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Export and preserve a reproducible figure

Set the intended physical size before exporting. A source package preserves numerical and visual provenance; a rendered image alone does not.

Complete guide

Choose an output

FormatUseProperties
SVGVector editing and web publication.Vector paths; preserve the supplied font information.
PDFPaper submission and document layout.Vector output with selectable text and embedded publication fonts.
PNGRaster workflows, slides, previews.Pixel dimensions derive from physical millimeters and DPI; up to 40 megapixels.
Source packageArchive, handoff, and later re-editing.Figure JSON, used datasets, SVG, font license, source identity, and checksums.

Practical export checklist

  1. Use the journal column width as the starting size; 85 mm and 180 mm are common examples, not universal requirements.
  2. Set type in points and check axes, legends, and panel letters at final size.
  3. Verify min/max bounds, clipping, units, Γ labels, and energy reference.
  4. Choose SVG or PDF for line art when the target supports vector output.
  5. For PNG, choose an appropriate DPI and inspect the resulting dimensions.
  6. Download the Source package and retain it with executed inputs and method notes.

Fidelity and limitations

The renderer preserves all line vertices. Alignment, normalization, color, and mirrored spin display are transformations on the view, while original numerical samples remain in the dataset.

Publication fonts must be available from the frontend or browser cache. Export reports a failure when a required resource cannot be loaded; retry online.

A Source package can reproduce the figure. Rerunning a simulation also requires the computational environment, compatible pseudopotentials, complete inputs, and any required intermediate data.

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