Context:
This option is particularly useful when colors are not available; for
example, for black and white hard-copy plotting.
Figure 1
shows a contour plot with customized contour lines.
Figure 1. Line-type contour plot with customized contour lines.
You customize the colored lines one color
(interval) at a time,
referring to each interval by its position in the contour legend. Interval
number 1 is the first colored line starting from the bottom of the contour plot
legend. For information on the contour legend, see
Customizing the legend.
Locate the Line options.
Select
from the main menu bar or click
in the toolbox. Click the Color & Style
tab in the dialog box that appears; then click the Line
tab. The Line options appear.
To choose the interval you want to customize, click the
Interval arrows until the desired interval number appears
in the Interval box.
Note:
The Style and Thickness
buttons change to show the current style and thickness of this interval,
respectively. The numbers above and below the Interval box
change to correspond to the adjacent interval numbers. The area above and below
the Style and Thickness buttons
changes to show the style and thickness, respectively, of these adjacent
intervals.
Choose the style of the interval line:
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Click the Style button to reveal the style
choices.
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Click the style you want.
The specified style appears on the Style
button.
Choose the thickness of the interval line:
-
Click the Thickness button to reveal the
thickness choices.
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Click the thickness you want.
The specified thickness appears on the
Thickness button.
Repeat Steps 2 through 4 to customize additional intervals.
Click Apply to implement your changes.
The contour lines of the line-type contour plot in the current
viewport change to reflect your style and thickness specifications. The contour
legend, if active, will also change to show your selections. For more
information on the contour legend, see
Customizing the legend.
In addition, tick mark axes, if present, will change to show your selections.
For more information on tick mark contours, see
Contouring line-shaped elements with tick mark contour plots.
By default, your changes are saved for the duration of the session
and will affect all subsequent contour plots. If you want to retain your
changes for subsequent sessions, save them to a file. For more information, see
Saving customizations for use in subsequent sessions.