Maple 9 Learning Guide - Maplesoft

152 • Chapter 5: Plotting5.9 Interactive Plot BuilderMaple allows you to build plots interactively. The interactive plot builderis invoked by using the context-sensitive menu or the plots[interactive]command.Using the Graphical User Interface To Activate Interactive Plot BuilderThe following provides instructions for using the graphical user interfaceto build plots.To activate the interactive plot builder:1. Right-click the output of an executed Maple input command. A popupmenu appears.2. Select Plots, PlotBuilder. The Interactive Plot Builder dialogappears.3. From the check box list, select a plot type. For example, for a twodimensionalplot, select the 2-D plot check box.4. To continue, click Next. Based on the check box selection, the correspondingdialog opens. For example, if you selected the 2-D plotcheck box, the 2-D Plot dialog appears.5. From the various drop-down fields, select the appropriate feature foryour plot. For example, to create a dash-line plot, click the dashoption from the Line drop-down list.Note: To reset the plot options in the plot dialog, click the Resetbutton. To return to a previous dialog, click the Back button.6. Once you have selected various options, click the Plot button. Maplegenerates the plot and displays it in the worksheet. The Maple command,including options you selected, are displayed in the worksheet.Using the Command-Line Interactive Plot Builder The plots[interactive]command is part of the plots package. To build plots, use the interactivecommand followed by the expression in parentheses. Follow the instructionsin the subsequently displayed dialogs.> with(plots):> interactive(sin(x)+1);After executing the command, the Interactive Plot Builder dialogis displayed. Form this point, the instructions for using the graphical userinterface apply, beginning with step 3 in the previous procedure.