matthewstuart Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Currently trying to export images of my line drawings for a Design & Access Statement. Using Apple Pages so exporting as JPG/PNG is my best bet for cropping effectively and getting file sizes down. However, I think I have messed about with the settings previously and my image file exports are always blurry or contain thick lines compared to PDF. Is there something wrong with my settings? Thanks. 2210 - Planning Materials 3.pdf Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Check the resolution of your sheet layer. They are usually 72DPI by default ... changing to around 300DPI usually does the trick. Quote Link to comment
unearthed Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I find I can earn only export images from the sheet space as from model space system always tells me I don't have enough RAM.https://i.imgur.com/XSgVq84.jpg So in sheet space work out the final image size you want - I use centimetres, set your resolution - I use 300 ppi [ it's mad that VW is not fully metric], then tab through to print size and enter desired image wet in centimetres. Then through to format and check correct image format is selected and Quality - I normally use the second highest setting, and Save. Quote Link to comment
Jeff Prince Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 12 hours ago, unearthed said: I use 300 ppi [ it's mad that VW is not fully metric] Surely you jest. Is there a metric ISO for screen resolution? I know this is a rare and strange possibility, but have you tried adjusting your output size to something with more square proportions or with whole numbers. Your print size is a bit odd and I have seen that cause errors in the past. I don’t know why this is, just have seen it. Perhaps worth a try. Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Really that dialogue should say DPI not PPI, shouldn't it? PPI is a bit meaningless for a digital image - PPI is determined by the screen you view it on. A digital image simply has a size measured in an absolute number of pixels. Quote Link to comment
zoomer Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, line-weight said: A digital image simply has a size measured in an absolute number of pixels. Yes, in any App where you can render an image you can set your number of Pixels easily. Very rarely I also made use of the option to set a DPI value, e.g. for 2D Artists which seem to be fixed to DPI numbers as a sign of quality and don't want to think in pixel numbers. "I can't know yet how large I will use your image in my layout finally - but I want it to be 300 DPI !" Just in VW it is so hard to get an Image out in a fixed Pixel size. It may work reasonably in a SLVP - 3 Pixels up or down, but for a "screen" render, I always calculate and play with print size and DPI setting until I get a vague number of pixel representation. Quote Link to comment
line-weight Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 15 hours ago, zoomer said: Just in VW it is so hard to get an Image out in a fixed Pixel size. It may work reasonably in a SLVP - 3 Pixels up or down, Yes, this is very annoying when you need two versions of something to be exactly pixel-size identical! I have discovered (I think) that the variation is affected by the state of zoom at the moment you do the render or export. So if you don't zoom in or out in between renders it stays the same. This is of course very inconvenient to do in practice. 1 Quote Link to comment
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