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title: "How to plot and customise an XY Series of 1D urban results | Tutorials"
slug: "how-to-plot-customise-xy-series-urban-results"
description: "Learn how to plot and customise an XY series of 1D urban results."
tags: ["viewing results", "1D urban modelling"]
updated: 2022-11-01T18:08:26Z
published: 2022-11-01T18:08:26Z
canonical: "help.floodmodeller.com/how-to-plot-customise-xy-series-urban-results"
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# How to plot and customise an XY Series of 1D urban results

NoteYou will need to be on **1D Urban** selection mode and have your urban network active to open an urban plot.

In the **Results tab**, click the **XY Series** button.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/1DUrbanimagesplotresultsxyurban.png)

The **XY Series Selection (Urban Results)** window will open.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/1DUrbanimagesurbanxyseries.png)

Note: This window can also be accessed by right-clicking on one of your selected nodes (in the **map** view or in the **1D Urban Network** panel), then selecting **XY Series** from the menu.

Specify your plot settings as listed below.

#### Select nodes

The **Node/Item Selection** tab will be shown by default. This list displays all nodes/links available for plotting from your active 1D urban network.

Tick the checkbox(es) of the nodes/links you would like to plot.

Three things to make this easier:

- Select one or multiple nodes/links in your urban network before clicking the **XY Series** button and these will automatically populate the **Selected Items** list. You may find this page on [Selecting multiple nodes](/v1/docs/how-to-select-multiple-nodes) helpful.
- A **Search Box** is provided to easily locate nodes/link within the **Node/Item Selection** list.
- All selected nodes/links are displayed in the **Selected Nodes/Items** tab. Switch between the viewing tabs by clicking on the tab names below the list.

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#### Confirm results files

Your results file(s) will be displayed in a list. Use the checkboxes provided to select which results to plot.

Add more results files by clicking the **Add 1D Urban Results File(s)** button located below the list. You can browse to results files (extension .out).

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#### Select variables

A table lists all possible variables available for plotting. The default variable selections are **Node Depth** and **Link Flow** for the y-axis and **Node Head** for the x-axis. You can untick these and select different variables.

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#### Select the plot time range

Click in the fields provided and enter the required **Start Time** and **End Time**. The default is the full analysis period of the specified results file.

Note: The timings for urban results are always specified as real dates.

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Click the **Plot** button in the **Toolbar** to display the XY series graph. The plot will have a title and legend added automatically.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/1DUrbanimagesurbanxyseriesplothowto.png)

A cursor signified by the crossing of vertical and horizontal lines is always visible on the chart. The chart has an option to show data values under the (vertical line of) the cursor for all plotted datasets. This functionality is activated by a tick box in the chart toolbar. When this is ticked the data values will be visible on the chart. These data will update as you move the cursor around the chart.

Charts can be fully customised using the **Quick-Edit** button on the chart **Toolbar**. Please see the technical reference for details on [Quick-Edit functionality](/v1/docs/the-time-series-plot-window-urban-results#quickedit-functionality), [Toolbar functionality](/v1/docs/the-time-series-plot-window-urban-results#toolbar-functionality) and [Right-click menu functionality](/v1/docs/the-time-series-plot-window-urban-results#rightclick-menu-functionality).

Use the X in the upper right corner of the chart to close the chart window when you’ve finished with it.