MaplePrimes - answers and comments on Question, Size of a plot

Using Context Menu, you can

hirnyk — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:44:20 Z

Using Context Menu, you can export a plot as Graphic Interchange Format . After that you can transform the saved plot as you want.

plotsetup

Robert Israel — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:16:00 Z

Possibly better: use plotsetup to produce the plot in gif or jpg format. In this method you can set the height and width of the plot in pixels. Thus:

> plot(whatever...); 
  MYPLOT:= %:
  plotsetup(jpeg, plotoutput="c:/myfolder/myplot.jpg", plotoptions="height=500,width=640");
  MYPLOT;
  plotsetup(default);

Then it can be inserted into your worksheet using the menu choices Insert, Image...

size of a plot

Geza Laszlo — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:39:55 Z

Thank you very much!

optimal plot sizes

PatrickT — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:14:31 Z

Robert, is there an "optimal" height-width ratio? I always pick 400-400, but I don't know any better. Is there a reason why you have "height=500, width=640"? is it more pleasing to the eye or is it a standard format? thanks.

vga

acer — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:49:45 Z

Since there has been exporting to image files in this thread, Robert may have had in mind something close to the trusty, dusty 640x480 (4:3) vga standard graphics mode. See also vesa.

acer

640x480

PatrickT — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:13:43 Z

thanks acer, that's good to know,

Patrick.