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Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

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18.1.4. Exporting Graphics in UNIX<br />

The PS Hard Copy dialog box (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Hard Copy) also provides a number of file export<br />

formats (EPS, TIFF and JPEG) along with limited page layout options. These files can be used in various word<br />

processing and desktop publishing applications.<br />

As in Windows, you must use the /SHOW command in order to generate file exports during batch runs.<br />

To obtain additional export formats, choose Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots. You can select from<br />

GRPH, PSCR, HPGL, HPGL2, JPEG, TIFF and VRML. These formats are suitable for a wide range of applications<br />

outside of the ANSYS program. Of special interest is the .GRPH file, a neutral graphics file that uses the<br />

ANSYS plotting instructions to recreate the file in applications other than ANSYS.<br />

Note<br />

The Redirect Plots export defaults to raster mode, even if vector is the prescribed /DEVICE mode.<br />

Ensure that the checkbox in the dialog box is checked for the desired output.<br />

18.2. Creating a Neutral Graphics File<br />

You can generate a neutral graphics file (*.GRPH) and use the stand-alone DISPLAY program to view static<br />

or animated screen images, or to convert your file into the appropriate format for printing, plotting, or exporting<br />

to word processing or desktop publishing programs.<br />

The neutral graphics file is a ASCII text file containing the instructions required to produce a graphics display.<br />

You can view the displays stored on this file, using the DISPLAY program and the appropriate 2-D graphics<br />

driver, on any supported hardware platform. The neutral graphics file is not a bitmap format but an ASCII<br />

text format, which means the resolution of a display produced by the DISPLAY program usually will be<br />

better than that produced using the Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Hard Copy.<br />

To route your graphics displays to a neutral graphics file having any valid filename, use one of the choices<br />

shown below. (In batch mode, by default, the ANSYS program assigns this filename to Jobname.GRPH)<br />

Command(s): /SHOW<br />

GUI: Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Device Options<br />

Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> To GRPH File<br />

Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Redirect Plots> To Screen<br />

18.3. Using the DISPLAY Program to View and Translate Neutral Graphics Files<br />

Each subsequent graphics action command that you issue writes a separate display to this file. (Thus, a<br />

neutral graphics file can contain more than one display, with each display being sequentially numbered,<br />

beginning with 1.) You can use the ANSYS animation macros, which automatically generate a series of<br />

graphics action commands for animation purposes, to create multiple displays on your neutral graphics file.<br />

If you wish, you can reissue the /SHOW command with a graphics device name to direct subsequent displays<br />

to your terminal screen. This way, you can toggle back and forth between the screen and a file (which is<br />

appended, not overwritten) as many times as you wish.<br />

18.3. Using the DISPLAY Program to View and Translate Neutral Graphics<br />

Files<br />

After you have created a neutral graphics file, you can use the stand-alone DISPLAY program to view static<br />

or animated screen images, or to translate your file into the appropriate format for printing, plotting, or<br />

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