diff --git a/dataprocessing/plotdpsim.py b/dataprocessing/plotdpsim.py
index 39014e98a2f0853734b300288f7bf121075bbaec..a0eb07adfa78c1f8d337e0eb331e99f3becc27c7 100644
--- a/dataprocessing/plotdpsim.py
+++ b/dataprocessing/plotdpsim.py
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ def plot_dpsim_abs_diff(filename1, label1, node1, filename2, label2, node2):
     figure_id = 1
     #plt.figure(figure_id)
     plt.figure(figure_id, figsize=(12 / 2.54, 6 / 2.54), facecolor='w', edgecolor='k')
-    plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs1)
-    plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs2)
+    #plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs1)
+    #plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs2)
     plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_diff)
     plt.xlabel('Time [s]')
     plt.ylabel('Voltage [kV]')
@@ -43,6 +43,41 @@ def plot_dpsim_abs_diff(filename1, label1, node1, filename2, label2, node2):
     plt.tight_layout()
     plt.show()
 
+def plot_dpsim_abs(filename1, label1, node1, filename2, label2, node2):
+        ts_dpsim1 = read_time_series_DPsim(filename1)
+        ts_dpsim2 = read_time_series_DPsim(filename2)
+
+        ts_dpsim1_length = len(ts_dpsim1)
+        im_offset1 = int(ts_dpsim1_length / 2)
+        if im_offset1 <= node1 or node1 < 0:
+            print('Node 1 not available')
+            exit()
+
+        ts_dpsim2_length = len(ts_dpsim2)
+        im_offset2 = int(ts_dpsim2_length / 2)
+        if im_offset2 <= node1 or node1 < 0:
+            print('Node 2 not available')
+            exit()
+
+        # this assumes same timestep for both simulations
+        ts_abs1 = complex_abs('node ' + str(node1) + 'abs', ts_dpsim1[node1], ts_dpsim1[node1 + im_offset1])
+        ts_abs1 = scale_ts(ts_abs1.name, ts_abs1, 0.001)
+        ts_abs1.label = label1
+        ts_abs2 = complex_abs('node ' + str(node2) + 'abs', ts_dpsim2[node1], ts_dpsim2[node1 + im_offset2])
+        ts_abs2 = scale_ts(ts_abs2.name, ts_abs2, 0.001)
+        ts_abs2.label = label2
+
+        figure_id = 1
+        # plt.figure(figure_id)
+        plt.figure(figure_id, figsize=(12 / 2.54, 6 / 2.54), facecolor='w', edgecolor='k')
+        plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs1)
+        plot_single_ts(figure_id, ts_abs2)
+        plt.xlabel('Time [s]')
+        plt.ylabel('Voltage [kV]')
+        plt.grid(True)
+        plt.tight_layout()
+        plt.show()
+
 
 def plot_dpsim_abs_single(filename, node):
     ts_dpsim = read_time_series_DPsim(filename)
diff --git a/examples/plot_absolute_example.py b/examples/plot_absolute_example.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..98d3bdcb24fbf4840ef5c6d42fed25642e007bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/plot_absolute_example.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from dataprocessing.plotdpsim import *
+
+path = 'C:\\Users\\mmi\\git\\PowerSystemSimulation\\gre\\step-dist-init\\'
+plot_dpsim_abs(path + 'lvector-ref.csv', 'reference', 2,
+                    path + 'lvector0-local_rm-first-row.csv', 'local', 2)
+
+plot_dpsim_abs(path + 'lvector-ref.csv', 'reference', 2,
+                    path + 'lvector0-netem.csv', 'netem', 2)
+
+plot_dpsim_abs(path + 'lvector-ref.csv', 'reference', 2,
+                    path + 'lvector0-dist.csv', 'dist', 2)
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