PS/PDF Output

The data being displayed on the screen can be output as PostScript/PDF.

PDF output requires ps2pdf to be installed.

How to Execute

Run from the Plot File as Dialog

Do one of the following to display the Plot File as dialog.

Select Plot from the context menu that appears when you right-click or right-drag on screen.
Select Plot from the main menu.

Dialog Parameters

Screen Plot Dialog

Item	Action
Format	Specify the output format.
Paper Size	Specify the paper size for output.
Resolution	Specify the resolution for output.
Scale Type	Specify the finished size for output.
Output Header Section	Specify whether to attach file information.

After setting each item, press OK to output the data to a file under the specified conditions.

Run from the Command Line

The --plot-out option can be specified at startup to generate plot output after startup.

$ nebv --plot-out=/path/to/plot.ps ...

You can also specify the area to output to the plot file using --plot-area option.

$ nebv --plot-area="0,0,100,100" --plot-out=/path/to/plot.ps ...

See --plot-file, --plot-area in Boot Options page.

You can also output in PDF format by specifying the output format at the same time:

$ nebv --plot-output-type=PDF --plot-out=/path/to/plot.pdf ...
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See preference [Action/Plot](/ebv/en/docs/preference/action/plot/)page for detail.

## Related Settings
The <code>Plot</code> setting can be changed from the Preference. See preference [Action/Plot](/ebv/en/docs/preference/action/plot/)page for detail.

## Restrictions
* The upper limit of the resolution depend on the paper size. The limit for each paper size is as follows.

| Paper size | Upper limit of resolution |
| :--|:---------|
| 3mx3m | 400 dpi |
| 2mx2m | 800 dpi |
| A0, B0 | 1200 dpi |
| A1, A2, B1, B2, 1mx1m | 1600 dpi |
| A3, A4, A5, B3, B4, B5, Letter | 3200 dpi |

Last modified January 10, 2025