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    • john2J Offline
      john2
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      I am trying to export model as pdf with colour by layer option. I am getting missing lines in pdf. I tried turning on and off the hardware acceleration but failed to get the appropriate result.

      I tried again in 2017 version and was disappointed again.

      What must I do to get the lines in the pdf?

      This is the jpeg export of the result that I want.
      ACTUAL FILE.jpg

      This is the jpeg of the pdf export
      1.jpg


      VECTOR SHADOW PRACTICE.skp

      Sketchup Make 2017 (64-bit), Vray 4.0 , Windows 10 – 64 bit, corei7-8750H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

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      • bazB Offline
        baz
        last edited by

        FYI. Just checked your file with SU17. Same result.

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        • Dave RD Offline
          Dave R
          last edited by

          Screenshot - 2_10_2017 , 6_46_12 AM.png

          Deleted the faces in the shadow outlines and it worked for me.

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            Charlie__V
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            You have overlapping faces which is the cause of the missing lines. (Z-fighting)

            Also, you have geometry on layers other than zero, this will always cause problems in SU. (always has)
            Better to keep all geometry on layer zero and put groups/components on layers other than zero to control visibility or in this case color by layer.

            Dave Beat me to it....... πŸ‘


            .pdf with missing lines


            Overlapped faces & Geometry on other than Layer Zero .skp V7

            Precision M1710/Win 7 Pro 64 bit/i-7 6920 Quad core 2.9 Ghz -3.8/16Gb ram/NVIDIA M5000M 8Gb

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            • bazB Offline
              baz
              last edited by

              Aha, learning, still learning...

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              • john2J Offline
                john2
                last edited by

                @unknownuser said:

                You have overlapping faces which is the cause of the missing lines. (Z-fighting)

                Also, you have geometry on layers other than zero, this will always cause problems in SU. (always has)
                Better to keep all geometry on layer zero and put groups/components on layers other than zero to control visibility or in this case color by layer.

                Dave Beat me to it....... πŸ‘

                I always thought that keeping everything on different layer is an organized way! I mean a rectangle group with its geometry on layer "green rectangle" and also the group within the same layer. I was living in a lie! Whoa! I will follow this golden rule that you've given me! Thanks a lot!

                Sketchup Make 2017 (64-bit), Vray 4.0 , Windows 10 – 64 bit, corei7-8750H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

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                • john2J Offline
                  john2
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                  @dave r said:

                  [attachment=0:31wjp3iy]<!-- ia0 -->Screenshot - 2_10_2017 , 6_46_12 AM.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:31wjp3iy]

                  Deleted the faces in the shadow outlines and it worked for me.

                  That's a cool maneuver!

                  Please provide some links of pages that will enlighten me more about this basic common sense on geometry conflict. I've been using SketchUp for more than 8 years and still sometimes feel a newbie.

                  I'm aware of Z-fighting of faces.

                  Sketchup Make 2017 (64-bit), Vray 4.0 , Windows 10 – 64 bit, corei7-8750H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

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                  • Dave RD Offline
                    Dave R
                    last edited by

                    I don't know of any links. It's just experience.

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                    • john2J Offline
                      john2
                      last edited by

                      @dave r said:

                      I don't know of any links. It's just experience.

                      Reminds me of an Indian proverb."Talking to a wise man is far better than reading thousand books."

                      Sketchup Make 2017 (64-bit), Vray 4.0 , Windows 10 – 64 bit, corei7-8750H, 16GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB

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