Print a png with a transparent background (Rhino 8)

[J-Rob (John Robinson)]

Hallo dear developer,

since I use Rhino 8, I can’t print png files with a transparent background, but there is always a white background. I have no problems with Rhino 7.
There are some problems, because I tried all the options available but I can’t solve it.

Thanks and best regards

[martinsiegrist]

Have you tried _ViewCaptureToFile?

[wim (Wim Dekeyser)]

Hi John -

@J-Rob

I can’t print png files with a transparent background, but there is always a white background.

The feature request is on the list as RH-10758 Transparent background
-wim

[JimCarruthers]

Why do people use “Print” to not print, or at least to “print” to anything but PDF? I’ve never even thought of doing such a thing. Rendering and viewcapture are for making bitmaps.

[VinPo]

@J-Rob This command is for PNG output with transparency and I always use it, and there is no white background opening in any other applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, or powerpoint…when you print it on white paper, transparent regions are “ white paper”. Maybe I do not understand in your situation, transparent becomes white.