You can use the methods Export3D and ExportImage to export graphics to 3D model files (STL and AVZ) and image files (PNG, JPG, TIF, BMP, and EPS).

To export graphics to model and image files, you use the following commands:

This code exports the model to a binary STL file:

setting3d = Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.Graphics3DExportSettings()
Graphics.Export3D("c:\\temp\\binarySTL.stl", Graphics3DExportFormat.BinarySTL, setting3d)

This code exports the image to a PNG file:

setting2d = Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.GraphicsImageExportSettings()
Graphics.ExportImage("c:\\temp\\imagePNG.png", GraphicsImageExportFormat.PNG, setting2d)

For information on changing the 3D model or image export settings, see Graphics3DExportSettings or GraphicsImageExportSettings in the ACT API Reference Guide.

The following script exports the model with a white background to an AVZ file and exports the image with enhanced resolution to a PNG file.

#export model to AVZ file with white background
setting3d = Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.Graphics3DExportSettings()
setting3d.Background = GraphicsBackgroundType.White
Graphics.Export3D("c:\\avz_white.avz", Graphics3DExportFormat.AVZ, setting3d)

#export image with enhanced resolution to PNG file
setting2d = Ansys.Mechanical.Graphics.GraphicsImageExportSettings()
setting2d.Resolution = GraphicsResolutionType.EnhancedResolution
Graphics.ExportImage("c:\\temp\\image_enhancement.png", GraphicsImageExportFormat.PNG, setting2d)