I’ve just been experimenting with rhino 8 print to PDF that i see now supports vector output. I’m using the rhino print to pdf option.
I’ve noticed when in hidden line mode, hidden lined prints into separate entities – will this be enhanced in R9? i.e. printing to layers as continuous dotted-line line definitions etc?
The two attachments loosely show the issue currently. The pdf files have been inserted back into the rhino file. The hidden lines are broken up whereas the solid outline (non-hidden) are continuous. It would be great to see these map more like a make 2d definition if at all possible.
I’m not finding such YouTrack report, no. And I’m not sure it’s even desirable. Do you have other PDF creating tools where you can create curves with dashes in a PDF file?
In a quick test here, exporting such from Inkscape to PDF and importing that PDF file into Rhino creates a single curve without linetype dashes. Any other application out there that uses the same PDF toolkit, also won’t see dashes. As long as that’s the case, it’s possibly better to create multiple short curves.
-wim
Thanks for the reply - I think I understand. Put another way and perhaps higher value, would there be an opportunity to be able to control the hidden line type, as in the definition? currently its a generic dash.
What I value is the fact rhino is able to, or on its way to translating the geometry to vector based 2d drawings dynamically, like other programs like Solidworks, including valuable hidden lines.
If the line definitions (e.g., visible, hidden, etc.) could be controlled via a global style, including line type (solid/dashed), thickness and colour, this would offer significant flexibility. Especially when paired with the new clipping section tools, it would become increasingly more flexible for this type of workflow.
