Etap Plot Manager Apr 2026

| Tier | Component | Example | Persistence | |------|-----------|---------|--------------| | | Project / Study Case | "MyPlant_BaseCase", "MyPlant_2025_Expansion" | Saved in .etap project | | 2 | Plot Definition | "Gen1_Rotor_Speed_During_Fault" | Saved as XML inside the project | | 3 | Result Snapshot | The actual time-series array from a simulation run | Stored in .rps (results) files |

Crucial insight: If you delete the result file but keep the plot definition, Plot Manager shows an empty graph with a "Missing Data" overlay—it does not crash. You can later re-link to a new .rps file. etap plot manager

Instead of the basic "run → view plot" cycle, a deep user does this: | Tier | Component | Example | Persistence

# Access Plot Manager via ETAP COM plotMgr = project.PlotManager plot = plotMgr.GetPlot("Gen1_Rotor_Speed") plot.ResultFile = "C:\Results\FaultStudy.rps" plot.YAxisVariable = "Speed (pu)" plot.XAxisStart = 0.0 plot.XAxisEnd = 2.0 plot.Refresh() plot.ExportAsImage("Gen1_Speed.png", width=1920, height=1080) This allows integration with automated report generation pipelines (e.g., run 50 fault scenarios overnight, Plot Manager generates 150 standardized plots, a script inserts them into a Word report). run 50 fault scenarios overnight