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The Plot.Export command is accessible from the PlotDocument object. 

'Open a file so there is something to export
 Set Plot = mvApp.Documents.Open(mvApp.ApplicationFolder + "Samples\flow.gsm")

'Export the map as a bitmap
 Plot.Export(FileName:="c:\Temp\export.tif")

When you are exporting to a bitmap format, such as a TIF, BMP, JPG, PNG, or GIF, there are some options that are available.  These allow you to control the exported image size, color depth, and quality.  The most common options are: Width and Height or HDPI and VDPI (dots per inch), ColorDepth, Automatic, and Quality.  These can be used like this:

'Export the map as a bitmap using Width and Height
 Plot.Export(FileName:="c:\Temp\export.tif", Options:="Width=1024, Height=720")

'Export the map as a bitmap using HDPI and VDPI at 300 dots per inch
Plot.Export(FileName:="c:\Temp\export.tif", Options:="HDPI=300, VDPI=300")

'Export the map with ColorDepth set to monochrome
Plot.Export(FileName:="c:\Temp\export.tif", Options:="ColorDepth=1")
'ColorDepth = 4 for 16 colors, 8 for 256 colors, or 24 for true color

'Export the map with automatic compression turned off and quality set to 100%
Plot.Export(FileName:="c:\Temp\export.jpg", Options:="Automatic=False, Quality=100")