Text Entity Mask Does not Clip Properly in PDF

[ed.p.may]

When using Text Entities with the new Grasshopper Rhino tools, the Test-Entity Mask does not clip properly when output to PDF.

Example:

With two text-entities, one right above the other (ie: floor-plan tags on a multi-story building, etc…) using the Grasshopper Text Entity components:

Now add a clipping plane to isolate one level at a time. This works and shows the correct result in Model-space, and in Layout view (the ‘Upper’ successfully clipped, only ‘lower’ showing):

However, when output to PDF, while the ‘upper’ text is successfully clipped, the ‘upper’ mask is not clipped. This has the effect of blocking out any text of the ‘lower’ entity.

If you open the PDF in Illustrator or sim, the lower text is in there, its just covered by the upper text-entity’s mask:

example file attached.
best,
@ed.p.may

Environment:

• MacOS Ventura 13.6.6
• Rhino v8.9.24163.15302, 2024-06-11

text_entity_example.gh (16.3 KB)
text_entity_example.3dm (2.4 MB)
test.pdf (13.0 KB)

[Japhy]

I haven’t been able to repeat this one. Am i correct in just opening the file in Layout and Printing to PDF?

Page 1.pdf (164.5 KB)

[ed.p.may]

Really? Weird…

Yes, if I open that rhino file I attached, plus the GH attached, then ExportAll, this is what I see:

and this is what the actual PDF looks like:

maybe its an OS thing? I’m still on Ventura? How odd…

system_info.txt (4.6 KB)

[Japhy]

Thanks for the clarification Ed, I’m seeing it now (my initial test was with Raster, choosing Vector gives the same result as you)

[ed.p.may]

Ah- gotcha. yes agreed for me as well: raster mode works as expected, problem is in vector mode only.

[Japhy]

This appears in both Mac and Windows versions. Thanks again for reporting RH-82587