Вероятно, самый простой способ - использовать NSImage
и рисовать прямо в него после вызова lockFocus
.
Пример:
NSSize imageSize = NSMakeSize(512, 512);
NSImage *image = [[[NSImage alloc] initWithSize:imageSize] autorelease];
[image lockFocus];
//draw a line:
[NSBezierPath strokeLineFromPoint:NSMakePoint(100, 100) toPoint:NSMakePoint(200, 200)];
//...
NSBitmapImageRep *imageRep = [[[NSBitmapImageRep alloc] initWithFocusedViewRect:NSMakeRect(0, 0, imageSize.width, imageSize.height)] autorelease];
NSData *pngData = [imageRep representationUsingType:NSPNGFileType properties:nil];
[image unlockFocus];
[pngData writeToFile:@"/path/to/your/file.png" atomically:YES];