All of the HEC-RAS graphics can be sent to the Windows Clipboard. Passing a graphic to the clipboard allows that graphic to then be pasted into another piece of software (i.e., a word processor or another graphics program). To pass a graphic to the windows clipboard, and then to another program, do the following:

  1. Display the graphic of interest on the screen.
  2. Using the options menu, modify the plot to be exactly what you want.
  3. Select Copy Plot to Clipboard from the File menu of the displayed graphic. The plot will automatically be sent to the Windows Clipboard.
  4. Bring up the program that you want to paste the graphic into. Select Paste from the Edit menu of the receiving program. Once the graphic is pasted in, it can be re-sized to the desired dimensions.

HEC-RAS sends and displays all graphics in a Window's Meta file format. Since Meta files are vector based graphics, the graphic can be resized without causing the image to distort.