PLOT_DIAGRAM

After you use the SET_PLOT_FORMAT command to define the default graphic device (the printer) you can use a PLOT_DIAGRAM command to either save the calculation output to a file or display the output in the Console Results window.

The diagram axes must be set first.

The functionality of this command is shared in two ways:

in PLOT_DIAGRAM for normal screen display and file saving and
Windows OS: If the device is not defined, you can alternatively use PRINT_DIAGRAM for a hard copy.

Syntax	plot_diagram
Prompt	Output to screen or file /Screen/: <Name of a file or return for screen> Specify the name of the file
	For Linux users, the prompt is `PLOTFILE /SCREEN/`). A file with a proper extension for the selected graphic format (set by SET_PLOT_FORMAT) is saved under the current working directory. If no extension is given in the file name, the default extension e.g. ps for Postscript portrait/landscape modes, P7 or p7 for HPGL landscape, P8 or p8 for HPGL portrait, etc.) is automatically given to the file name. If the default device is set (SET_PLOT_FORMAT), press <Enter> to plot the diagram on the screen in the Console Results window or give a file name to save it.

Syntax

plot_diagram

Prompt

Output to screen or file /Screen/: <Name of a file or return for screen>

Specify the name of the file

For Linux users, the prompt is PLOTFILE /SCREEN/).

A file with a proper extension for the selected graphic format (set by SET_PLOT_FORMAT) is saved under the current working directory. If no extension is given in the file name, the default extension e.g. ps for Postscript portrait/landscape modes, P7 or p7 for HPGL landscape, P8 or p8 for HPGL portrait, etc.) is automatically given to the file name.

If the default device is set (SET_PLOT_FORMAT), press <Enter> to plot the diagram on the screen in the Console Results window or give a file name to save it.