Export Process Flow to svg file

[sebastian_hemmannE3JAU]

For us it would be great if we could Export a View (or maybe a part or a whole) of Process Flow sheet.

A cool function would be to mark an area and export it (e.g. as .png). Also a function to export the whole Process Flow and the option what to show (like the "hide activitys on zoom") would be cool.

Let´s say we want to use it as documentation or as a base for discussion. Actually we always create a Flowchart in other Software (like Visio). Discuss this with our client, transfer it to FlexSim, try it out. Make changes in FlexSim, have to make these changes in Visio, discuss it again and so on.

Does anybody else need this?

Update 23rd Feb: the result of the discussion below in the comments is, that a vector based save Option would be gorgeous.

[joerg_vogel_HsH]

I use this already in Flexsim!!

pf-teile-aufreihen-flussdiagramm-de.fsm

pf-teile-aufreihen-flussdiagramm-de.fsm

[sebastian_hemmannE3JAU]

And this is a screenshot? Or what do you do to Export?

[joerg_vogel_HsH]

If I want to see only a part of the process, I set a View. If I want to hide some part of a process on the sheet, I build more sheets.Then I can decide which I want to show in a presentation.

[sebastian_hemmannE3JAU]

Ok, but my question is more related to a PF that is much bigger than one Screen and if I zoom out to far I can´t get a good Resolution for a screenshot. So Setting the Resolution for the Picture also could be a cool Option.

[Ben_WilsonADSK]

Exporting your process flow to a vector format like .svg would be ideal in this case.

[sebastian_hemmannE3JAU]

How can I do it? Is there anything in the Manual to read?

[Ben_WilsonADSK]

@sebastian.hemmann,

Sorry for confusion, there is no way to do it.

I'm saying that would be the feature to add - exporting the whole PF view as a vector format like .svg or in a .pdf.

That is what we should ask the dev team for.

Any rasterized (not vector) based format is going to have the same problems, but if we could export to vector, we'd get the infinitely zoomable image you're looking for.

Maybe update your idea to specifically ask for a vector save option.

[sebastian_hemmannE3JAU]

I´ve read some threads where users ask for exporting stuff to .PDF. And the Answers were always: not possible. But let´s see what happens. I´ve updated my question!

[jason_lightfootVL7B4]

Just using the Capture View on quick properties can create a high resolution png file that is bigger than the view on the screen. Experiment with different zoom settings (quality) and image resolutions (size) - you'll soon get the hang of it. As I recall you just need to position the top left part of the view correctly in the window, irrespective of how zoomed the view is.