Task 2 starts from the end of Task 1 Creating a Plot.

  1. Reconfigure the plot layout.
    1. Select Configure Plot Layout from the plot's Edit menu.
    2. Make adjustments so that the precipitation curve is plotted in the top viewport by highlighting the precipitation viewport in the Selected Data Sets and clicking the up arrow.
    3. Move the elevation and flow curves to the bottom viewport by highlighting the Left Y Axis holding the flow curve and moving it to the elevation curve's viewport in the same way. 
    4. The elevation and flow should be plotted in the same viewport, with elevation on the left.
      Adjustment to the layout of the plot window
  2. Question 1. How did you accomplish this task?  List the steps. There is more than one correct answer.
    1. Select Configure Plot Layout from the plot's Edit menu
    2. Select Viewport (3,1)
    3. Click up-arrow twice
    4. Right-click Viewport (1,1), select Add Axis to generate Right Y Axis
    5. Select DEWEY-LAKE OBS FLOW
    6. Click up-arrow once
    7. Click OK button
  3. Question 2. Is there a problem with the bottom viewport? If so, describe it.

    Yes, the tic/grid intervals on the Flow axis are strange.

  4. Invert the axis of the precip curve by right clicking the axis with the pointer, selecting Edit Properties, and selecting the Reverse (Invert) Axis box.
  5. Adjust the size of the viewports such that the top viewport is about ½ the size of the bottom one by selecting Edit and Configure Plot Layout. 
    1. Change the size of each viewport by selecting Set Plot Viewport Weights from the Edit menu of the Configure Plot dialog.  The weights you enter are in percentages of the total area of the plot.
      Plot after setting the viewport weights
  6. Question 3. What weights did you pick for your viewports?                    

    33 for upper and 67 for lower

  7. Adjust the Y-axis of the elevation curve to range from 645 to 647 and the Y-axis of the flow curve to range from 0 to 2000 by right clicking the axis and selecting Properties then adjust the min and max values.
    1. Open the Axis Properties editor by right-clicking on the axis and selecting Edit Properties.
      Plot after editing the axis scale
  8. Add fill to the PRECIP-INC curve by right clicking on the data in the viewport and selecting Edit Properties from the context menu.
    1. Modify the plot properties of the other curves by changing their line characteristics (color, style, weight, symbol, etc).
      Plot after editing the draw properties for the three datasets
  9. Question 4. Which option for "fill" made the most sense on the PRECIP-INC curve?  Why?

    "Above", because it fills from zero to the recorded precipitation value.

  10. Save a template of this plot to be applied later to another plot using Save Template from your plot's File menu. 
  11. Close your plot.
  12. Re-plot the selected records.
  13. Apply your template to the new plot by selecting Apply Template from your plot's File menu, then selecting the template you saved in step 10.
  14. Question 5. Does your plot look like you expected? If not, how is it different?

    Hopefully, yes.