Pie Chart

The pie chart is a variation of the graph tool that allows you to display values broken into different color slices of a circle, with the area of each representing the share of all values represented. The Pie Chart shows values at a given time, either the simulation time, or the scrub time, as set in the Run Toolbar. As you simulate a model, the Pie Chart will update.

Adding a Pie Chart

Select the graph from the Interface Build toolbar, and click on the page at the location you want it to appear (you can also add a page to an existing graph you've already put down). On the graph panel, select type Pie at the top.

Then select the variables you want to appear in the pie chart. You can include any variables you want. For more information on adding variables, see Graph Series Property Panel

Options and Styles

Label pie slices, if selected, will put labels directly onto the pie chart. This can make it easier to read the pie chart when there are a relatively small number of things being shown.

Show borders on pie slices, if selected, will draw a border around each pie slice providing additional separation beyond just the color change.

The colors for the pie slices will follow the color sequence set for the model (see Global Graph Styles Properties Panel), but you can specify the color used for each variable directly.

Series Options and Styles

The series and display options as well as the styles for the correlation graph are the same as those for other graphs (see Graph Series Property Panel, Graph Settings Properties Panel, and Graph Styles Tab for more discussion).

The colors for the area graph will follow the color sequence set for the model (see Global Graph Styles Properties Panel), but you can specify the color used for each variable directly.

Labeling and Borders

The pie chart has an additional option to label the pie slices and to remove borders between the slices.

These labels are drawn in addition to the legend labels. How good these will look will depend upon the relative size of the slices and the colors chosen.