Plot Workbench

Plot workbench icon

Introduction

LabRPS is able to perform plots using the matplotlib Python library. A module is provided to this end, as a core component of LabRPS.

The produced plots offer the standard matplotlib tools to edit and save. On top of that, a Plot Workbench is provided as an external add-on offering more complete tools to edit the plot and save it.

Module

The module can be invoked in a Python console or in a macro. The first thing you must do is importing the module by typing:

from labrps.plot import Plot

After that, you can plot a straight line from (0,0) to (1,2) just simply typing:

Plot.plot([0, 1], [0, 2])

You can find more complex examples in the Plot Basic tutorial and the Plot MultiAxes tutorial.

Workbench Tools

If you activate the Plot Workbench , you will have the following tools available to manage the plots created with the module:

Save plot: Saves the plot in several formats. You can select the output size and resolution too.
Axes: Add, remove or edit plot axes.
Series: Edit series title and styling.
Grid: Show/hide grid.
Legend: Show/hide legend.
Labels: Edit labels.
Positions: Set elements positions.

Scripting

Since the Plot Workbench is a layer on top of matplotlib, you are free to use any function from this library on plot instances. See Scripting and macros for examples.