Showing Statistics in a Chart
When you want to present the results of your simulation runs to colleagues and management, you will use the Chart. You can insert the Chart 
into your simulation model from the folder UserInterface in the Class Library or from the toolbar User Interface in the Toolbox.
The display window of the Chart does not use the standard Siemens PLM theme, but your Windows theme.
The dialog window of the Chart uses the standard Siemens PLM theme.
The Chart graphically displays the data sets that Plant Simulation recorded during a simulation run. You can select to show:
Data from a table, into which you saved the simulation results, for example.
Data from input channels you define that dynamically record the values of attributes of interest of objects that your are interested in.
To show statistics values of an object in the Chart, which you inserted into a Frame, you can use drag-and-drop:
To | Drag a | To a |
|---|---|---|
Show the statistics of a material flow object | material flow object | Chart |
Show the frequency distribution of the number of MUs | PlaceBuffer, Buffer, Store | Chart |
Show the contents of a table | DataTable, TimeSequence | Chart |
Show the value of the Variable you inserted into a Frame | Variable | Chart |
To apply the settings you selected in the dialog and to show the records, click Apply. When you resize the display window, Plant Simulation also resizes the shown graph.
To show the data the Chart collected in the display window, click Show Chart.
To open the dialog of the Chart, double-click anywhere in the display window.
To make a Chart of type Histogram or Plotter collect data during the simulation run, select Collect data in the dialog. To deactivate data collection, clear the check box.
To delete all values that the Chart collected, select Tools > Reset Values.
The Chart lets you select settings in a number of ways. You can:
When you select another Category, the Chart automatically shows the icon of this category in the Frame window.
Chart | Histogram | Plotter |
|---|---|---|
 |  |  |
Compare Viewing the Statistics Report
Compare Viewing Statistics in the Dialogs of the Objects
Compare Showing Statistics with Display Panels in the Model
Compare Showing Statistics and Other Values in a Report
Compare Showing Values During the Simulation Run with the Display
Compare Showing Statistics During the Simulation Run in Excel