Undesirable grid appears when ParametricPlot is exported as PDF

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Writing:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2]

I get:

but if I write:

Export["test.pdf", plot]

I get:

How can I get the same image in test.pdf?

plotting export pdf-format

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edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

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  How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
  – Okkes Dulgerci
  Aug 13 at 13:43
  

  
  
  
  


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  Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 14:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
  – Alexey Popkov
  Aug 13 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


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  Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
  – Jens
  Aug 13 at 14:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
  – Andreas Rejbrand
  Aug 13 at 16:46
  

  
  
  
  

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Writing:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2]

I get:

but if I write:

Export["test.pdf", plot]

I get:

How can I get the same image in test.pdf?

plotting export pdf-format

share|improve this question

edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
  – Okkes Dulgerci
  Aug 13 at 13:43
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 14:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
  – Alexey Popkov
  Aug 13 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
  – Jens
  Aug 13 at 14:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
  – Andreas Rejbrand
  Aug 13 at 16:46
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

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Writing:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2]

I get:

but if I write:

Export["test.pdf", plot]

I get:

How can I get the same image in test.pdf?

plotting export pdf-format

share|improve this question

edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

Writing:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2]

I get:

but if I write:

Export["test.pdf", plot]

I get:

How can I get the same image in test.pdf?

plotting export pdf-format

share|improve this question

edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

share|improve this question

share|improve this question

edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

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edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

edited Aug 13 at 15:25

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

37.5k4102254

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

asked Aug 13 at 12:46

TeM

1,643618

1,643618

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
  – Okkes Dulgerci
  Aug 13 at 13:43
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 14:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
  – Alexey Popkov
  Aug 13 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
  – Jens
  Aug 13 at 14:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
  – Andreas Rejbrand
  Aug 13 at 16:46
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
  – Okkes Dulgerci
  Aug 13 at 13:43
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 14:31
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
  – Alexey Popkov
  Aug 13 at 14:40
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
  – Jens
  Aug 13 at 14:53
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
  – Andreas Rejbrand
  Aug 13 at 16:46
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
– Okkes Dulgerci
Aug 13 at 13:43

How about this? plot = Plot[1, x, 0, 2, PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Frame -> True, Filling -> Axis, AspectRatio -> 1.5,PlotStyle -> Thin]
– Okkes Dulgerci
Aug 13 at 13:43

Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
– TeM
Aug 13 at 14:31

Thanks, the result is the desired one, but I should use the parametric method. :(
– TeM
Aug 13 at 14:31

You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
– Alexey Popkov
Aug 13 at 14:40

You can try Will Robertson's FixPolygons package for joining the polygons.
– Alexey Popkov
Aug 13 at 14:40

Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
– Jens
Aug 13 at 14:53

Does this help? Avoiding white lines inside filled area in RegionPlot exported as PDF or PS
– Jens
Aug 13 at 14:53

1

1

What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
– Andreas Rejbrand
Aug 13 at 16:46

What's up with Min[1, 2] t? Surely that can be replaced by t alone? Or doesn't the problem reproduce then?
– Andreas Rejbrand
Aug 13 at 16:46

 | 
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UPDATE: See more general solution in this answer.

---

You can solve this problem by joining the polygons using undocumented function Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine:

plot = Normal@
 ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2] /. 
 p : __Polygon :> Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine[p];

Export["test.pdf", plot] // SystemOpen

Here is how the file is rendered by Adobe Acrobat:

(checked with version 11.1.0).

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 14 at 8:45

answered Aug 13 at 15:13

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Perfect! Thanks!
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 17:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

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2
down vote

Another workaround is to remove transparency from the polygons by specifying the PlotStyle explicitly:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Mesh -> None, 
 PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0.812, 0.851, 0.914, 1]]

Now the PDF

Export["test.pdf", %] // SystemOpen

is rendered as

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UPDATE: See more general solution in this answer.

---

You can solve this problem by joining the polygons using undocumented function Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine:

plot = Normal@
 ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2] /. 
 p : __Polygon :> Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine[p];

Export["test.pdf", plot] // SystemOpen

Here is how the file is rendered by Adobe Acrobat:

(checked with version 11.1.0).

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 14 at 8:45

answered Aug 13 at 15:13

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Perfect! Thanks!
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 17:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
6
down vote



accepted

UPDATE: See more general solution in this answer.

---

You can solve this problem by joining the polygons using undocumented function Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine:

plot = Normal@
 ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2] /. 
 p : __Polygon :> Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine[p];

Export["test.pdf", plot] // SystemOpen

Here is how the file is rendered by Adobe Acrobat:

(checked with version 11.1.0).

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 14 at 8:45

answered Aug 13 at 15:13

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Perfect! Thanks!
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 17:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
6
down vote



accepted

up vote
6
down vote



accepted

UPDATE: See more general solution in this answer.

---

You can solve this problem by joining the polygons using undocumented function Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine:

plot = Normal@
 ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2] /. 
 p : __Polygon :> Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine[p];

Export["test.pdf", plot] // SystemOpen

Here is how the file is rendered by Adobe Acrobat:

(checked with version 11.1.0).

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 14 at 8:45

answered Aug 13 at 15:13

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

UPDATE: See more general solution in this answer.

---

You can solve this problem by joining the polygons using undocumented function Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine:

plot = Normal@
 ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2] /. 
 p : __Polygon :> Graphics`PolygonUtils`PolygonCombine[p];

Export["test.pdf", plot] // SystemOpen

Here is how the file is rendered by Adobe Acrobat:

(checked with version 11.1.0).

share|improve this answer

edited Aug 14 at 8:45

answered Aug 13 at 15:13

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answered Aug 13 at 15:13

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answered Aug 13 at 15:13

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answered Aug 13 at 15:13

Alexey Popkov

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• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Perfect! Thanks!
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 17:34
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Perfect! Thanks!
  – TeM
  Aug 13 at 17:34
  

  
  
  
  

Perfect! Thanks!
– TeM
Aug 13 at 17:34

Perfect! Thanks!
– TeM
Aug 13 at 17:34

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

Another workaround is to remove transparency from the polygons by specifying the PlotStyle explicitly:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Mesh -> None, 
 PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0.812, 0.851, 0.914, 1]]

Now the PDF

Export["test.pdf", %] // SystemOpen

is rendered as

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 13 at 15:38

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

Another workaround is to remove transparency from the polygons by specifying the PlotStyle explicitly:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Mesh -> None, 
 PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0.812, 0.851, 0.914, 1]]

Now the PDF

Export["test.pdf", %] // SystemOpen

is rendered as

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 13 at 15:38

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

add a comment | 

up vote
2
down vote

up vote
2
down vote

Another workaround is to remove transparency from the polygons by specifying the PlotStyle explicitly:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Mesh -> None, 
 PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0.812, 0.851, 0.914, 1]]

Now the PDF

Export["test.pdf", %] // SystemOpen

is rendered as

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 13 at 15:38

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

Another workaround is to remove transparency from the polygons by specifying the PlotStyle explicitly:

plot = ParametricPlot[x, Min[1, 2] t, x, 0, 2, t, 0, 1, 
 PlotRange -> 0, 2, -1, 2, Mesh -> None, 
 PlotStyle -> RGBColor[0.812, 0.851, 0.914, 1]]

Now the PDF

Export["test.pdf", %] // SystemOpen

is rendered as

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 13 at 15:38

Alexey Popkov

37.5k4102254

share|improve this answer

share|improve this answer

answered Aug 13 at 15:38

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answered Aug 13 at 15:38

Alexey Popkov

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answered Aug 13 at 15:38

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