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Plot Tab

The Plot tab is visible when you are working with a plot sheet.

Plot

  Redraw Plot updates the plot to reflect the changes that have been made.

  Quick Calculation Pad opens the Quick Calculation Pad, which allows you to calculate results, such as the cumulative MTBF and the expected number of failures, based on the analyzed data sheet.

Actions

  Copy Plot Graphic allows you to copy the plot to the Clipboard as a graphic. You must select an image type using one of the following options.

1. • Select As Bitmap when you need a bitmap version to be used in an external application.

   • Select As Metafile Optimized for Synthesis Spreadsheet when you will be copying and pasting the image into Synthesis spreadsheets (e.g., analysis workbooks).

   • Select As Metafile Optimized for External Use when you need a metafile that will be used by an external application.

   • You can specify which image type to use by default whenever you copy a plot to the Clipboard by selecting the option in the Synthesis Setup window.

  Plot Setup opens the Plot Setup window, which allows you to customize most aspects of the plot appearance including the titles, axis numbers and line styles.

  RS Draw launches ReliaSoft Draw, which is a graphics editor that allows you to annotate your plot and view your plot in greater detail. With RS Draw, you can insert text, draw an object, mark the coordinates of a particular point or paste another picture into your plot. You can also re-arrange the objects in your plot by selecting and moving them to the positions you desire. In addition, you can save the annotated plot in any of the following formats: draw canvas (*.rdc), Windows metafile (*.wmf), portable network graphics (*.png), GIF or JPG.

See ReliaSoft Draw Help for information on the features available in ReliaSoft Draw.

  Export Plot Graphic saves the plot as a graphic in one of the following formats: *.wmf, *.png, *.gif or *.jpg. You will be able to use the exported graphic in any application, provided that the application supports the file format.

  Show/Hide Items opens the Show/Hide Plot Items window, which allows you to select the data you want to display in the plot.

Confidence Bounds

  Show Confidence Bounds opens the Confidence Bounds Setup window, which allows you to define the properties of the confidence bounds lines to be displayed on the plot.

  Hide Confidence Bounds removes the line(s) depicting the confidence bounds from the current plot.

Options

  Copy Plot Image copies the plot to the Clipboard. The plot can then be pasted into other applications as needed.

  Copy Plot Data copies the data upon which the plot is based to the Clipboard. The data can then be pasted into other applications as needed. This command is available only for the Cumulative Number of BD Modes, MTBF BD Unseen and Discovery Rate plot types and only for plots within the standard folio.

  Plot Modes opens the Plot Modes window, which allows you to specify what is shown in the Individual Mode MTBF plot or the Individual Mode Failure Intensity plot.

  Plot Systems opens the Select Systems to Plot window, which allows you to specify what is shown in the System Operation plot.

  Plot Beta Bounds opens the Beta Bounds window, which allows you to specify what is shown on the Beta Bounds plot.