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Plot |
Alt-P |
[Correlogram][2D plot][3D plot][Grid plot][Profile]
This menu gives access to many commands that display graphical representations of the data in several ways.
| Correlogram | Variables plot for one or many objects representing the original ALMOND descriptors. |
| 2D plots | Object or Variables two dimensional plots. |
| 3D plots | Object or Variables interactive three-dimensional plots. |
| Grid plots | Representation of the real 3D space around the molecules, including field data. The structures of one or many molecules can be represented together with the data. |
| profile | Variables plot, where the variables are plotted in sequential order in the horizontal axis |
Plot applications
All these commands start a plot application which opens a new window in the screen. Notice that the plots behave like independent applications. They will persist in the desktop until they are individually closed, even if the User exits from the ALMOND front-end.
You can find a detailed explanation of the commands and options inside these particular applications here:
| cgram | correlogram |
| plot | 2D plots |
| profile | Profiles |
| plot3D | 3D plots |
| plotGrid | Grid plots |
Plot intercommunication is essential in ALMOND for the interpretation of the variables and the models. ALMOND variables represent node-node interactions separated by a certain distance. In order to understand the meaning of ALMOND variables, the User need to see in the space the corresponding node-node interactions, either for one molecule of for all the series. This task is possible thanks to the plot intercommunication: whenever ALMOND represents a correlogram, a 2D plot or profile, the User can click with the middle mouse button on any variable or value represented, and the grid plots open in the Desktop will respond showing the node-node interactions as red bars or tubes linking both nodes.
The process is slightly different depending upon what is selected:
| correlograms | In correlograms, points represent values,
a certain node-node interaction for a single object. In this case, only
grid plots representing this object will show the corresponding
node-node interactions. |
| 2D plots and profiles | In 2D plots and profiles, the points
represent variables, that are not particularly linked to any object. In
this case, every grid plot will respond to the selection. By default, the grid plots will show the node-node interactions for all the molecules of the series. When the compounds are not superimposed, this plot can be messy and of little value. Alternatively, the clipboard in the grid plot applications can be configured to shown only the node-node interaction for the current object. When the clipboard represents interactions for more than one object, the interactions for the current object are shown as thick lines and the interactions for other objects as thin lines. If a spectrum has been generated, interactions will be colored like the object they represent. |
In any case, grid plots only show node-node interactions for the fields they represent. For example, if the User selects a variable in the autocorrelogram 11, only grid plots representing the first field will show the node-node interaction.