Carpet Plot

The Carpet Plot is a plot which displays data dependent on two variables in a format that makes interpretation easier than normal multiple curve plots. A Carpet Plot can be thought of as a multi-dimensional Parametric Study.

Dimensions Tab

The Dimensions tab allows you to choose which variables to use as your X-axis variables and your plot variable.

Constraints Tab

The Constraints tab allows you to specify constraints to display on your graph. Specify constraints by pressing the Add Constraint... button, then in the resulting dialog choose the variable to constraint from the Variable: drop-down, then choose the type of constraint, a label, and a value.

The constraint configured above is shown below:

To configure a plot, select from the Plot Options menu on the left side of each plot:

• Dimensions - set which variable is displayed on which axis
• Constraints - specify upper and lower limits on design variables
• Objectives - set weighted values for design variables
• Series - set options for the plot display
• Layout - control global layout options for the overall plot area
• Axes - set options for the axes
• Legend - set the display and appearance of the plot legend

You can also use the View Controls toolbar, in the upper right of the plot area, to specify some settings.

See Also: Data Explorer