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## A.5 Layer Plot Windows

At version 4, TOPCAT introduces a new set of plotting windows. These provide most of the same functionality as the classic plot windows, but additionally much more flexibility, configurability, extensibility and better capabilities for making visual sense of very large data sets.

In their initial release v4.0b these windows are considered experimental. To access them, use the Graphics menu in the main Control Window. In future releases the capabilities will be extended, the details of the user interface may change following user feedback, and they will be made more prominent in the main window, possibly replacing the classic plot windows.

Four layer plot windows are currently available:

- Plane Plot
- Sky Plot
- Cube Plot
- Sphere Plot

More may be introduced in future releases.

The rest of this section describes the layer plot functions in detail.

- A.5.1 Differences From Classic Plot Windows
- A.5.2 Window Overview

- A.5.2.1 Defining Subsets by Region
- A.5.2.2 Plot Export Window

- A.5.3 Fixed Controls

- A.5.3.1 Legend
- A.5.3.2 Aux Axis

- A.5.4 Layer Controls

- A.5.4.1 Table Layer Control
- A.5.4.2 Function Layer Control

- A.5.5 Plot Forms

- A.5.5.1 Mark Form
- A.5.5.2 Size Form
- A.5.5.3 Vector Form
- A.5.5.4 Error Bars Form
- A.5.5.5 Ellipse Form
- A.5.5.6 Pair Link Form
- A.5.5.7 Triple Link Form
- A.5.5.8 Line Form
- A.5.5.9 Text Label Form
- A.5.5.10 Contour Form

- A.5.6 Shading Modes

- A.5.6.1 Flat Mode
- A.5.6.2 Transparent Mode
- A.5.6.3 Auto Mode
- A.5.6.4 Density Mode
- A.5.6.5 Aux Mode

- A.5.7 Plane Plot Window

- A.5.7.1 Plane Axes Control

- A.5.8 Sky Plot Window

- A.5.8.1 Sky Axes Control

- A.5.9 Cube Plot Window

- A.5.9.1 Cube Axes Control

- A.5.10 Sphere Plot Window

- A.5.10.1 Sphere Axes Control

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TOPCAT - Tool for OPerations on Catalogues And Tables
Starlink User Note253
TOPCAT web page: http://www.starlink.ac.uk/topcat/
Author email: m.b.taylor@bristol.ac.uk
Mailing list: topcat-user@bristol.ac.uk