Starting Plot Utility

Plot Utility can be started from the Vulcan Launcher, from the Workbench, with or without Vulcan running, and from the Vulcan Explorer Application.

Vulcan Launcher
  1. Double-click on the Vulcan Launcher button, or drag and drop a data folder onto the button, or double-click on a folder, which has had its properties set to run with Vulcan.
  2. Highlight the Data directory that you want to use for the plotting session.
  3. Click the Plot Utility button.
Workbench
  1. Select the Workbench start button, in the Application Area.
  2. Select Plot Utility. You will be prompted to open a plot file, which will then be displayed in the Plot Preview Window
Vulcan Explorer Application Double-click on a plot file in the Plots folder of the Vulcan Explorer Application, the selected plot file will then be displayed in the Plot Preview Window.

It is also possible to right-click on the plot file and select Plot or Preview. You can select multiple plots by using the mouse and the [Shift] key (for adjacent plot files) and the mouse and the [CTRL] key (for non-adjacent files).

Many of the Vulcan plotting options, such as File > Plot > Plot All, will provide the opportunity of viewing the plots, in the Plot Utility, once the file has been created.