.. _contour:

Contour Plot
============
Here you will find the guide to every parameter of the contour plot. If you need
more generic information please see :ref:`basic_usage`.

.. image:: /img/contour/contour.png
  :scale: 50%

Plot Properties
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``Layer``: the combobox will display all the vector layer loaded in QGIS

``X Field``: the X field

``Y Field``: the Y field

``Contour Type``: choose the type of countour:

  1. ``Fill``: the plot is filled everywhere:

  .. image:: /img/contour/fill.png
    :scale: 50%

  2. ``Heatmap``: a heatmap like plot will be created:

  .. image:: /img/contour/heatmap.png
    :scale: 50%

  3. ``Only Lines``: only the contour lines will be displayed:

  .. image:: /img/contour/onlylines.png
    :scale: 50%

``Show Lines``: uncheck if no contour lines should be added to the plot

``Color Scale``: choose between many differnt color scales

Plot Customizations
-------------------
``Show Legend``: show the legend of the current plot

``Plot Title``: the plot title

``Legend Title``: the title of the legend
