Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

19.1.1. Specifying a Location for Captured Data and Reports

Your captured data, and any reports that you assemble, reside in a directory that you specify when you
start the report generator. The default directory is jobname_report.

If the directory that you specify does not exist, the report generat or creates it (after prompting you to
approve the new directory). If the directory already exists, you have the option to append (add) captured
data to any existing data in the directory or to overwrite (erase) the contents of the directory and start
over.

When you specify a directory for your data and reports, the report generat or writes this command to
the ANSYS log file:

~eui,'ansys::report::setdirectory directory'

19.1.2. Understanding the Behavior of the ANSYS Graphics Window

The report generat or constrains image size to accommodate most printers and paper sizes. When you
start the report generator, it resizes the ANSYS Graphics window to obtain the optimum image size.

Note

After starting the report generator, do not adjust the size of the ANSYS Graphics window;

otherwise, unpredictable results may occur.

To further facilitate printing, the image foreground changes to black and the background changes to
white. (You can modify the report generat or's settings to prevent the default color change. For more
information, see Setting Report Generator Defaults (p. 315).)

When you close the report generator, it restores the ANSYS Graphics window's original size and color
scheme.

19.1.3. A Note About the Graphics File Format

The report generat or uses the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format to store images. PNG files are
small and suffer from little or no color loss. Fast becoming a standard, the PNG format enjoys support
by many popular software products including Microsoft Internet Explorer™, Netscape Navigator™, Mi-
crosoft PowerPoint™ and Microsoft Word™.

19.2. Capturing an Image.

This section describes how to capture and store a still image, either interactively or within a batch run.

The report generat or saves images to the images subdirectory of your specified report directory. The
name of each file is imagen.png, where n is a sequential numeric identifier beginning at 1 and incre-
menting as you capture additional images.

19.2.1. Interactive

Follow these steps to capture a still image using the report generat or GUI:

1. Click on the Image Capture button.

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