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Enter a name for the plot, e.g. "My plot". The name can be in one or more word, avoid special characters, but - + and space are accepted. Now you may save the saveset of the plot by pressing the Save Saveset button on the right. Now a file called My plot.saveset is saved in C:/tmp/plot/ This saveset contains all setting for the plot named "My plot" and next time the dPlot main panel is activated, you'll find this saveset under File > Recent saveset files. Whenever changes are made to the settings of a plot, remember to save the saveset.
The Process
The process
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When working on a project, it is common to create a few layouts (savesets) and then produce a large number of plots in each layout. The layout is created by producing a plot. To create new plots, change the name and save the saveset. Then make the necessary changes to the new plot. A layout could be A4 Portrait used for all maps, then another layout for large regional maps, scaled 1:200000 and a third layout for thematic maps and a fourth layout for maps scaled 1:50000 zoomed into a prospect. |
Initiate plot
Click Initiate plot to open up the Initialization panel where the scale, layout and margins are set. In this panel you may also introduce a main dataset. This dataset is optional, but a grid is required if you want to display a contour map.
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The margins should allow for the axes of the plots to be plotted in the margins. Also if the so called Gray Frame is used, the margins should be set to a little bit larger than the gray frame. The media selector has a few preset sizes a3/a4 and landscape/portrait that may be referred to as not scaled and a Scale 1: which will give a scaled plot.