Skip data quickly and easily by adding an axis break.
Adding an axis break to a graph lets you skip a specified
range of the selected axis, thereby skipping the display of any
data that falls within the specified range. This allows you to display
one region of the plotting area using one scale space, and the other
using an entirely different scale space. A "break" symbol
is used to illustrate where these two regions meet.
A broken axis or scale break is useful when you
would like to:
- See all your data points in one plot rather than splitting them
up into two different graphs
- Clearly and effectively show data from the same column on the
same graph, even data of markedly different ranges
- Account for data that varies greatly in magnitude
- Reduce the effect that one or two large values is having on
the rest of a data plot
- Skip data that is of no consequence to your results/research
Origin's Axis dialog box, Break Tab - note the ability
to set the scale type after the axis break to Log10
Example Graphs Showing Broken Axes
The example graph on the left shows a floating column
plot with a break in the Y axis, while the second graph shows multiple
X axis breaks. The figure above represents an enlarged portion of
the second graph.
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Click on either graph to view a larger version of it in
the Graph
Gallery.
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Editable Axis Break Properties:
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Enable/disable axis break (one per axis)
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Set break region
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Set break position (in percent of axis length)
or manually drag and drop break position once the break
has been created
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Define minor tick and scale increments before and after
the axis break
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Use Log10 scale after the axis break to display data
that varies greatly in magntide
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