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Plot Tab

The Plot tab is visible when you view a plot sheet or the Target Reliability tool.

Plot

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

  Quick Calculation Pad opens the Quick Calculation Pad (QCP), which allows you to obtain reliability results based on the currently active folio.

Plot 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.

• • 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 including the titles, line styles and point 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 Plot Items opens the Show/Hide Plot Items window, which allows you to select the data you want to display in the plot.

Confidence Bounds

  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.