Appendix > Limitations When Printing to Vector File Formats
Limitations When Printing to Vector File Formats
When printing from your application to a vector file format, only certain types of objects can be put into each of the various vector files.
For example, suppose your application is printing a page, which looks like this:
When printing to a CGM file, which supports text and shape objects, but does not support raster objects, the output will appear like this:
See the table below for a list of which objects are supported for each format.
| Format | Raster | Shapes | Text | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEC | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| DWF | Not supported | Supported | Supported | Filling is not supported, - format restriction. |
| DXF | Supported | Supported | Supported | Filling is not supported, - format restriction. |
| CGM | Not supported | Supported | Supported | No raster, format - restriction |
| PLT | Not supported | Supported | Supported | No colors, no filling - format restriction. |
| PCT | Not supported | Supported | Supported | Elliptical arcs not supported. |
| DRW | Not supported | Supported | Supported | Elliptical arcs not supported. |
| WMF | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| EMF | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| GBR | Not supported | Supported | Supported | Two colors only, - format restriction |
| SHP | Not supported | Supported | Supported | No raster - format restriction |
| PRN | Supported | Supported | Supported | No colors, no filling - format restriction. |
| SVG | Supported | Supported | Supported | |
| WPG | Supported | Supported | Supported |
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