exporting publishable 3D graphics
in [Mathematica]
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From: Robert Rosenbaum on 27 May 2010 06:43 I need to export a 3D graphics object generated with ListPlot3D to be used in a publication. I'm compiling with PDFLatex so I need to export to a png, jpg, or pdf file. If I export as a png, the text and axes are pixelated to the extent that the image is unusable. Increasing the resolution doesn't help. If I export the plot as a pdf, the text looks good (because it's exported as fonts), but the file size is enormous. Presumably, this is because Export saves the surface in a vector format, which would be terribly inefficient for something created using ListPlot3D. Is there a way to Export a pdf where the text and axes are saved in a vector format, but the surface is saved in a bitmap format? Best, Robert
From: David Park on 28 May 2010 07:22 If you have Adobe Acrobat you should be able to Print to Adobe PDF, i.e., using the Menu Print command, and obtain much better results. David Park djmpark(a)comcast.net http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ From: Robert Rosenbaum [mailto:robertr(a)math.uh.edu] I need to export a 3D graphics object generated with ListPlot3D to be used in a publication. I'm compiling with PDFLatex so I need to export to a png, jpg, or pdf file. If I export as a png, the text and axes are pixelated to the extent that the image is unusable. Increasing the resolution doesn't help. If I export the plot as a pdf, the text looks good (because it's exported as fonts), but the file size is enormous. Presumably, this is because Export saves the surface in a vector format, which would be terribly inefficient for something created using ListPlot3D. Is there a way to Export a pdf where the text and axes are saved in a vector format, but the surface is saved in a bitmap format? Best, Robert
From: Robert Rosenbaum on 28 May 2010 07:23 I'm using 7.0.0 on mac OS 10.6. If I use the drop down menu to print as a pdf, the graphic certainly looks better and the file size is reasonable, but it is placed on a large white page. I have to crop it manually. It would be nice if there was a way to get the same quality using the Export command. On May 27, 2010, at 7:37 AM, David Park wrote: > If you have Adobe Acrobat you should be able to Print to Adobe PDF, i.e., > using the Menu Print command, and obtain much better results. > > > David Park > djmpark(a)comcast.net > http://home.comcast.net/~djmpark/ > > > > From: Robert Rosenbaum [mailto:robertr(a)math.uh.edu] > > > I need to export a 3D graphics object generated with ListPlot3D to be > used in a publication. I'm compiling with PDFLatex so I need to export > to a png, jpg, or pdf file. > > If I export as a png, the text and axes are pixelated to the extent that > the image is unusable. Increasing the resolution doesn't help. > > If I export the plot as a pdf, the text looks good (because it's > exported as fonts), but the file size is enormous. Presumably, this is > because Export saves the surface in a vector format, which would be > terribly inefficient for something created using ListPlot3D. > > Is there a way to Export a pdf where the text and axes are saved in a > vector format, but the surface is saved in a bitmap format? > > > > Best, > Robert > > > > > > > Best, Robert
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