Etap Plot Manager [ Ultra HD ]

ETAP Plot Manager — Quick, Practical Guide

6. Best Practices

To maximize the efficiency of the ETAP Plot Manager:

• Use Templates: ETAP allows saving plot configurations as templates. Standard plots (e.g., "All Generator Frequencies") can be saved and re-applied to new study cases to save time.
• Limit Data Points: For very long transient simulations, ensure the print step is not set too small to avoid excessively large output files.
• Naming Conventions: Use descriptive names for buses and generators in the Single Line Diagram (SLD). These names appear in the Plot Manager legend; clear names result in readable graphs.

Tip 1: Creating a Template

Don’t reconfigure every time. Once you have perfect margins, pen settings, and a title block, use File > Save As Template. Load this template for every new project to enforce ISO or ANSI drafting standards. etap plot manager

Key capabilities

• Multiple plot types: time-series, XY, bar, and trend overlays.
• Multi-channel plotting: display several variables (voltages, currents, powers, frequencies) on the same axes.
• Scenario comparison: overlay results from different cases (base vs. contingency).
• Custom axes, scaling, and units per channel.
• Annotations and markers for events (fault inception, breaker operations).
• Export: images (PNG, JPEG), and copy to clipboard for reports.
• Save and recall plot templates for consistent styling across projects.
• Integration: link plots to one-line diagram objects — click equipment to show its data.

Problem: Equipment labels are too small or cut off.

Solution: Do not change font size in the diagram. Instead, go to Plot Manager > Properties > Scale > increase the scale factor (e.g., from 1 to 1.5). Then adjust the paper size or tiling. ETAP Plot Manager — Quick, Practical Guide 6