topic Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi... in Documentation

Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Anonymous — Fri, 26 May 2023 00:31:52 GMT

Hi All,

When I save a 3D view onto a layout, the resolution is locked at 72dpi.
On the layout when I bring up the "Drawing Selection Settings" under properties I can change the dpi but it is locked with the magnification. If I up the resolution the magnification decreases.
Anyway of setting this to 300dpi?

Cheers,

Matts

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Erika Epstein — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:54:07 GMT

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Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:41:13 GMT

Hi Erika, sorry for the lack of information.
How's this

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:56:29 GMT

Dwight will get to the dpi question,
but I would like to know, where is Califoria?

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Dwight — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:33:13 GMT

That's where they grow the weed.

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:52:37 GMT

Any other requests Erika?
Now how about some help

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Link — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:22:31 GMT

The 3D view will be saved in raster format at the screen resolution if OpenGL is used. Thus it will be just as big on the paper as your screen (more or less; not every screen resolution equals to 72 dpi).

If you save it with the Internal Engine, it will remain in vector format.

The former will be assigned a dpi, the latter will be assigned a scale, in the resulting drawing. The former will obviously resize much better as it is a vector format, however it will not look as pretty due mostly to the lack of textures.

My suggestion would be to use a photorendered image. You can assign any resolution to the photorendering, before or after you place the view as a drawing on the layout.

Cheers,
Link.

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:53:56 GMT

Many thanks Link. Photorendering out images makes the most sense I agree. I never considered it! Interesting how different viewing engines effect the resolution on the layout book. Thanks!

Cheers,

Matts

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Erika Epstein — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:48:37 GMT

mattsvai wrote:
Any other requests Erika?
Now how about some help

Sorry Matts, I kept getting called away and I didn't want to give a hasty and wrong answer.
Thanks Link.

Re: Layout book locked at 72dpi...

Anonymous — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:38:02 GMT

No Problem Erika... I'm sure you will have other opportunities to help me out 😉

All the best!

Matts