Series: Error Bars

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Subtab menu: Mode | Range/Bins | Style | Error Bars | Color Bar | Color Bar Ticks

Use the Error Bars tab to set the display of error bars in the plot.

Some controls only appear for certain plots or with certain options selected.

Control Name Use/Options
Z Errors Determines if the Z error bars are shown.
  • Show -- show the Z error bars
  • Hide -- hide the Z error bars
Value Determines the rule used to generate error bars.
  • % -- percentage; set the value in the provided field
  • +/- -- constant value; set the value in the provided field
  • √ -- square root; set the value in the provided field
  • Data -- select the dataset in the dropdown field
Minus Value Determines if the error bars are symmetrical.
  • Same as + -- select this if the error bars are the same + and -
  • Different -- select this if the error bars are not the same + and -
    • [] -- appears when "Different" is selected. Is the same type as the "Value" field.
Line Sets the options for the error bar.
  • Thickness -- the width of the error bar

  • Color -- see Color picker
Width Sets the width for the endcap of the error bars.
  • Width -- the length of the endcap

Y Errors Determines if the Y error bars are shown.
  • Show -- show the Y error bars
  • Hide -- hide the Y error bars
Style Determines the style for the Y error bars.
  • copy Z -- select this to set the Y error bar style to be the same as the Z error bar style
  • Independent -- select this to set the Y error bar style to be different from the Z style
X Errors Determines if the X error bars are shown.
  • Show -- show the X error bars
  • Hide -- hide the X error bars
Style Determines the style for the X error bars.

The options will change depending on if this is a 2D or a 3D plot.

  • copy Y/Z -- select this to set the X error bar style to be the same as the Y/Z error bar style
  • Independent -- select this to set the X error bar style to be different from the Y/Z style

See Also Data Explorer