Rendering Preferences

The Rendering Preferences contain settings for the rendering of documents in Revu. Select Rendering from the Preferences dialog box to view or modify these preferences.

To open the Preferences dialog box:

For 3D rendering, see Rendering 3D Preferences.

Rendering Style: Determines how Revu will handle updating the main workspace, for example during panning and zooming operations. The options are:

Wait for Completion: Avoids updating the screen until the document is ready to be drawn in full detail.

Iterative Draw: Updates some content before the document is fully drawn.

Iterative Draw with Sweetener: Shows a lower resolution version of the current document during panning and zooming operations. Once the operation is complete, the image will "sweeten" to full resolution.

Rendering Rate: Determines how often the screen updates when in Iterative Draw mode. This should generally be set to Fast unless you are using remote desktop.

Blend Modes: When enabled, shows blend modes or transparencies in the main workspace, allowing for a true representation of line merged or blended PDFs. Performance may be slower with this option enabled, however.

Enhance Thin Lines: When enabled, Revu enhances the resolution of certain vector elements. If vectors appear too thick, disable this option.

Fill Anti-Aliasing: When enabled, Revu will attempt to automatically fill in the appearance of thin lines and certain fill-in patterns. This is particularly useful if thin lines are disappearing when zoomed out on a drawing.

CMYK Color Calibration: When enabled, Revu attempts to show CMYK colors in a uniform manner. If colors are not shown as expected, disable this option.

Use Line Weights: When enabled, Revu uses the line weights defined in the PDF when showing documents in the workspace. When disabled, a method will be used to determine an optimal line thickness based on the screen resolution and zoom factor of the workspace.

Page Dim Percentage: Sets the intensity of the underlying image when the Dimmer is enabled. Setting this value to a lower number makes annotations stand out more prominently.

Maximum Print DPI: Sets the printing resolution in dots per inch. 300 dpi is recommended for faster printing.

Resolution: Determines the screen resolution in dots per inch. Use this setting to match the rendering DPI to your monitor’s resolution.