Fail when try to export the selection into pdf

Rhino Rhino for Windows
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Hello,

I’m trying to export the selection into pdf but after few minutes of thinking in my PC the program collapses and close and nothing is save.

I have the 90 days evaluation license (Rhino 8) and I don´t know what is happening. I have tried all methods to try to save as pdf/png/tiff… but nothing seems to work.

I have tried a native Rhino file and other no, even in 2 differents PCs and I don´t know what is happeing.

I have tried also the print option but also failed.

I have updated Rhino into the latest version and updated the drivers of my graphic tarjet.

Looking foward an answer.

Kind Regards,

Iván López de los Mozos

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upload a file and you might get help

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Hi Iván -

As Dan writes, if this is a file-specific issue on your machines, please post that file.
Apart from that, please run the Rhino SystemInfo command and copy-paste its output here.
-wim

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This is what SystemInfo gives to me:

Rhino 8 SR24 2025-10-8 (Rhino 8, 8.24.25281.15001, Git hash:master @ ba28668a8431990c700173e46ef2dbcb873cf092)
License type: Evaluation, revisión 2025-10-08
License details: Cloud Zoo
Expires on: 2026-02-06

Windows 11 (10.0.26100 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 16GB)
.NET 8.0.14

Computer platform: LAPTOP - Plugged in [100% battery remaining]

Hybrid graphics configuration.
Primary display: Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Intel) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 7-19-2022 (M-D-Y).

Integrated graphics device with 3 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port
    Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q Design (NVidia) Memory: 4GB, Driver date: 10-9-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 581.57

Integrated accelerated graphics device (shares primary device ports)

  • Video pass-through to primary display device

OpenGL Settings
Safe mode: Off
Use accelerated hardware modes: On
GPU Tessellation is: On
Redraw scene when viewports are exposed: On
Graphics level being used: OpenGL 4.6 (primary GPU’s maximum)

Anti-alias mode: 4x
Mip Map Filtering: Linear
Anisotropic Filtering Mode: High

Vendor Name: NVIDIA Corporation
Render version: 4.6
Shading Language: 4.60 NVIDIA
Driver Date: 10-9-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.8157
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 4 GB

Rhino plugins that do not ship with Rhino

Rhino plugins that ship with Rhino
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Commands.rhp “Commands” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Import_FBX.rhp “Importación_FBX”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Renderizado de Rhino” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.24.25281.15001
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\3dxrhino.rhp “3Dconnexion 3D Mouse”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Displacement.rhp “Displacement”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\SectionTools.rhp “SectionTools”

I don´t have more as when I try to export as pdf the program close by itself…

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I want to obtain pdf/png of this:

image
image1528×257 82.6 KB

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Hi Iván -

What happens when you start a new file and only create a few boxes. Can you print that to PDF?
-wim

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I didn´t though on that but after try it, but, yes it works. I upload the file here to see if you can print this as png or not. I can not upload the Rhino version but a fbx one that can be open by Rhino. In fact the Rhino version I have for this file is the same after save as .3dm

I do have algo a native Rhino file but the same and is too big to upload here

WWII_QE_1-200_Test_.fbx (16.6 MB)

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this might be a lack of hardware. I could export an pdf, which is 55MB and took some resources.

grafik
grafik2237×749 140 KB

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I have a MSI gaming laptop with a gtx 1650 graphic, no so powerful, but enough for this. I don´t know why my pc is using the integrated graphic, instead the dedicated one

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It is my understanding that the Rhino installer will choose the higher performance GPU, rather than the integrated power saving GPU. However, if it did not, you can specify that Rhino uses an alternate GPU here:

image
image772×983 21.4 KB

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image557×1183 38.7 KB

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image891×893 38.4 KB

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I have already done this.

Problem is solve: I just need to print in Black & White and the problem has dissappear

As easy as this…

Thank you all of you for your quick replies and help

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Hi Iván -

It isn’t. →

That depends on the settings.
Printing to an A3-sized page at 300 DPI created a PDF that is 8.4 MB.

I’d play with the size and DPI settings.
-wim