Re: apparently simple graphic won't print when SaveAs[] PDF
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- Subject: [mg108369] Re: apparently simple graphic won't print when SaveAs[] PDF
- From: David Bailey <dave at removedbailey.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:07:37 -0500 (EST)
- References: <hmak7l$bjn$1@smc.vnet.net>
divisor wrote: > Hello mathGroup: > > These 3 commands are taken directly from the help page for Zernike[]. > > r2c[e_] := > Simplify[TrigExpand[e] /. {Sin[\[Theta]] :> y/r, > Cos[\[Theta]] :> x/r} /. r^n_ :> (x^2 + y^2)^(n/2)] > > zPlot[e_] := > With[{f = r2c[e]}, > DensityPlot[Cos[2 Pi f]^2, {x, -1, 1}, {y, -1, 1}, > RegionFunction :> (#1^2 + #2^2 <= 1 &), PlotPoints -> 25, > BoundaryStyle -> Black, Frame -> False]] > > zPlot[ZernikeR[2, 2, r] Cos[2 \[Theta]] + > 2 ZernikeR[3, 1, r] Sin[\[Theta]]] > > The final one produces a graphic which (I guess) is slightly > complicated. I have some other constructions using this special > function to work on so I thought it should not have any trouble > printing this. My Mathematica V7 machine cannot print right now (due to > network disruptions), so I have been using SaveAs[] with PDF and > transferring it to a machine which can print in my network. It would > not and here are the results: > > - Mathematica is 7.0 for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) (February 18, 2009); XP > SP2 > - Help About says 7.0.1.0 > - printing PDF thru the network gets a "can't print error" (Win7 --> > Win7) > - downloading directly to print server and trying to print PDF hangs > the machine (win7) > > I already know there are several issues with print-to-PDF and SaveAS[] > PDF (I have reported some) so I am just letting people know about this > problem. When I export the graphic as JPEG alone, it prints OK. > > Here is some more info: > > - NB file with just commands 4.5K > - evaluated NB file 815K > - PDF file 7M > - exported graphic alone 25K > > I hope WRI can get to the bottom of these issues going forward. I am > never trying to test these cases. I only learned about this Zernike[] > function this week. > > Regards.. > > Roger Williams > Franklin Laboratory > Another way to create a PDF is using the free software PrimoPDF. This is quite neat because it pretends to a be printer, but when you print to it - say by printing a Mathematica notebook - it creates a PDF file. David Bailey http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk