Problems with printing 4 rendered detail views

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I have a model with 3 layouts, each with 4 detail views (viewports), in render display mode.
Printing takes forever. Perhaps is my machine but fairly simple steps take very long.
I tried with two different drivers Rhino PDF and Microsoft PDF.
I timed the steps in the process:

For the Microsoft PDF (the layout Default driver):

  • 3 minutes from ‘Ctrl+P’ until ‘menu is clickable’ (slightly after print preview)
  • 5 minutes from ‘Clicking Print button’ until ‘Prompt for PDF name’ (with a pointless pop-up preview)
  • 11 minutes from ‘Enter name’ until PDF File creation time

For the Rhino PDF tested immediately after

  • 3 minutes from ‘Ctrl+P’ until ‘menu is clickable’ (slightly after print preview)
  • 4 minutes for changing to Rhino PDF driver until menu is clickable
  • 1 minute from ‘Clicking Print button’ until ‘Prompt for PDF name’
  • on going for 30 minutes no PDF yet…

I don’t have the ideal machine, but I am honestly doubting that is it. I mean, 27 minutes for the MS PDF already seems absurd, but the RhinoPDF seems to be even slower. For the testing I am running only one instance of rhino, and I have the browser opened.
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I will shut it down - it has been 45 minutes.

Besides the hardware, another suspicion I have is that I use a lot of referenced blocks. Could that be part of the issue?
Any ideas welcomed.
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Hi Nuno -

I suppose you could easily test that. In a new file, create a simple box and then make 3 layouts with 4 details in the Rendered display mode.
How does that perform?
-wim

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Well taking the few main surfaces and the layouts (i.e. without all the referenced blocks) makes it printing faster. Nevertheless, the shadows on the render views are still no good - see Quick Question: should display mode rendered show shadows when sun is on? - Rhino / Rhino for Windows - McNeel Forum
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