Issue with exporting an image on a layoutspace

Rhino
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When drawing up some things and providing a jpeg or png on a construction drawing or on the layout i come up with this issue sometimes where the image either is darker than the original image or it splits, when starting a drawing or a new file i don’t have this issue or when making a viewport display and looking through it on the viewport but when applying the picture command and pasting into the layout space some time it com

Capture of issue with picture ref when exporting from rhino to pdf
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es up like this example, any ideas or why it could be or how to fix?

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Hi Alexander -
Please post a 3dm file that we can inspect.
Also, please run the Rhino SystemInfo command and copy-pastes its output here.
-wim

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hey Wim so this is the system info feed back:

Rhino 8 SR27 2026-1-19 (Rhino 8, 8.27.26019.16021, Git hash:master @ a7029e543145704b986eede4bc40b6bd8a0645d0)
License type: Commercial, build 2026-01-19
License details: Cloud Zoo

Windows 10 (10.0.19045 SR0.0) or greater (Physical RAM: 64GB)
.NET 8.0.22

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

Non-hybrid graphics configuration.
Primary display and OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design (NVidia) Memory: 8GB, Driver date: 8-7-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 580.97

Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port
    Primary OpenGL: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q Design (NVidia) Memory: 8GB, Driver date: 8-7-2025 (M-D-Y). OpenGL Ver: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 580.97

Integrated accelerated graphics device with 4 adapter port(s)

  • Windows Main Display is laptop’s integrated screen or built-in port

Secondary graphics devices.
Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 (Intel) Memory: 1GB, Driver date: 6-1-2021 (M-D-Y).

Integrated graphics device with 3 adapter port(s)

  • There are no monitors attached to this device. Laptop lid is probably closed

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: 8-7-2025
Driver Version: 32.0.15.8097
Maximum Texture size: 32768 x 32768
Z-Buffer depth: 24 bits
Maximum Viewport size: 32768 x 32768
Total Video Memory: 8 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” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk.rhp “Renderer Development Kit”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\AnimationTools.rhp “AnimationTools”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRenderCycles.rhp “Rhino Render” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoRender.rhp “Legacy Rhino Render”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\rdk_etoui.rhp “RDK_EtoUI” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\NamedSnapshots.rhp “Snapshots”
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\MeshCommands.rhp “MeshCommands” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCycles.rhp “RhinoCycles” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\RhinoCode\RhinoCodePlugin.rhp “RhinoCodePlugin” 8.27.26019.16021
C:\Program Files\Rhino 8\Plug-ins\Toolbars\Toolbars.rhp “Toolbars” 8.27.26019.16021
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”

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trying to upload a file but the only allows me 20mb when the file is upwards of that

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Hi Alexander -

You can upload larger files to us from this page - https://www.rhino3d.com/upload/
Please add a link to this thread in the comments field.
-wim