2D Drawing Options

When creating a 2D PDF (rather than 3D) the conversion of geometric features on the 2D page, as vector or raster layers can be specified with these options. To enable these options, the Conversion Output Format should be set to 2D PDF.

By using the Create Options and Apply Settings To menus, the 2D drawing settings can be adjusted for individual layers.

If the input model contains surface meshes, lines, points and raster data, the conversion onto the 2D page can be adjusted to convert only a subset of these by the toggle options on the left. With the vector drawing modes, users can zoom in to detail with viewing device independent resolution. The PDF size will scale up based on the complexity of the geometry. When drawing meshes, a drop-down list is available, to:

In 2D drawing mode, a Layer menu is added to the PDF using "Optional Content (OC)" PDF techniques, so each layer can be shown or hidden by the layer menu.