A method of mtexFigure.

save the matplotlib figure to an image or vector-graphics file

Syntax

mtexFig.savefig('map.png', dpi=300)
mtexFig.savefig('map.pdf', bbox_inches='tight')

Description

The filename extension selects the format unless format is supplied. Arguments and keywords are passed to matplotlib Figure.savefig, including dpi, transparent and bbox_inches. For PNG output the default compression level is 1; set pil_kwargs to override it. Saving writes the figure’s current state and does not display a window.

Input

args filename or file object, followed by any positional Figure.savefig arguments
kwargs matplotlib Figure.savefig options

See also

mtexFigure.show, gcm

Signature

mtexFigure.savefig(self, *args, **kwargs)
source

Citing this page. This page is part of the documentation of MTEX, a free and open source MATLAB toolbox for analyzing and modeling crystallographic textures. It was written by The MTEX Developers and is published at https://mtex-toolbox.github.io/mtexFigure.savefig_py.html. If you use MTEX, or reuse text or figures from this page, in your research, please cite

F. Bachmann, R. Hielscher, H. Schaeben: Texture Analysis with MTEX - Free and Open Source Software Toolbox, Solid State Phenomena 160 (2010), 63-68. 10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.160.63

BibTeX 
@article{bachmann2010mtex,
  author  = {F. Bachmann and R. Hielscher and H. Schaeben},
  title   = {Texture Analysis with MTEX - Free and Open Source Software Toolbox},
  journal = {Solid State Phenomena},
  volume  = {160},
  pages   = {63-68},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.160.63},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.160.63}
}

Other papers describing specific MTEX methods are listed under Publications — please cite the one that best fits your application. The MTEX source code is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0; the text and figures of this documentation are licensed under CC BY 4.0, which permits reuse — including by automated systems — provided The MTEX Developers and this page are credited.