Creating your first stage plot

Before you can place a single amp or mic, you need a canvas to work on. Starting a new stage plot takes about ten seconds, and you can change anything you pick here later — so don't overthink it.

Start from the dashboard

When you log in to Plot, you land on your dashboard. This is where everything you make lives: past shows, working drafts, and stage plots you've shared with tour managers or venues.

Click New stage plot. A small dialog pops up and asks for two things:

• A name. Something you'll recognise later. "Summer tour 2026", "Trio setup", "Oslo Spektrum — main stage." Whatever helps future-you find this again.
• Stage dimensions. Width and depth in metres. If you don't know, use the default (10 × 8 m). You can change it any time.

Hit Create, and Plot drops you straight into the editor.

What you see when you land

The editor opens with a blank canvas at 1200 × 800 pixels — plenty of room for a full band, backline, and monitors. Your stage outline shows as a dashed rectangle in the middle, scaled to the dimensions you picked. That's your playing area.

On the left is the element library: musicians, amps, drum pieces, monitors, mics, risers, and more. On the right is the properties panel, which stays empty until you select something.

A few sensible defaults

Plot ships with a few things turned on that most bands want:

• Snap-to-grid (20 px). When you drag an element, it clicks to an invisible grid so things line up without you having to eyeball it.
• The stage outline shows the edges of your actual stage, so you can tell when a monitor is off the front lip or a riser is too deep.
• Autosave. You don't have to hit save. Plot writes every change back as you work.

What to name it

Names aren't enforced. But a little thought here saves time later when you're looking at a dashboard full of plots. Good patterns:

• Band or act name + tour or year: "Kari Solheim Trio — autumn 2026"
• Specific venue if it's a one-off: "Rockefeller — acoustic setup"
• The configuration, if you run different ones: "Full band", "Duo stripped-back"

That's it. You now have a stage plot waiting for its first element.