Re: version 6 Plot3D exporting results in HUGE files
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- Subject: [mg80666] Re: version 6 Plot3D exporting results in HUGE files
- From: J Davis <texasAUtiger at gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:16:44 -0400 (EDT)
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On Aug 26, 10:11 pm, ragfield <ragfi... at gmail.com> wrote: > On Aug 26, 3:34 am, J Davis <texasAUti... at gmail.com> wrote: > > > I did the following in v6.0.1 (which I will refer to as v6 hereafter): > > generated a surface using the Plot3D command, clicked on the resulting > > surface graphic, then Save Selection As > EPS. > > > The resulting EPS file was over 4400 KB! > > The root of the problem is that most 3D plotting functions in > Mathematica 6 produce graphics that contain features that are not > (well) supported by EPS or PDF, most notably VertexColors. > Mathematica therefore has a few different ways to deal with this > problem, none of them ideal. Click on the "Options..." button in the > "Save Selection As..." dialog to see the following choices for > graphics containing VertexColors and Opacity: > > * Use Bitmap Representation. This matches what you see in Mathematica > exactly, but produces large files that are resolution dependent > (albeit at a fairly high resolution). This is what you're probably > seeing. > > * Use Highest Quality Vector Representation. This should match what > you see in Mathematica nearly exactly, but it will not be compatible > with all viewer applications. For PS/EPS this uses PS level 3 > features. For PDF it uses features that are not supported by Apple's > PDF engine prior to Mac OS X 10.5. > > * Use Most Compatible Vector Representation. This will not exactly > match what you see on screen in Mathematica, but it will produce a > small file that works in all viewers. > > -Rob Rob, I tried the latter two options and the file sizes were still huge (option 3 was almost 4mb and option 2 was a whopping 22 mb!). This is a serious flaw for anyone who uses v6 to generate surfaces for inclusion in LaTeX papers, etc. I am rather surprised others haven't reported issues with this. Any other insight you can add is appreciated. JD