# Perspective Hard Jumps

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249 "2025-04-17T17:41:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![timothy.platt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@timothy.platt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/timothy.platt)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249/1 "2025-04-17T17:41:45Z")

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Using Powerchart with tags that only record on change. Power charge is making curves between points.

For example machine speed. yesterday it was changed from 100 to 50. Instead of a hard drop from 100 to 50 it then created a long diagnal line between the last two points that made it seem as though it was slowely changed down. How do i get it to represent it more of a hard cut way?

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**Author:** ![timothy.platt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@timothy.platt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/timothy.platt)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249/2 "2025-04-17T17:44:44Z")

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![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/f/d/fdc896339dd90cdc8728157b277006992552ef99.png)

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**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249/3 "2025-04-17T17:51:37Z")

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Look at Deadband Style. Set to Discrete.

> **[Configuring Tag History | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/ignition-modules/tag-historian/configuring-tag-history#deadband-discrete-style-and-analog-compression)**
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> In 8.1.17, the Tag Editor was redesigned to improve usability. The new Tag Editor now requires fewer clicks and keeps relevant tag information visible while modifying bindings, alarms, and event scripts.

> **[Tag Properties | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/tags/tag-properties#history-properties)**
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> Tags are points of data and may have static values or dynamic values that come from an OPC address, an Expression, or a SQL query. The values can be used on screens and in Transaction Groups. Additionally, tags offer a core set of features above and...

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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:** [April 17, 2025, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249/4 "2025-04-17T17:54:49Z")

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Gear icon (Chart Settings)  
→ Pens  
→ Edit Pen  
→ Display Interpolation : CurveStepAfter.

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**Author:** ![timothy.platt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@timothy.platt](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/timothy.platt)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-hard-jumps/105249/5 "2025-04-17T18:19:16Z")

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This resolved it! I actually did it the long way by changing the value in the DB directly (querymode) based on some breadcrumbs i found. Thank you.

To clarify the deadband style is what fixed it.