## 3.12. Save Picture Command

To save the current contents of the viewer window to a file, select File > Save Picture from the main menu or click Save Picture . The Save Picture dialog box is displayed.

### Options Tab

The Options tab has the following settings:

File

  Enables you to specify the filename of the file. You may enter the filename and path into the File field, or click the Browse icon and search for the directory in which the file is to be saved.

  Files are always saved with the file extension corresponding to the selected graphics format.

Format

  To choose a file format, click . When creating a new image file, the file format you choose affects the quality of the image:

  `PNG`

    Portable Network Graphics is a raster file format (*.png) that supports lossless image compression.

  `AVZ (3D)`

    ANSYS Viewer Format is a file format (*.avz) used to present interactive three-dimensional views. It can be displayed using the ANSYS Viewer.

  `JPEG`

    A compressed file format (*.jpg) developed for compressing raw digital information. File sizes are relatively small. Due to compression artifacts, this format is not recommended for line drawings.

  `Windows Bitmap`

    A file type (*.bmp) that is usually large and does not adjust well to resizing or editing. This file type does retain all of the quality of the original image and can be easily converted to other formats.

  `PPM`

    Portable Pixel Map is a file format (*.ppm) similar to a `Windows Bitmap`. It is an uncompressed format and is not recommended for large images.

  `PostScript` and `Encapsulated PS`

    PostScript (*.ps) and Encapsulated PS (*.eps) are generally recommended for output to a printer or line drawings. However, some graphics objects and features can cause the PS/EPS to output as a very large bitmap file, in which case a PNG file would be a more efficient alternative. Note that the ANSYS logo and the axis do not cause the PS/EPS output to become a bitmap.

  `VRML (3D)`

    Virtual Reality Modeling Language is a file format (*.wrl) used to present interactive three-dimensional views. The output is VRML 2.0.

  `CFD Viewer State (3D)`

    A 3D file format (*.cvf) that can be read back directly into a stand-alone CFD Viewer. It is recommended that you use the AVZ (3D) option to save 3D viewer files.

Note: Existing CFD-Viewer State (*.cvf) files previously generated can be converted by using an application supplied as part of the CFX, TurboGrid and CFD-Post installations:

    C:\Program Files\ANSYS Inc\v$ANSYSCFXRELEASE\CFX\bin\cfx5cvfconvert <cvf-file>

Use Screen Capture Check Box

  When Use Screen Capture is selected, a screen capture of the viewer is saved to the output file.

  Note:

  - When a clip plane is coincident with regions, boundaries, or interfaces that are planes, the results of a Save Picture command may not match what you see in the 3D Viewer (depending on the orientation of the case). In this situation, select the Use Screen Capture check box.

White Background Check Box

  You can save the current image with a white background by selecting White Background.

  When the White Background check box is selected, certain white objects may be colored black and certain black objects may be colored white in the image file. Objects that are not affected can usually be manually colored by editing them.

Enhanced Output (Smooth Edges) Check Box

  When Enhanced Output (Smooth Edges) is selected, the image is processed by antialiasing.

Use Screen Size Check Box

  When Use Screen Size is selected, the output has the same width and height, measured in pixels, as shown in the viewer. You can clear the check box to specify the width and height manually.

Width/Height

  You can specify the width and height of the image in pixels by entering values for Width and Height. In order to use these settings, the Use Screen Size check box must be cleared.

Scale (%)

  Scale (%) is used to scale the size of bitmap images to a fraction (in percent) of the current viewer window size. This option is available when Use Screen Size is selected.

Image Quality

  Image Quality is available only for the JPEG format. A value of 100 specifies the highest image quality; a value of 1 specifies the lowest image quality.

Tolerance

  Tolerance is a non-dimensional value used in face sorting when generating pictures. Larger values result in faster generation times, but may cause defects in the resulting output.

Click Save to save the current viewer contents to an image file.

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