Create New Histogram Panel

Create a new chart.

To display this panel:
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Using the Create New Histogram Panel

If you want to create a scatter plot in the project, you can name it in the Save name text box, and save it with the Save button after you have created it.

If you don't want to save the plot in the project, you can instead export an image to a file, or export the data to a CSV file.

Create New Histogram Features

Save name text box

Enter the name of the chart you are creating. This name is used to save the chart in the project when you click Save. If you just intend to export the chart, you do not need to enter a name.

Entry Actions menu

Provides options to update the chart, Project Table selection, and Workspace based on the currently displayed or selected entries.

Select in Project Table: Selects in the Project Table only those entries that correspond to the data points currently displayed in the chart. This option updates the Project Table selection so that it matches the entries used in the plot. The option is disabled if the current Project Table selection already matches the plotted entries.

Include in Workspace: Includes in the Workspace only the entries corresponding to the data points currently displayed in the chart. Any existing entries in the Workspace are replaced with the entries used in the chart. The option is disabled if the Workspace already contains exactly the same entries as the chart.

Auto-Load from Project Table: Automatically reloads the chart when the selection of entries in the Project Table changes. When enabled, the chart updates to display data for the currently selected Project Table entries. Only the selected entries are used when reloading the chart. When this option is enabled, the Reload Chart from Table option is disabled.

Reload Chart from Table: Reloads the chart using the entries currently selected in the Project Table. The existing set of plotted entries is replaced with the currently selected entries in the table. This option provides a manual way to update the chart based on the Project Table selection. The option is disabled if the Project Table selection already matches the plotted entries, or Auto-Load from Project Table is enabled.

If the chart was previously saved, using this option is treated as an edit action, which enables the Save button and changes the Close button to Cancel.

Revert to Original Entries: Restores the chart to the previously saved set of entries, replacing the current plotted entries

 

Data type option (Numeric is the default)

Numeric:Numeric datasets facilitate quantitative analysis by allowing users to define data bins via specific counts or value increments. Users can manually override axis ranges and apply logarithmic scales to better visualize exponential data trends.

Boolean: Boolean datasets group data into binary categories such as "True/False" or "True/False/Unset". These settings simplify the interface by removing X-axis range and decimal options, focusing instead on how to handle "Unset" values.

String: String datasets categorize data based on unique text labels, such as names or titles, found within the table. Because bins are automatically defined by unique string values, traditional binning and X-axis range configurations are disabled.

Multiple entry sets option
Use separate entry sets for each dataset in the histogram instead of a single shared set. When enabled, each dataset is assigned an entry set (Group 1, Group 2, etc.) with options to load or reload entries independently. Entry set names are used as legend labels, and changes update the plotted data accordingly.
+Dataset button
Adds a new dataset to the histogram. Each new dataset is assigned a new entry set (Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, and so on). Each entry set can be loaded or reloaded independently.
Properties tools

Specify the properties to be included in the chart.

Data menu: Selects the property to plot. The menu lists available properties from the Project Table, including built-in fields (such as Entry ID) and computed or imported properties. The selected property determines the values used to generate the chart.

Filter table option Provides a searchable list of available properties. A settings menu (gear icon) lets you control sorting and filter which properties are shown.

Click the paintbrush to choose the color for the data.

Bin Settings link

Choose a method for defining the data bins. Opens the Histogram Bin Settings Dialog Box.

Tooltips link

Choose information to be included in the tooltip that is shown when the pointer is over a plot point. Opens the Configure Data Tooltips dialog box, where you can choose to show the entry title, the 2d structure, the property values for x, y, color, and size, and choose another property to display its value.

Legend option and menus

Select this option to display a legend for the data sets in the chart, and choose the layout and location for the legend.

Title option and text box

Selct this option to add a title at the top of the chart, and enter the title text in the text box.

 

Chart area

This area displays the chart. The button to the top right expands the chart area to the full size of the panel and hides the rest of the controls, or collapses it again to display the controls.

Hovering on a point displays a popup with the entry title, the 2d structure for the entry, and the x and y properties and values for the point.

Right-clicking on a point selects it if it is not selected, and displays a menu with actions that can be performed on the point. If it is one of multiple selected points, the menu items apply to the selected points.

Export button menu

Export the chart as an image (PNG or TIFF) or save the chart data to a CSV file. Opens a file selector so you can browse to a location and name the file.

Save as New button

Save the chart as a new chart to the project. Opens a dialog box in which you can name the new chart.

Save button

Save the changes made in the current chart to the project.

Cancel button

Cancel the changes made to the chart. The Close button changes to Cancel when you make changes to the chart.

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