.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_quickflat_plot_make_svg.py>`     to download the full example code
    .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

    .. _sphx_glr_auto_examples_quickflat_plot_make_svg.py:


===============================
Save a 2D static flatmap as SVG
===============================

Plot a 2D static flatmap and save it as SVG file.

**Some words on the `rechache` parameter before we begin:**

Setting the `recache=True` parameter recaches the flatmap cache located in
<filestore>/<subject>/cache. By default intermediate steps for a flatmap are
cached after the first generation to speed up the process for the future. If
any of the intermediate steps changes, the flatmap generation may fail.
`recache=True` will load these intermediate steps new.
This can be helpful if you think there is no reason that the
`quickflat.make_figure` to fail but it nevertheless fails. Try it, it's magic!

The default background is set to be a transparent image. If you want to change
that use the parameter `bgcolor`.



.. image:: /auto_examples/quickflat/images/sphx_glr_plot_make_svg_001.png
    :alt: plot make svg
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img






.. code-block:: default

    import cortex
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import numpy as np
    np.random.seed(1234)

    # Create a random pycortex Volume
    volume = cortex.Volume.random(subject='S1', xfmname='fullhead')

    # Plot a flatmap with the data projected onto the surface
    _ = cortex.quickflat.make_figure(volume)
    plt.show()

    # Save this flatmap
    filename = "./my_flatmap.svg"
    _ = cortex.quickflat.make_png(filename, volume, recache=False)


.. rst-class:: sphx-glr-timing

   **Total running time of the script:** ( 0 minutes  4.303 seconds)


.. _sphx_glr_download_auto_examples_quickflat_plot_make_svg.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

     :download:`Download Python source code: plot_make_svg.py <plot_make_svg.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: plot_make_svg.ipynb <plot_make_svg.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

    `Gallery generated by Sphinx-Gallery <https://sphinx-gallery.github.io>`_