# Make pstricks ignore pictures

I'm not even sure how to ask this

I'm interested in knowing if there is a way (a package option perhaps) to ignore the compilation of pstricks but leave the picture environment with its intended size. Somewhat like a debug mode to let me compile the whole document quickly only to test overlay and placement.

Does pstricks (and pst-3dplot) have an option to skip the contents of a pspicture?

I've checked the .sty file looking for clues but I might have missed it

The version 2.64 of the main PSTricks package pstricks.tex: http://texnik.dante.de/tex/generic/pstricks/ takes the draft option of the main documentclass into account:

\documentclass[draft]{article}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\begin{document}
foo
\begin{pspicture}(-2,-2)(3,3)
\psline{<->}(-2,-2)(3,3)
\end{pspicture}
bar
\end{document}


As far as I understand it, you can compile with the auto-pst-pdf package, which outsources pspicture environments to an auxiliary compilation. Once the environments are finalised, you can load auto-pst-pdf with the option off.