Example of a Contour Plot in Graph Builder

You can create the same contour plot shown in Figure 10.2 using Graph Builder.

1. Select Help > Sample Data Library and open Little Pond.jmp.

2. Select Graph > Graph Builder.

3. Click and drag the X coordinate to the X zone.

4. Click and drag the Y coordinate to the Y zone.

5. Click and drag depth, Z, to the Color zone.

Figure 10.3 Contour Plot in Graph Builder 

Notice the plot produced from the Contour platform looks slightly different than the plot produced using Graph Builder.