces and volumes.

2D Cartesian - 2D plots of surfaces, where the vertical and horizontal axis are both

dependent variables (i.e. x = f(A) and y = f(A), where A is another variable).

XY Line - Line plots of independent and dependent variables on a Cartesian grid.

Typically the horizontal axis (x) is the independent variable and the y-axis a dependent

variable, y = f(x).

Polar Line - Line plots of independent and dependent variables on a polar grid.

Sketch - Create plots without data such as drawings, flow charts, and viewgraphs.

Zone SurfacesA layer is a way of representing a frame’s dataset. The complete plot is the sum of all the active layers, axes, text, geometries, and other elements added to the data plotted in the layers. The six zone layers for 2D and 3D Cartesian plot types are:

Mesh - A grid of lines connecting the data points within

each zone.

Contour - Iso-valued lines, the region between these

lines can be set to contour flooding.

Vector - The direction and magnitude of vector

quantities.

Scatter - Symbols at the location of each data point.

Shade - Used to tint each zone with a solid color, or to

add light-source shading to a 3D surface plot. Used in

conjunction with the Lighting zone effect you may set

Paneled or Gouraud shading. Used in conjunction with

the Translucency zone effect, you may create a

translucent surface for your plot.

Edge -

Zone edges and creases for ordered data and creases for finite element data.

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