Work are export in vector gathics

Hi,

Is there any possibilty to save the work area in any vectorgarhics format?

I would like to use it high resolution.

Thanks,

Balázs

Replies to This Discussion

Permalink Reply by Balázs Hegedus on June 3, 2012 at 2:48am

Sorry for mistyping I meant work area, and vector graphics...:)

Permalink Reply by TheChosenOne on June 3, 2012 at 4:06am

I only know that ...

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on June 3, 2012 at 4:43am

It is not possible. Grasshopper draws it's canvas as a bitmap, using algorithmic graphics, which is different from vector graphics. It is of course conceivable that there would be a vector output, but it would require quite a lot of extra work not just for me, but also for everyone else who is drawing custom stuff into the canvas.

As TheChosenOne pointed out, there is an image export tool that allows you to create a high quality large image with transparent background.

David Rutten

david@mcneel.com

Poprad, Slovakia

Permalink Reply by Balázs Hegedus on June 3, 2012 at 5:33am

David, thanks for the answer. Its really a help, however even if I try to change canvas color similar to the screen, in the output file is always black. Maybe it is a bug?

Permalink Reply by Danny Boyes on June 3, 2012 at 5:43am

the background is transparant. if your image viewing/editing software does not support this then it will be seen as black. what are you using?

Permalink Reply by Balázs Hegedus on June 3, 2012 at 6:01am

If the background is always transparent, what is the use to change the canvas color?

When I open the file in Photoshop the canvas is always black. It does not help if I change the background color is photoshop.

Permalink Reply by David Rutten on June 3, 2012 at 7:52am

The image is saved as a png with full alpha information. If you pick a completely transparent background colour (meaning the A slider is set to 0) you get a result as follows: