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376 Creating Contour Plots Chapter 14
Contour Plot Platform Options
Contour Plot Platform Options
Using the options in the red triangle menu next to Contour Plot, you can tailor the appearance of your
contour plot and save information about its construction.
Table 14.2 Descriptions of Contour Plot Platform Options
Show Data Points
Show Missing Data
Points
Show Contours
Show Boundary
Fill Areas
Label Contours
Color Theme
Reverse Colors
Change Contours
Save
Script
Shows or hides (x, y) points. The points are hidden by default.
Shows or hides points with missing y values. Only available if Show Data
Points is selected.
Shows or hides the contour lines or fills. The contour lines are shown by
default.
Shows or hides the boundary of the total contour area. The boundary is
shown by default.
Fills the areas between the contours with a solid color. It is the same option
that is available in the Launch window. If you leave it deselected in the
Launch window, you can see the line contours before filling the areas.
See “Fill Areas” on page 376.
Shows or hides the label (z-value) of the contour lines.
Select another color theme for the contours.
Reverses the order of the colors assigned to the contour levels.
Set your own number of levels and level increments.
See “Contour Specification” on page 377.
This menu has options to save information about contours, triangulation,
and grid coordinates to data tables.
See “Contour Plot Save Options” on page 379.
This menu contains commands that are available to all platforms. They
enable you to redo the analysis or save the JSL commands for the analysis
to a window or a file. For more information, see Using JMP.
Fill Areas
If you select Fill Areas, the areas between contour lines are filled with the contour line colors. This option is
available in the Launch window and in the red triangle menu for Contour Plot. Figure 14.5 shows a plot
with contour lines on the left and a plot with the contour areas filled on the right.