Specifying Points to Create Limit Lines

  1. Click Report2D > Add Limit Line > Specify Points or right-click on an XY plot and select Add Limit Line > Specify Points from the shortcut menu to open the Edit Dataset window.

  2. You can use this window to

    • enter the XY coordinate values directly.

    • import XY values from a tab-delimited .tab file.

    • export Dataset to a file.

    If you require additional data points, you can use the buttons to Append Rows to the Coordinates table. If you select a row in the Coordinates table, you can then use the buttons to add a row above or a row below the selected rows, or to delete rows.

    You can use Shift + click to select multiple adjacent rows, or Ctrl + click to select any combination of rows for deletion.

    Note: Each limit line is associated with a particular Y axis (because it has to be scaled the same way as all the curves associated with the axis, follow its log/linear scale, etc.). This Y axis association defaults to the first available Y axis when the limit line is created. However, if the plot contains multiple Y axes, it can be associated with a different Y axis later via its properties tab.

  3. When you click OK, the limit line you defined is added to the plot. The line divides the plot into regions within the context of its length. By default, the region above the limit line is hatched.

Related Topics 

Creating Limit Lines From a Selected Curve

Editing Limit Lines

Modifying the Background Properties of a Report