How to export VECTORIZE image in PDF format as output of ListLinePlot?

Question

It seems that ListLinePlot is not generating VECTORIZE PDF file when using Export command.

I use the command : Export["File1.pdf",File1]
I also Right-Click then "Save Graphic As..." File2.pdf

The two files (grouped) are added for clarity. There are differences in the following :

File size
Image quality : points gets blurred at high resolution
Gray Rectangle corner points are deformed
Orange Polygon is moving out of the frame in file obtained via (1) approach.

Any solution to this will be helpful.

The complete code is :

test = ListLinePlot[iData,
  Mesh -> All, MeshStyle -> Directive[PointSize[0.006]],
  PlotRange -> {{1, 14}, {0, 2.8}},
  FrameLabel -> {"R (km)", 
    "M (\!\(\*SubscriptBox[\(M\), \(\[CircleDot]\)]\))"},
  Epilog -> {
    {Black, PointSize[Large], Point[{10.97, 1.97}]},
    {Black, Dashed, 
     Line[{{10.97, 1.97}, {10.97, 1.97}, {0, 1.97}, {10.97, 1.97}}]},
    Text[Rotate[Style["Causality", 15, Black], 48 Degree], {6, 2.3}],
    Text[Rotate[Style["P > \[Infinity]", 15, Black], 
      56 Degree], {4.85, 2.3}],
    Text[Rotate[Style["GR Limit", 15, Black], 0 Degree], {2.6, 2.3}]},
  Prolog -> {Text[Style["PSRJ1614-2230", 16, Black], {10.2, 2.3}],
    {EdgeForm[Thin], RGBColor[1.00, 0.90, 0.80], 
     Polygon[{{0, 0}, {10.97, 10.97/2.9}, {0, 10.97/2.9}}]},
    {EdgeForm[Thin], RGBColor[1.00, 0.78, 0.55], 
     Polygon[{{0, 0}, {10.97, 4*10.97/9.0}, {0, 4*10.97/9.0}}]},
    {EdgeForm[Thin], RGBColor[1.00, 0.67, 0.33], 
     Polygon[{{0, 0}, {10.97, 10.97/2.0}, {0, 10.97/2.0}}]},
    {EdgeForm[{Thick, GrayLevel[0.6]}], 
     HatchFilling[45 Degree, 0.5, 3], GrayLevel[0.8], 
     Rectangle[{8.3, 1.97 - 0.04}, {12, 1.97 + 0.04}]}}]

Dataset is available @ Here

Thanks & Regards,

Updated, Any idea about getting VECTOR output from the ListLinePlot ??? — Kumar Gaurav Sagar, Jun 13 '22 at 07:55

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '22 at 13:49

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HatchFilling* is implemented as a pixel shader. If pixel shaders are involved, the output will always be a raster. There might be other reasons, but that is the one that jumped out while reading your code.

* This applies to all of the Filling and Shading directives, VertexColors, and Texture.

answered Jun 13 '22 at 13:49

ihojnicki

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Thanks, @ihojnicki : Any other way I can implement vector shading inside some graphic objects ? – Kumar Gaurav Sagar Jun 13 '22 at 14:51
@KumarGauravSagar There are some non-HatchFilling solutions here and here – Michael E2 Jun 13 '22 at 15:15
@KumarGauravSagar Also note that the gradient legend shown in the images probably uses a pixel shader, too. – Michael E2 Jun 13 '22 at 15:17
Thanks Michael E2 for the links...but these solution are too bulky. The problem, I finally checked after @ihojnicki answer and I traced it down to the implementation of HatchFilling only. – Kumar Gaurav Sagar Jun 14 '22 at 04:02

How to export VECTORIZE image in PDF format as output of ListLinePlot?

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