1.7.2 Adding Data Plots

Plotting, from WorksheetPlots or Data plots are representations of your data within a graph layer. Each graph layer may contain one or more plots.

1 2D Plot (XY, YErr, Bar/Column)
2 3D Plot
3 Contour PlotGraph Layer, Add Contour PlotDataPlot, Contour
- 3.1 Plot XYZ Contour
- 3.2 Plot Color Fill Contour
4 Image PlotGraph Layer, Add Matrix Image PlotDataPlot, Image Type
5 Multi-AxesGraph Layer, Double-Y Axes
6 Multi-Panels (Multi-Layer, with Shared X-Axis)Plotting in Multiple Graph LayersGraph Page, Arrange Layers

2D Plot (XY, YErr, Bar/Column)

Plot XY Scatter

Graph Layer, Add XY Data PlotGraph Layer, RescaleThe following code shows how to construct an XYYErr data range from the active worksheet, and then plot the data range in a newly created graph.

Worksheet wks = Project.ActiveLayer();	

// The range name must be X, Y, Z or ED(for YErr) to make sense.
DataRange dr;
dr.Add(wks, 0, "X"); // 1st column for X data
dr.Add(wks, 1, "Y"); // 2nd column for Y data
dr.Add(wks, 2, "ED"); // Optional, 3th column for Y Error data

// Create a graph window
GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("Origin");
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers(); // Get active layer

// Plot XY data range as scatter
// IDM_PLOT_SCATTER is plot type id, see other types plot id in oPlotIDs.h file.
int nPlotIndex = gl.AddPlot(dr, IDM_PLOT_SCATTER);
// Returns plot index (offset is 0), else return -1 for error
if( nPlotIndex >= 0 ) 
{
	gl.Rescale(); // Rescale axes to show all data points
}

Attach YErr Plot

Graph Layer, Add YErr Data PlotDataPlot, Error BarGraph Layer, Get Active Data PlotAttach YErr data to an existing XY data plot.

GraphLayer gl = Project.ActiveLayer();
DataPlot dp = gl.DataPlots(-1);	// Get active data plot

// Get Y Error column
WorksheetPage wksPage("Book1");
Worksheet wks = wksPage.Layers();
Column	colErrBar(wks, 2);	 

// Plot Y Error column to the active data plot
Curve	crv(dp);
int		nErrPlotIndex = gl.AddErrBar(crv, colErrBar);
out_int("nErrPlotIndex = ", nErrPlotIndex);

Bar/Column Plot

Graph Layer, Add Bar/Column PlotDataPlot, Bar/Column

// before running make sure the active window is worksheet
Worksheet wks = Project.ActiveLayer();
DataRange dr;
dr.Add(wks, 1, "Y"); // Construct data range with one column

GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("BAR"); // Create graph with the specified template
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers(-1); // Get active graph layer

int index = gl.AddPlot(dr, IDM_PLOT_BAR);
if( index >= 0 )
{
	out_str("Plot bar");
	gl.Rescale();
}

3D Plot

Graph Layer, Add 3D Surface PlotMatrixbook, Open OGM File in WindowPlotting, from Matrix Plot a 3D surface from a matrix on a graph window.

// Prepare matrix data		
MatrixLayer ml;
string strFile = GetAppPath(true) + "Samples\\Matrix Conversion and Gridding\\
2D Gaussian.ogm";
ml.Open(strFile);
MatrixObject mo = ml.MatrixObjects(0);

// Create graph page with template
GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("CMAP"); 
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers(0);

// Plot 3D surface
int nPlotIndex = gl.AddPlot(mo, IDM_PLOT_SURFACE_COLORMAP);
if(0 == nPlotIndex)
{
	gl.Rescale();
	printf("3D Surface plotted successfully\n");
}

Contour PlotGraph Layer, Add Contour PlotDataPlot, Contour

Plot XYZ Contour

// Before running, make sure there are XYZ columns with data in the active
// worksheet window. Or you can import \Samples\Matrix Conversion and Gridding\
// XYZ Random Gaussian.dat into worksheet.
Worksheet wks = Project.ActiveLayer();
DataRange dr;
dr.Add(wks, 0, "X");
dr.Add(wks, 1, "Y");
dr.Add(wks, 2, "Z");

// Create graph with template
GraphPage gp;	
gp.Create("TriContour");	
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers();

// Plot XYZ contour with type id
int nPlot = gl.AddPlot(dr, IDM_PLOT_TRI_CONTOUR);
if( nPlot >= 0 )
{
	gl.Rescale();
	printf("XYZ contour plotted successfully\n");
}

Plot Color Fill Contour

MatrixLayer ml = Project.ActiveLayer();
MatrixObject mo = ml.MatrixObjects(0);

// Create graph window with template
GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("contour"); 
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers();

int nPlot = gl.AddPlot(mo, IDM_PLOT_CONTOUR);
if( nPlot >= 0 )
{
	gl.Rescale();
}

Image PlotGraph Layer, Add Matrix Image PlotDataPlot, Image Type

MatrixLayer ml = Project.ActiveLayer();
MatrixObject mo = ml.MatrixObjects(0);

// Create graph window with template
GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("image"); 
GraphLayer gl = gp.Layers();

int nPlot = gl.AddPlot(mo, IDM_PLOT_MATRIX_IMAGE);
if( nPlot >= 0 )
{
	gl.Rescale();
}

Multi-AxesGraph Layer, Double-Y Axes

The following example code shows how to show/hide and set format on the four axes - left, bottom, right, and top in one graph layer.

#include <..\Originlab\graph_utils.h> // needed for AXIS_*
GraphLayer gl = Project.ActiveLayer();

// Show all axes and labels. 0 or 1, 1 for show.
vector<int> vnAxes(4), vnLabels(4), vnTitles(4);
vnAxes[AXIS_BOTTOM] = 1;
vnAxes[AXIS_LEFT] = 1;
vnAxes[AXIS_TOP] = 1;
vnAxes[AXIS_RIGHT] = 1;	
vnLabels = vnAxes;	

// Show axis titles of left and bottom axes. 0 or 1, 1 for show.
vnTitles[AXIS_BOTTOM] = 1;
vnTitles[AXIS_LEFT] = 1;
vnTitles[AXIS_TOP] = 0;
vnTitles[AXIS_RIGHT] = 0;	

// Set the major tick and minor tick of all axes as IN format
// See other TICK_* items in graph_utils.h.
vector<int> vnMajorTicks(4), vnMinorTicks(4);
vnMajorTicks[AXIS_BOTTOM] = TICK_IN;
vnMajorTicks[AXIS_LEFT] = TICK_IN;
vnMajorTicks[AXIS_TOP] = TICK_IN;
vnMajorTicks[AXIS_RIGHT] = TICK_IN;		
vnMinorTicks = vnMajorTicks;

gl_smart_show_object(gl, vnAxes, vnLabels, vnTitles, vnMajorTicks, vnMinorTicks);

Multi-Panels (Multi-Layer, with Shared X-Axis)Plotting in Multiple Graph LayersGraph Page, Arrange Layers

The following example shows how to construct multiple graph layers in one graph page, all layers sharing the x axis in one layer, then plot XY data sets one by one from a worksheet to each graph layer.

Before compiling the following codes, you need to run this command to build the graph_utils.c file to your current workspace.

run.LoadOC(Originlab\graph_utils.c, 16);

Compile the following Origin C code. Before running, make sure there is a workbook named Book1, and it has one X column and at least two Y columns.

#include <..\Originlab\graph_utils.h> // needed for page_add_layer function
// Construct data range from Book1
WorksheetPage wksPage("Book1");
Worksheet wks = wksPage.Layers(0); // get the first worksheet in Book1
DataRange dr;
dr.Add(wks, 0, "X"); // 1st column as X data
dr.Add(wks, 1, "Y", -1); // 2nd column to last one for Y data

// Get the number of Y
DWORD dwRules = DRR_GET_DEPENDENT | DRR_NO_FACTORS;
int nNumYs = dr.GetNumData(dwRules);	

// Add more layers with right Axis and link to the 1st layer
GraphPage gp;
gp.Create("Origin");
while ( gp.Layers.Count() < nNumYs )
{
	page_add_layer(gp, false, false, false, true, 
		ADD_LAYER_INIT_SIZE_POS_MOVE_OFFSET, false, 0, LINK_STRAIGHT); 
}

// Loop and add plot from each XY data range to graph layer
foreach(GraphLayer gl in gp.Layers)
{
	int nLayerIndex = gl.GetIndex();
	
	// Get the sub XY range from dr
	DataRange drOne;
	dr.GetSubRange(drOne, dwRules, nLayerIndex);		
	
	// Plot one XY range to graph layer
	int nPlot = gl.AddPlot(drOne, IDM_PLOT_LINE);
	if( nPlot >= 0 )
	{
		DataPlot dp = gl.DataPlots(nPlot);
		dp.SetColor(nLayerIndex); // Set data plot as different color

		// Set the ticks and ticklabels of right Y axis auto color
		gl.YAxis.AxisObjects(AXISOBJPOS_AXIS_SECOND).RightTicks.Color.nVal = 
		gl.YAxis.AxisObjects(AXISOBJPOS_LABEL_SECOND).RightLabels.Color.nVal = 
		INDEX_COLOR_AUTOMATIC;
				
		gl.Rescale();
	}		
}