Experimental File Reader
The Experimental File Reader activity node is added as a predecessor from the top 
My Project node. This allows you to use (or "read") the data contained in an experimental data file (with the file extension *.EXP) and then plot the data on one or more Plot Renderers.
See the Tips and Tricks: How to Plot Experimental Data blog post on our website for useful guidance about this topic.
If you are a Console Mode user, this is the same concept as using the Experimental Data Files (*.POP, *.DOP).
The EXP file is a type of data file with information specifying a plotted diagram and it is written in the DATAPLOT graphical language. From this activity node you can plot the EXP file or save a copy of the file to another location.
Creating Activities and Successors and Plotting Experimental Data Files
How to Plot Using an Experimental Data File
- Right-click My Project and from the Create New Activity submenu choose Experimental File Reader.
- In the Configuration window in the EXP file field, enter the name of the EXP file to plot. Or click the Select Exp file
button to navigate to a location on the computer to add the dataset. - Once the .EXP file is added, under Dataset Selection you can choose to include or exclude specific datasets. Use the Select/Deslect all datasets checkbox as required.
- Right-click the Experimental File Reader node and from the Create New Successor submenu choose Plot Renderer.
If the source EXP file is changed, you can also click the Reload the selected EXP file from disk
button to refresh the data. If you want to save or export the loaded file, click the Save EXP file 
button, then navigate to where you want to save it and give it a file name. - In the Configuration window click Perform or right-click the Plot Renderer node and select Perform.