---
name: "mcplot-html"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mcstas-mcplot-html"
version: "3.5+3.5.19+ds5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mcplot-html"
---

# mcplot-html(1)

Plotting the results of a mcstas simulation in a browser

## NAME

**mcplot-html** - Plotting the results of a mcstas simulation in a browser

## SYNOPSIS

**mcplot-html** \[-h\] \[-n\] \[-l\] \[–autosize\] \[–libpath \[LIBPATH ...\]\] \[-o OUTPUT\] \[simulation ...\]

## DESCRIPTION

The front-end **mcplot-html** is a program that produces plots of all the monitors in a simulation, and it is thus useful to get a quick overview of the simulation results. In the simplest case, the front-end is run simply by typing `mcplot-html`. This will plot any simulation data stored in the current directory, which is where simulations store their results by default. If the `--dir` or `--file` options have been used, the name of the file or directory should be passed to *mcplot-html*, e.g. `mcplot-html dir` or `mcplot-html file`. It is also possible to plot one single text (not binary) data file from a given monitor, passing its name to `mcplot-html`. The `-h` option will list valid options.

This is the web/html plotting tool (in browser).

## OPTIONS

- **-h, –help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-n, –nobrowse**

  do not open a webbrowser viewer

- **-l, –log**

  enable logscale on plot

- **–autosize**

  expand to window size on load

- **–libpath \[LIBPATH ...\]**

  js lib files path

- **-o OUTPUT, –output OUTPUT**

  specify output file (.html extension)

## FILES

/usr/share/mcstas/resources /usr/share/mcstas/tools/Python/mccodelib/mccode\_config.json ~/.mcstas/mccode\_config.json http://www.mcstas.org

## EXAMPLES

- Run and plot the *Test\_SX* example (Single crystal diffraction)

  - •

  `mcrun Test_SX.instr -d output_dir -n 1e7 TTH=13.4`

- •

  `mcplot-html output_dir`

## AUTHORS

McStas Team (mcstas.org)

## SEE ALSO

[mcstas(1)](/mcstas/1.md), [mcdoc(1)](/mcdoc/1.md), [mcplot(1)](/mcplot/1.md), [mcrun(1)](/mcrun/1.md), [mcgui(1)](/mcgui/1.md), [mcdisplay(1)](/mcdisplay/1.md)

## AUTHORS

MCSTAS neutron Ray Tracing Team.