MATLAB: How to save the Simulink model as a TIFF or JPEG image

Question

I would like to save my Simulink model as a TIFF or JPEG image. However, the following code does not apply to Simulink models:

print -smodelname -dtiff

Answer 1

This enhancement has been incorporated in Release 2006b (R2006b). For previous product releases, read below for any possible workarounds:

The Simulink window is not a traditional MATLAB figure window; therefore, it cannot be directly saved as a TIFF or JPEG image.

As a workaround, you can try the following:

1. Save the model as a metafile or as a bitmap by using the following command:

modelname  %to make the model the current window

Save the model as a meta-file (EMF) by using the following command:

print  -smodelname -dmeta outputfilename

Save the model as a bitmap (BMP) by using the following command:

print -smodelname -dbitmap outputfilename

2. If the file is a Windows meta-file, use another program, such as LviewPro, to open the file and resave it as a TIFF image.

 If the file is a bitmap, use IMREAD to read the bitmap into MATLAB.
A = imread('filename.bmp','bmp')

Then use IMWRITE to save the file as a TIFF image.

imwrite(A,'filename.tif','tif')