Software
PlotGenesis™ functions, data, curve-fits, ...
  • Start MotionGenesis™.  At its line prompt, type Plot.
  • To plot data from a file, click the Data File button and browse to that file.
  • To plot a function, click the Function button and enter the function.
  • Macintosh plotting problem? Alternatives: MATLAB® (below) or Excel Plotting Tutorial.
Another way to start PlotGenesis™ is to drag and drop a data file onto  MotionGenesisStartHere. Or, from the operating system prompt, type one of the following:
MotionGenesis  Plot
MotionGenesis  dataFile.1  dataFile.2
MotionGenesis  dataFile.1[1, 2, 3]  (plots columns 2 and 3 vs. column 1).
Click the Function button and enter a function.  Click the View graph button.
PlotGenesisScreenShotFunctionButton.png
PlotGenesisScreenShotFunctionSinX.png
Click the Data File button. Add curves from data files. Click the View graph button.
PlotGenesisScreenShotPowerbeeDataFile.png
PlotGenesisScreenShotPowerbeeGraph.png
To view advanced options, click the More button (e.g., to do a polar plot). To save the graph in a different format such as png, jpg, postscript, Adobe illustrator, click the Save Graph button.
PlotGenesisScreenShotMoreSinPlusCos.png
PlotGenesisScreenShotSaveGraph.png
PlotGenesisScreenShotPolarPlot.png
MATLAB® Alternative: To solve an ODE and generate a MATLAB® plot, start MotionGenesis™ and type the following:
Variable  y' = cos(t) Input  y = 0 meters,  tFinal = 9 sec OutputPlot  t seconds, y meters ODE()  MGSolveODEAndPlotDemo.m
Next, start MATLAB®, ensure the file  MGSolveODEAndPlotDemo.m  is in the current working directory/folder, and run MGSolveODEAndPlotDemo.m, i.e., at the MATLAB® prompt, type MGSolveODEAndPlotDemo. A plot similar to the following should appear.
SolveODEAndPlotDemo.png