Grace/C2/Creating-a-2D-Graphical-Plot/English
Visual Cue | Narration |
Slide Number 1
Title Slide |
Welcome to the spoken tutorial on Creating a 2D graphical plot. |
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Learning Objectives |
In this tutorial, we will learn to,
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System and Software Requirement |
To record this tutorial, I am using
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Pre-requisites https:\\spoken-tutorial.org |
To follow this tutorial,
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A Grace project file, required for this tutorial is provided in the code files link. | |
Show file line.agr on Desktop. | Let us go to the Desktop.
I have saved the Grace project file on my Desktop directory as line dot agr. |
Cursor on the Ubuntu Desktop. | Let us open Grace. |
Press windows key. | Press the Windows key on keyboard. |
Type Grace and press Enter. | Type grace in the search form and press Enter to open Grace. |
Go to File, open.
Change directory to Desktop. |
Go to File, Open to open a Grace project.
In the open project window, change directory to Desktop. |
Point to the Selection box.
Select line.agr and click on OK to open the project. |
Notice the file line dot agr in the selection box.
Select this file and click on OK to open the project. |
Show the error message screenshot. | You may get an error message on fonts.
Please close the alert pop-up dialog box. |
Point at plot area to show straight line. | We can see a graph representing the data. |
Hover mouse to limits of x-y axes. | X and Y limits on the graph have changed from 0 to 10. |
Place cursor on the line, double click to open Grace: Set Appearance.
Click on X button to close. |
Place the cursor on the line and double click to open Grace: Set Appearance window.
I will close this dialog box by clicking on the Close button. |
Hover mouse over Plot menu, Click on Plot, set appearance | This option can be also be opened using the menu bar.
Next, open the set appearance window. Go to Plot menu and select Set Appearance. |
Move set appearance window to the side. | I will drag the set appearance window for better view. |
Hover mouse over Select set box. | Since only a single dataset is loaded, it is highlighted in theSelect set text box. |
Choose Main tab. | Look at the various settings in the Main tab. |
Hover mouse over line. | By default a solid line plot appears in the graph. |
Hover mouse next to line properties section. | This style can be changed under the Line properties section. |
Select dotted line option from Style drop-down.
Point to the dotted line on the interface. |
To change the style of a line, click on the Style drop-down.
Select dotted line option. |
Click on Apply. | Click on the Apply button.
Notice that solid line has changed to dotted line.
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Point cursor on triangles of adjust width of line. | Click on up black triangles to increase or decrease the width. |
Click on Apply. | Click on the Apply button. |
Select Color menu. | We can change the colour of the line by selecting Color menu. |
Choose red. | I will choose red color. |
Click on Apply. | Click on the Apply button. |
Point to the line. | And observe the changes in the graph. |
Hover mouse next to Symbol properties section. | Next, let’s add symbols. |
Select Symbol properties, Type dropdown. | Under Symbol properties option, go to Type and click on the drop down. |
Select Circle. | Select the desired Symbol shape. I will select Circle. |
Hover mouse on Size slider. | To adjust the size of the symbol use the Size slider. |
Drag the symbol size slider to 40. | I will drag the symbol size slider to 40. |
Click on the Apply button. | Next, click on the Apply button. |
Hover cursor next to line and symbol. | Data points are represented as circles on the line. |
Click on Symbols tab. | Now click on Symbols tab to change symbol properties. |
Click on Pattern drop-down, select Solid pattern picture to get filled symbol. | Under Symbol fill, click on the Pattern drop-down.
Select the Solid pattern picture to get filled symbol. |
Click on Apply. | Click on the Apply button. |
Point mouse at symbol skip option.
Click on the up or down arrow triangle. |
If the data points are closely spaced, we can skip specified symbols for clarity.
Click on the arrow triangle of Symbol skip as required. |
Click on Apply and click Close in the Grace: Set Appearance. | Click on Close to exit the Grace: Set Appearance window. |
Cursor on the plot. | Now we will fine adjust global limits. |
Adjust global limits under, Plot, Axis properties tab. | Go to Plot and select Axis properties to open Grace: Axes dialog box. |
In Edit drop-down choose, X axis. | In the Edit drop-down, choose X axis. |
Select start and stop of the x-axis limits to be displayed as -1 to 10. | Select start and stop of the x-axis limits to be displayed as -1 to 10. |
Click on Apply.
Place cursor on the Limits of x axis. |
Click on the Apply button and observe the changes in the limits of the x axis. |
Go to Axis label, label string and type x-axis . | Next, let's add axis labels.
Under Axis Label, go to Label string text box, and type x-axis. |
Click on Apply. | Click on the Apply button to see the changes. |
Type 4 for Major spacing and 2 for minor spacing of axis tick marks | Under Tick properties, type 4 for Major spacing.
And type 2 for Minor ticks. |
Click on the Apply button. | Click on the Apply button. |
Point to the graph. | Notice the changes in the graph.
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Under Edit drop-down, select Y axis. | To format y-axis properties, select Y axis in Edit drop-down. |
Type Start as -1, and End as 11.
Hover mouse next to y-axis. |
Choose to Start at -1 and End at 11.
And click on the Apply button. Axis limits of y-axis in the graph change accordingly. |
In Label string type y-axis and click on Apply. | In Label string textbox, type y-axis and click on Apply to add y-axis label. |
Type 4 for Major spacing and 2 for minor spacing of axis tick marks. | Next we will change Major spacing and Minor ticks.
Type 4 for Major spacing and 2 for Minor spacing of axis tick marks. |
Click on Apply. | Click on Apply. |
Go to Under tick marks tab.
Point to the Pointing and Draw on drop downs. |
Now we will go to Tick marks tab.
Under Tick marks tab, we can see Pointing and Draw on drop downs. |
In Draw on drop down, choose Normal side. | In the Draw on drop down choose tick marks on Normal side. |
Click on Apply. | Click on Apply. |
Select Y axis, choose Normal side in Daw on dropdown , Click on Apply. | I will do this for both x and y axes. |
Highlight graph. | These help to extend tick marks on both sides of the graph or on one side. |
Hover mouse next to Grace: Axes, tick marks tab, Draw grid lines. | Let's select Draw grid lines for x-axis. |
Click on Draw grid lines check-box for Major ticks and for Minor ticks.
Click on Apply. |
Click on Draw grid lines check-box for Major ticks and for Minor ticks.
Click on Apply. |
Choose y axis in the ‘’’Edit’’’ dropdown.
Check the box for Major ticks and Minor ticks. |
Select y axis in Edit Drop down.
Check box for major ticks and for minor ticks, for y axis. |
Click on Apply. | Click on Apply.
This shows grids like a graph paper. |
Un-check grid box of Grace: Axes tick marks > Draw grid lines in Major ticks and Minor ticks. Click on Apply. | I will uncheck the box for Major and minor ticks grid.
Click on Apply to remove the grid. |
Choose x axis in Edit dropdown.
Uncheck both Major and minor ticks grid box and click on Apply. |
I will do this for both x and y axes.
In the Edit drop-down choose, X axis. |
Uncheck the box for Major ticks and minor ticks.
Click on Apply. |
Uncheck the box for Major ticks and minor ticks.
Click on Apply to remove the grid. |
Hover mouse over Axis Label & bar. | Please try the following.
Under Axis Label & bar tab, change the font style and color of the font. |
Click on Close. | Click on Close, to exit the Grace:Axes window and observe the changes. |
Go to Plot and select Graph Appearance.
Point to the window. |
Let's add a title to the graph.
Go to Plot and select Graph Appearance. The Graph: Appearance window opens. |
In Main tab, under Titles, type Linear Graph. | In the Main tab, go to the Titles form.
Type the title of the graph as,Linear Graph. |
Click on Apply.
Point to the title. |
Click on Apply. |
Under Titles tab, click on Various fonts and sizes available. | Under Titles tab, notice the option to change the font type. |
Point mouse to Character size change slider. | Character size can be changed using the slider. |
Point to the various colors available in the color option. | Various colors are available in the color option. |
Cursor on the dialog box. | I will use the default values here. |
Click Close to exit. | Click on Close to exit.
Observe the changes in the plotted graph. |
Click on File, Save as. | Let us save the file with a different name.
Click on File, Save as to save the changes in the project. |
Change directroy to Desktop. | Change to Desktop directroy. |
Give file name 2dplot.agr.
Click on OK. |
In the selection textbox change the file name.
I will type, 2dplot dot agr and click on OK to save the project. |
Click on File, Exit | Select File, Exit in menu, to close Grace. |
Slide Number 5
Summary |
Now let's summarize. In this tutorial, we,
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Assignment |
As an assignment,
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Show the assignment | The completed assignment should look similar to this. |
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Spoken Tutorial Project |
This video at the following link summarises the Spoken Tutorial Project.
Please download and watch it. |
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Spoken Tutorial workshops |
The Spoken Tutorial Project team:
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Forum for specific questions: |
Please post your timed queries in this forum. |
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Acknowledgement |
Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
More information on this mission is available at this link. |
This is Rani from IIT Bombay
Thank you for joining. |