Export waveform figures or numerical CSV/TSV data

Before starting

Use the intended 2.9 release and its matching manual. A scoped Windows current-source candidate run and CSV export have been checked; final distributed-package applicability and the other documented formats still need verification.

Complete the intended simulation and verify the selected source/case before exporting. Use an existing writable destination folder and a new filename that is separate from every input file.

Steps

1. Select the intended completed result and waveform view, then open the toolbar export action.
2. Choose the required traces/scope and format. Figures support raster/vector formats; data export supports CSV and TSV.
3. For a figure, inspect preset, legend, units, dimensions and preview. For data, select traces with compatible x-axis metadata.
4. Select Export. In the Save dialog choose an existing writable folder, enter a new results filename such as jtl-data.csv, and save. Read the complete destination/error and inspect the newly written file before sharing it.

Export the JTL numerical data

1. Run the saved JTL_Example.cir source successfully and inspect its four current traces.
2. Open Plot export studio, choose Export format > CSV data and Scope > All traces. Confirm that the form reports four selected trace series.
3. Select Export and save jtl-data.csv in an existing writable folder. If the native dialog reports an invalid location, dismiss the error and select or enter the full path to an existing destination before saving.
4. Open the new CSV with a CSV-aware reader and check the time column, four requested trace columns, finite samples and the expected time span. A closed dialog or a preview picture alone does not prove a new file was written.

Check the result

CSV/TSV stores x-axis values and selected numerical series; a PNG/JPEG is an image of the plot. Inspect the actual saved file for the intended traces, axis metadata and units.

The checked JTL CSV contains Time (s) plus V(VIN), P(BJJ|X1|XJTL), P(BJJ|X3|XJTL) and V(ROUT): 1,001 finite rows covering 0 to 2.5e-10 seconds (250 ps). Time is in seconds, voltage in volts and phase in radians. The plot uses ps and microvolts for display: multiply seconds by 1e12 and volts by 1e6 before comparing plotted values.

Use a CSV parser to handle escaped headers. In this candidate, parsed trace headers retain a balanced pair of literal quote characters around the names. Preserve the original header; remove one balanced outer quote pair only when matching it to the known trace identifiers.

JPEG has no transparent background. Maintained documentation describes an explicit failure for incompatible data axes; that branch, TSV/figure exports, cancellation and Retry export were not exercised by this CSV check.

If the problem remains

For a failed export, read the displayed destination/error and use Retry export after correcting it. Cancelling a save preserves the prior outcome; it does not create a new export.

Recover from a figure or data export error

Read the complete destination and error before retrying. Choose an existing writable folder and a new filename with the intended format. An old file at a previous destination is not proof that the current export succeeded.

The maintained 2.9 export contract keeps the options and shows Retry export... after failure. After a successful save, the studio stays open with the selectable destination, Open file and Show folder. Those actions refer to the last successful export; changing options alone does not change that destination. Cancelling the Save dialog preserves the previous outcome.

VAL-016 records the JTL CSV export and the operator-corrected invalid destination. It does not exercise every Retry, Cancel, format or post-save action described here. Complete picker/retry and final-package checks remain pending.