Create a Plot Frame

Introduction

Most companies report their data in a specified frame, see an example of the Deltares frame below.

Steps

Startup/Open

To edit an existing frame, start streamFrameSetup and choose the frame file concerned.

To create a new frame, press Cancel when being asked to open a Frame File. A dialog is shown to define the layout of the frame.

Explanation of the fields:

• Number of rows: (maximum) number of horizontal sections in the frame texts part; this can be reset later on.
• Number of columns: (maximum) number of vertical sections in the frame texts part; this can be reset later on.
• Height of frame (cm): initial height of the frame texts part in centimeters; this can be adjusted later on.
• Left margin (cm): initial left margin of the outer frame; this can be adjusted later on.
• Right margin (cm): initial right margin of the outer frame; this can be adjusted later on.
• Bottom margin (cm): initial bottom margin of the outer frame; this can be adjusted later on.
• Top margin (cm): initial top margin of the outer frame; this can be adjusted later on.

Define Sections

Define Content

Close/Save

Formats

A frame is developed in A4 portrait, but can be applied for plots in A4 and A3 formats, portrait and landscape both. When applying in A3 landscape format, size of the frame texts remains unchanged, but the outer frame is extended.
When switching to another orientation, the whole frame is rotated 90 degrees clockwise, see examples below.