Batch Printing: Background Color Layout?

Scripting
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Hello there!

I am trying to batch print quite a few .3dm files. Each one has a different background color for the layout, and what I would like to achieve is simply to print the layout integrating the appropiate background-color.
Now, I have a small script (provided by @lando.schumpich) which is able to print layouts without passing through the pop-up printing settings.
I have tried to use "Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings.DrawBackground " but I do not really know how to integrate it into the settings of pdf.AddPage.
Could anyone give me a hint? Thank you in advance!

Here’s the code:

def createSinglePDF(view):
pdf = Rhino.FileIO.FilePdf.Create()
dpi = 300
settings = Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings(view, dpi)
pdf.AddPage(settings)
filename = ‘{0}{1}.pdf’.format(sPath, nameProject)
pdf.Write(filename)

EDIT: just to be clear about the problem. Here’s my workspace:

workplace
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And here’s the “wrong” output not considering the background color:

outcome
outcome.PNG582×828 88.2 KB

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Hello @andrea.settimi,
You should be able to just set the DrawBackground on your ViewCaptureSettings instance, before adding pages to your pdf https://developer.rhino3d.com/api/RhinoCommon/html/P_Rhino_Display_ViewCaptureSettings_DrawBackground.htm:

dpi = 300
settings = Rhino.Display.ViewCaptureSettings(view, dpi)
settings.DrawBackground = True
pdf.AddPage(settings)
3

Hello, thank you for your reply. Unfortunately this is what I’ve first tried and it doesn’t work. It seems to always neglect the background color boolean.

4

Hmmm looking at this I see, it also does not work manually (with the _Print Dialog)

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Looks like this when printed:

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So I think your best bet for now would be putting a solid hatch in your background color of choice behind your drawing.

Looks like a bug to me though… @stevebaer

5

I will try with the solid hatch behind for now then. However I have to say that if I print manualy it does work for me (by thicking the Background color case just as you did).

6

I added this to our bug tracking system at
https://mcneel.myjetbrains.com/youtrack/issue/RH-55672