Hi, i had similar problems, solved setting pixmap "off" before saving graphic file f= figure() f.pixmap = 'on' ... drawing graph ... f.pixmap = 'off' xs2gif(f.figure_id,GraphFileName) f.pixmap = 'on' please let me know what happens regards Franco Graziano via Radini Tedeschi, 24D/18 24120 Bergamo - Italy teresitafranco at alice.it