Export PlotShape

[figoyouwei]

Dear Ted,

What is the hoc command to export a PlotShape from NEURON into a publication-ready figure ?

For instance, like the Figure 3a in one of Magee's recent papers ?
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v4 ... 11554.html

Thanks.

[ted]

Good question. The PlotShape class, like all other graph classes (e.g. the Graph class), has a method called printfile() that generates an encapsulated PostScript file--read about it in the Programmer's Reference entry on the PlotShape class
http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/stati ... class.html

[figoyouwei]

thank you Ted, it shapes :)

[figoyouwei]

Is there a way to specify the resolution in printfile() ? The default one is pretty coarse :)

[figoyouwei]

and aside from export resolution, how to specify "ShapeStyle" in hoc code which can be done by GUI ?

[ted]

More good questions.

Is there a way to specify the resolution in printfile() ? The default one is pretty coarse

I don't understand the question. Encapsulated PostScript is a vector format, not a bitmap format. Resolution is not an issue with vector formats, since vector format images are completely rescalable. Perhaps your image editing or word processing software is converting the PostScript to a bitmap format, without you knowing about it.

how to specify "ShapeStyle" in hoc code

Shapes and PlotShapes are graph classes, and Graphs have an exec_menu method. Read about it here
http://www.neuron.yale.edu/neuron/stati ... .exec_menu
If foo is an objref that points to a particular instance of Shape or PlotShape,
foo.exec_menu("Show Diam")
will redraw the figure with line widths proportional to local diameter.

[figoyouwei]

thank you, exec_menu() is good !