Introduction

Plots Python API, User's guide

The Plots Python API provides access to the Plot analysis tool of Simcenter Amesim. It provides a complete set of functions to create and modify graph displays using your data sets.

These functions are very useful when you want to generate a report from:

• Scripts that will plot the results of analysis performed by a series of automated tasks

• Apps that will display graphs directly in the Apps graphical interface

This manual explains how the API is structured. It describes the basic steps that make it possible to call the Simcenter Amesim Plot from lines of code through the Python language.

You are advised to consult the Plots Python API References for the complete list of the available functions with a short description for each. Through these functions you will be able to go further in customizing graphs.

The following tables classify and illustrate the kinds of plots you can create with the Plots Python API. They include lines, bars, density, maps, and pie graphs.

Two-Dimensional graph types

2D line	Density	Bar	Bubble	Colormap	Multilines
basic plot	Bubble size	2D Bars	Bubble colormap	Basic colormap
xlog plot	Colorscale		Bubble size	Colormap with isoline
xlog plot				Colormap with isoline and annotations
xylog plot				Isoline colorscale

Three-Dimensional graph types

3D line	Mesh	Surface	Waterfall
basic plot	3D mesh plot	Basic surface	Basic waterfall
		Surface with isolines

One-Dimensional discrete graph types

1D line	Bar	Pie	Parallel coordinates	Spider
Horizontal lines	Vertical bars	Pie chart	Horizontal lines	Spider lines
Vertical lines	Horizontal bars	3D Pie chart	Vertical lines	Spider areas
	Vertical stacked bars
	Horizontal stacked bars