Exporting BarChart3D as PDF produces artifacts
To make nicer PDF
s, you could adapt the answer here as follows. Before making any plots, execute the command
Map[SetOptions[#,
Prolog -> {{EdgeForm[], Texture[{{{0, 0, 0, 0}}}],
Polygon[#, VertexTextureCoordinates -> #] &[{{0, 0}, {1,
0}, {1, 1}}]}}] &, {Graphics3D, ContourPlot3D,
ListContourPlot3D, ListPlot3D, Plot3D, ListSurfacePlot3D,
ListVectorPlot3D, ParametricPlot3D, RegionPlot3D, RevolutionPlot3D,
SphericalPlot3D, VectorPlot3D, BarChart3D}];
and then do the BarChart3D
. If you export it to PDF
now, the process will take a little longer but the output will look nicer, without the lines. The explanation why this works is given in the linked answer. I only modified that trick by appending BarChart3D
to the list of functions to which it applies.
Solution
The problem seems to be that the polygonal regions in the exported PDF file do not have edge strokes. It can be partially solved by reimporting the figure and correct this.
(* FILENAME.pdf contains an exported BarChart3D figure *)
(* 't' gives the desired edge thickness *)
chart = Import["FILENAME.pdf"];
chart = chart /. {FaceForm[n__] :> {FaceForm[n], EdgeForm[{Thickness[t], n}]}};
Export["NEW_FILENAME.pdf", chart];
I tested this code only for BarChart3D
output. It seems that in the reimported figure all colored regions are defined by FilledCurves
and all additional lines by JoinedCurves
. Furthermore, a FaceForm
definition is only found in the region declarations.
Possible problem
Different PDF viewers seem to interpret a Thickness[n]
declaration differently. This can be solved by replacing Thickness
with AbsoluteThickness
.
Benefit
This solution preserves the vector graphics character of the chart in the exported PDF file. @Jens solution rasterizes the image and makes it resolution dependent.