# Make soft plot using Power Chart

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, perspective\
**Created:** [October 26, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716 "2022-10-26T17:37:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Jesus\_Perez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@Jesus\_Perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jesus_Perez)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716/1 "2022-10-26T17:37:13Z")

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HI, im trying to plat some signal using power chart but i see like steps since i am using the basis cuve mode, please i need to graph the start and stop of and engine

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716/2 "2022-10-26T18:35:02Z")

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Can you post a picture showing the problem and your settings?

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**Author:** ![Jesus\_Perez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@Jesus\_Perez](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Jesus_Perez)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716/3 "2022-10-26T18:43:43Z")

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/make-soft-plot-using-power-chart/65716/4 "2022-10-26T19:03:28Z")

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> [@Jesus\_Perez](#):
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> i see like steps since i am using the basis cuve mode, ...

It looks like there are steps in your data. What are you expecting?  
What is "the basis cuve mode"?

> [@Jesus\_Perez](#):
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> i need to graph the start and stop of and engine.

Are you charting the correct tag?