FEM PostHistogram

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FEM PostHistogram

Menu location
Results → Data Visualizations → Create Histogram
Workbenches
FEM
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
1.1
See also
FEM tutorial

Description

The FEM PostHistogram function creates a histogram based on data from a selected pipeline or filter.

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Press the Create Histogram button.
    • Select the Results → Data Visualizations → Create Histogram option from the menu.
  2. The Task panel is opened.
  3. Press the Add data from button, select a pipeline or filter as a data source and one of two types of histograms from the drop-down list:
    • add FieldData - uses selected output variable and results from all nodes, the X axis shows the output variable values while the Y axis shows the number of nodes so the plot visualizes how many nodes have a given value of output variable; if the One field for each frame checkbox is enabled, there are separate bars for each frame
    • add IndexOverFrames - uses selected output variable and results from a node with a specified index (number), the X axis shows the output variable values while the Y axis shows number of frames so the plot visualizes how many frames have a given value of output variable at the selected node
  4. Configure the histogram:
    • Press the middle button by default showing Index to set the output data source and index.
    • Press the 3rd button from the left by default showing blue rectangle to set the histogram bar and line appearance.
    • Press the rightmost button with X symbol to delete the histogram object.
    • Press the OK button to finish.
  5. Set Histogram view settings - number of Bins, Type, Cumulative (shows how many values fall up to and including each bin - cumulative sum from left to right) or not, Legend and its location and type the labels (Title, X Axis, Y Axis) as well as change the Bar width and Hatch Line Width.
  6. Press the Show plot button to display the histogram plot.
  7. Press the Show data button to display a table with data used for the histogram.
  8. Press the OK button to finish and close the task panel.