Hi Michael,

Thanks, but I seem to be missing those PDF export UI options.

Here's all I see after clicking export, selecting *.pdf and entering the file name to save as:



Just to be sure I'm looking in the right place: I don't see any PDF export options under the Options > Import/Export tab. The screen captures you posted aren't from that location are they?

Cheers,
Hamish

Hi Hamish,

> The screen captures you posted aren't from that location are they?

Nope, they're just from the regular dialog that pops up on save.

But the options that I showed before will only be displayed if you are doing a hidden line drawing generation by exporting solids and surfaces as part of the PDF export, if you are exporting only wireframe curves alone those options won't show up.

There is not currently any way to modify the line thickness for a wireframe curve export, that's set to only use a width of 1.0, with colors and layers coming from style assignments.

- Michael

Hi Michael,

Thanks! That explains everything :)

In case anyone is interested, here's a work-around to 'Export Selected' or 'Save As' wireframe curve objects with any desired line width to PDF:

- Create a single small planar object anywhere in the drawing - even a 0.0001 x 0.0001 mm square seems to work.
- Either initiate 'Save As' command or select the planar object and desired wireframe curve(s) and initiate the export process.
- Voilà! - the otherwise missing PDF export options are now available.
- Select 'Generate outlines' (only) and set the desired line width using: 'Line style options' > 'Visible lines': Width, (NOT 'Line style options' > 'Outlines').

Inspecting the generated PDF using Nitro PDF, I find the small planar object never gets exported.

- Hamish

EDITED To highlight use of the 'File > Save As' command.