diff --git a/core_tools/data/ds/data_set.py b/core_tools/data/ds/data_set.py
index 1d3064c1d82f6a42a06736f2c95c0ef7ceab040f..7b808d87db7b10a52b897733634db2e9a6ef1f0c 100644
--- a/core_tools/data/ds/data_set.py
+++ b/core_tools/data/ds/data_set.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from core_tools.data.ds.data_set_core import data_set_raw, data_set
 from core_tools.data.SQL.SQL_database_mgr import SQL_database_manager
+import qcodes as qc
 
 def load_by_id(exp_id):
     '''
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ def create_new_data_set(experiment_name, *m_params):
     '''
     ds = data_set_raw(exp_name=experiment_name)
 
+    if qc.Station.default is not None:
+        ds.snapshot = qc.Station.default.snapshot()
+
     # intialize the buffers for the measurement
     for m_param in m_params:
         m_param.init_data_dataclass()
diff --git a/core_tools/data/gui/plot_mgr.py b/core_tools/data/gui/plot_mgr.py
index 8ccc27ace62d1018db9ee9382af1292af35a2e29..6483922463d616546dc56fa47a17467c8940d114 100644
--- a/core_tools/data/gui/plot_mgr.py
+++ b/core_tools/data/gui/plot_mgr.py
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ class ui_box_mgr():
 
         for plot in self.plot_widgets:
             plot.update()
-        print('updating plot')
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
@@ -106,6 +105,5 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     set_up_local_storage('stephan', 'magicc', 'test', 'Intel Project', 'F006', 'SQ38328342')
     
 
-    ds = load_by_id(14)
+    ds = load_by_uuid(1603957754478631616)
     p = data_plotter(ds)
-    print('pass')
diff --git a/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_autgen.py b/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_autgen.py
index a0cc7345aea91f060416db6e8e8ad3d5d0566664..ad8ff4ac3fd0814f5782bb0095dc521c79468d7f 100644
--- a/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_autgen.py
+++ b/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_autgen.py
@@ -24,26 +24,33 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.scrollArea.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
         self.scrollArea.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
-        self.scrollArea.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 16777215))
+        self.scrollArea.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(350, 16777215))
         self.scrollArea.setWidgetResizable(True)
         self.scrollArea.setObjectName("scrollArea")
         self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4 = QtWidgets.QWidget()
-        self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 320, 774))
+        self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(0, 0, 348, 788))
+        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
+        sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
+        self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
+        self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(0, 0))
+        self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
         self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4.setObjectName("scrollAreaWidgetContents_4")
         self.gridLayout = QtWidgets.QGridLayout(self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4)
         self.gridLayout.setObjectName("gridLayout")
         self.data_content_layout = QtWidgets.QVBoxLayout()
         self.data_content_layout.setObjectName("data_content_layout")
         self.label = QtWidgets.QLabel(self.scrollAreaWidgetContents_4)
-        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Fixed, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        sizePolicy = QtWidgets.QSizePolicy(QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred, QtWidgets.QSizePolicy.Preferred)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setHeightForWidth(self.label.sizePolicy().hasHeightForWidth())
         self.label.setSizePolicy(sizePolicy)
-        self.label.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 0))
-        self.label.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 16777215))
+        self.label.setMinimumSize(QtCore.QSize(300, 50))
+        self.label.setMaximumSize(QtCore.QSize(16777215, 16777215))
         font = QtGui.QFont()
-        font.setPointSize(14)
+        font.setPointSize(16)
         self.label.setFont(font)
         self.label.setObjectName("label")
         self.data_content_layout.addWidget(self.label)
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ class Ui_MainWindow(object):
     def retranslateUi(self, MainWindow):
         _translate = QtCore.QCoreApplication.translate
         MainWindow.setWindowTitle(_translate("MainWindow", "MainWindow"))
-        self.label.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Content"))
+        self.label.setText(_translate("MainWindow", "Dataset Content"))
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_ui.ui b/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_ui.ui
index 148eab9a9628a66244cf4f564fc72a7dc24f0b87..f8e68bc3359c4499194b11d7475fd6db2ff3c9c4 100644
--- a/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_ui.ui
+++ b/core_tools/data/gui/ui_files/plotter_basic_ui.ui
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
       </property>
       <property name="maximumSize">
        <size>
-        <width>300</width>
+        <width>350</width>
         <height>16777215</height>
        </size>
       </property>
@@ -37,17 +37,35 @@
         <rect>
          <x>0</x>
          <y>0</y>
-         <width>320</width>
-         <height>774</height>
+         <width>348</width>
+         <height>788</height>
         </rect>
        </property>
+       <property name="sizePolicy">
+        <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
+         <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+         <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+        </sizepolicy>
+       </property>
+       <property name="minimumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>0</width>
+         <height>0</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
+       <property name="maximumSize">
+        <size>
+         <width>16777215</width>
+         <height>16777215</height>
+        </size>
+       </property>
        <layout class="QGridLayout" name="gridLayout">
         <item row="0" column="1">
          <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="data_content_layout">
           <item>
            <widget class="QLabel" name="label">
             <property name="sizePolicy">
-             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Fixed" vsizetype="Preferred">
+             <sizepolicy hsizetype="Preferred" vsizetype="Preferred">
               <horstretch>0</horstretch>
               <verstretch>0</verstretch>
              </sizepolicy>
@@ -55,22 +73,22 @@
             <property name="minimumSize">
              <size>
               <width>300</width>
-              <height>0</height>
+              <height>50</height>
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="maximumSize">
              <size>
-              <width>300</width>
+              <width>16777215</width>
               <height>16777215</height>
              </size>
             </property>
             <property name="font">
              <font>
-              <pointsize>14</pointsize>
+              <pointsize>16</pointsize>
              </font>
             </property>
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Content</string>
+             <string>Dataset Content</string>
             </property>
            </widget>
           </item>