1ASY(1) General Commands Manual ASY(1)
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6 asy - Asymptote: a script-based vector graphics language
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9 asy [options] [file ...]
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12 Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language for tech‐
13 nical drawings, inspired by MetaPost but with an improved C++-like syn‐
14 tax. Asymptote provides for figures the same high-quality level of
15 typesetting that LaTeX does for scientific text.
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18 If no arguments are given, Asymptote runs in interactive mode.
19 If "-" is given as the file argument, Asymptote reads from standard
21 input.
22 A summary of options is included below. The effect of most options can
24 be negated by prepending no to the option name. Default values for
25 most options may also be entered in the file .asy/config.asy in the
26 user's home directory using the long form:
27 import settings;
29 batchView=true;
30 For a complete description, see the Info files.
32 -V,-View
34 View output; command-line only.
35 -absolute
37 Use absolute WebGL dimensions [false].
38 -a,-align C|B|T|Z
40 Center, Bottom, Top, or Zero page alignment [C].
41 -aligndir pair
43 Directional page alignment (overrides align) [(0,0)].
44 -antialias n
46 Antialiasing width for rasterized output [2].
47 -auto3D
49 Automatically activate 3D scene [true].
50 -autobillboard
52 3D labels always face viewer by default [true].
53 -autoimport string
55 Module to automatically import.
56 -autoplain
58 Enable automatic importing of plain [true].
59 -autoplay
61 Autoplay 3D animations [false].
62 -autorotate
64 Enable automatic PDF page rotation [false].
65 -axes3 Show 3D axes in PDF output [true].
67 -batchMask
69 Mask fpu exceptions in batch mode [false].
70 -batchView
72 View output in batch mode [false].
73 -bw Convert all colors to black and white [false].
75 -cd directory
77 Set current directory; command-line only.
78 -cmyk Convert rgb colors to cmyk [false].
80 -c,-command string
82 Command to autoexecute.
83 -compact
85 Conserve memory at the expense of speed [false].
86 -d,-debug
88 Enable debugging messages [false].
89 -digits n
91 Default output file precision [6].
92 -divisor n
94 Garbage collect using purge(divisor=n) [2].
95 -embed Embed rendered preview image [true].
97 -envmap
99 Enable environment map image-based lighting (Experimental)
100 [false].
101 -exitonEOF
103 Exit interactive mode on EOF [true].
104 -fitscreen
106 Fit rendered image to screen [true].
107 -framedelay ms
109 Additional frame delay [0].
110 -framerate frames/s
112 Animation speed [30].
113 -globalwrite
115 Allow write to other directory [false].
116 -gray Convert all colors to grayscale [false].
118 -h,-help
120 Show summary of options; command-line only.
121 -historylines n
123 Retain n lines of history [1000].
124 -iconify
126 Iconify rendering window [false].
127 -inlineimage
129 Generate inline embedded image [false].
130 -inlinetex
132 Generate inline TeX code [false].
133 -interactiveMask
135 Mask fpu exceptions in interactive mode [true].
136 -interactiveView
138 View output in interactive mode [true].
139 -interactiveWrite
141 Write expressions entered at the prompt to stdout [true].
142 -k,-keep
144 Keep intermediate files [false].
145 -keepaux
147 Keep intermediate LaTeX .aux files [false].
148 -level n
150 Postscript level [3].
151 -l,-listvariables
153 List available global functions and variables [false].
154 -localhistory
156 Use a local interactive history file [false].
157 -loop Loop 3D animations [false].
159 -m,-mask
161 Mask fpu exceptions; command-line only.
162 -maxtile pair
164 Maximum rendering tile size [(1024,768)].
165 -maxviewport pair
167 Maximum viewport size [(2048,2048)].
168 -multiline
170 Input code over multiple lines at the prompt [false].
171 -multipleView
173 View output from multiple batch-mode files [false].
174 -multisample n
176 Multisampling width for screen images [4].
177 -offline
179 Produce offline html files [false].
180 -offscreen
182 Use offscreen rendering [false].
183 -O,-offset pair
185 PostScript offset [(0,0)].
186 -f,-outformat format
188 Convert each output file to specified format.
189 -o,-outname name
191 Alternative output directory/filename.
192 -p,-parseonly
194 Parse file [false].
195 -pdfreload
197 Automatically reload document in pdfviewer [false].
198 -pdfreloaddelay usec
200 Delay before attempting initial pdf reload [750000].
201 -position pair
203 Initial 3D rendering screen position [(0,0)].
204 -prc Embed 3D PRC graphics in PDF output [true].
206 -prompt string
208 Prompt [> ].
209 -prompt2 string
211 Continuation prompt for multiline input [..].
212 -q,-quiet
214 Suppress welcome text and noninteractive stdout [false].
215 -render n
217 Render 3D graphics using n pixels per bp (-1=auto) [-1].
218 -resizestep step
220 Resize step [1.2].
221 -reverse
223 reverse 3D animations [false].
224 -rgb Convert cmyk colors to rgb [false].
226 -safe Disable system call [true].
228 -scroll n
230 Scroll standard output n lines at a time [0].
231 -shiftHoldDistance n
233 WebGL touch screen distance limit for shift mode [20].
234 -shiftWaitTime ms
236 WebGL touch screen shift mode delay [200].
237 -spinstep deg/s
239 Spin speed [60].
240 -svgemulation
242 Emulate unimplemented SVG shading [false].
243 -tabcompletion
245 Interactive prompt auto-completion [true].
246 -tex engine
248 latex|pdflatex|xelatex|lualatex|tex|pdftex|luatex|context|none
249 [latex].
250 -thick Render thick 3D lines [true].
252 -thin Render thin 3D lines [true].
254 -threads
256 Use POSIX threads for 3D rendering [true].
257 -toolbar
259 Show 3D toolbar in PDF output [true].
260 -s,-translate
262 Show translated virtual machine code [false].
263 -twice Run LaTeX twice (to resolve references) [false].
265 -twosided
267 Use two-sided 3D lighting model for rendering [true].
268 -u,-user string
270 General purpose user string.
271 -v,-verbose
273 Increase verbosity level (can specify multiple times) [0].
274 -version
276 Show version; command-line only.
277 -vibrateTime ms
279 WebGL shift mode vibrate duration [25].
280 -viewportmargin pair
282 Horizontal and vertical 3D viewport margin [(0.5,0.5)].
283 -wait Wait for child processes to finish before exiting [false].
285 -warn string
287 Enable warning; command-line only.
288 -where Show where listed variables are declared [false].
290 -xasy Special interactive mode for xasy [false].
292 -zoomPinchCap limit
294 WebGL maximum zoom pinch [100].
295 -zoomPinchFactor n
297 WebGL zoom pinch sensitivity [10].
298 -zoomfactor factor
300 Zoom step factor [1.05].
301 -zoomstep step
303 Mouse motion zoom step [0.1].
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307 Asymptote is documented fully in the asymptote Info page. The manual
308 can also be accessed in interactive mode with the "help" command.
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312 Asymptote was written by Andy Hammerlindl, John Bowman, and Tom Prince.
313 This manual page was written by Hubert Chan for the Debian project (but
315 may be used by others).
316 1 Dec 2004 ASY(1)