Plotter.save_graphic

Plotter.save_graphic(

filename: str | Path,

title: str = 'PyVista Export',

raster: bool = True,

painter: bool = True,

) → None

Save a screenshot of the rendering window as a graphic file.

This can be helpful for publication documents.

The supported formats are:

• '.svg'

• '.eps'

• '.ps'

• '.pdf'

• '.tex'

Parameters:

filenamestr | Path

Path to save the graphic file to.

titlestr, default: “PyVista Export”

Title to use within the file properties.

rasterbool, default: True

Attempt to write 3D properties as a raster image.

painterbool, default: True

Configure the exporter to expect a painter-ordered 2D rendering, that is, a rendering at a fixed depth where primitives are drawn from the bottom up.

Examples

Download Python source code | Download Jupyter notebook

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> _ = pl.add_mesh(examples.load_airplane(), smooth_shading=True)
>>> _ = pl.add_background_image(examples.mapfile)
>>> pl.save_graphic('img.svg')