Std ViewScreenShot

Std_ViewScreenShot
Menu location
None
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
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Synopsis

This command open a dialog to save the actual view of the 3D view to a file. It can save various file formats. Adittional you can change the aspect ratio and the resolution of the screen shot be using the "Extended" Button to get access to more parameters.

This command can also use the image comment field of some file formats to save MIBA information along with the picture.

Dialog

scripting

Making Miba pictures by script

<python> import Part,PartGui

1. loading test part

Part.open("C:/Documents and Settings/jriegel/My Documents/Projects/FreeCAD/data/Blade.stp") OutDir = 'c:/temp/'

1. creating images with different Views, Cameras and sizes

for p in ["PerspectiveCamera","OrthographicCamera"]:

 Gui.SendMsgToActiveView(p)
 for f in ["ViewAxo","ViewFront","ViewTop"]:
   Gui.SendMsgToActiveView(f)
   for x,y in [[500,500],[1000,3000],[3000,1000],[3000,3000],[8000,8000]]:
     Gui.document().view().saveImage(OutDir + "Blade_" + p +"_" + f + "_" + `x` + "_" + `y` + ".jpg",x,y,"White")
     Gui.document().view().saveImage(OutDir + "Blade_" + p +"_" + f + "_" + `x` + "_" + `y` + ".png",x,y,"Transparent")

1. close document

App.Close("Unnamed") </python>