ExportImage Command

ExportImage( <Property>, <Value>, <Property>, <Value>, ... )

Exports an image of the currently active view (or the view specified by the "view" parameter)

Note:

• The Properties used in the command syntax, listed in the following examples, need to be entered in English.
• The values related to the View that will be saved as image are:

• 1 for Graphics View
• 2 for Graphics View 2
• -1 for 3D View

Examples:

• ExportImage("scale", 5)

Shows a popup of the current view so that the user can right-click -> Save Image As...

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png")

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "view", 2)

Saves a file called "image.png" of Graphics View 2

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "view", -1)

Saves a file called "image.png" of View 3D Graphics

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "dpi", 300)

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view at 300 dpi (dots-per-inch)

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "scale", 2)

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view at scale 2 (ie twice nominal screen resolution)

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", scalecm", 2, "dpi", 600)

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view at 600 dpi at a scale 1 unit = 2 cm

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "width", 1000)

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view with width = 1000 pixels

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "height", 1000)

Saves a file called "image.png" of the current view with height = 1000 pixels

• ExportImage("filename", "image.png", "transparent", true)

Saves a transparent PNG file called "image.png"

• ExportImage("filename", "image.svg", "type", "svg")

Saves a file called "image.svg" of the current view in SVG format

• ExportImage("filename", "image.gif", "type", "gif", "slider", a, "loop", true, "time", 200, "width", 400)

Saves a looping animated GIF of the current view controlled by slider "a" with 200ms between frames. Keep the width and number of slider steps small

• ExportImage("filename", "image.gif", "type", "gif", "view", -1, "rotate", 360°, "slider", a, "loop", true, "time", 200)

Saves a looping animated GIF of the current view controlled by slider "a" with 200ms between frames and rotates the view 360° during the animation. Keep the size of the view and the number of steps small

• ExportImage("type", "pdf", "filename", "test.pdf", "slider", n)

Creates a multi-page PDF of the current view where each page corresponds to one step of the slider "n"

Notes:

• In GeoGebra Classic 5 if there is no filename parameter the image will be copied to the Clipboard. This may also be possible in the future (with browser support) in other versions.
• Some syntaxes aren't supported in GeoGebra 5 Classic