# Will Plotly export 3D building to a PDF with all elements are vector format? 

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**Created:** [October 30, 2018, 3:14am UTC](https://community.plotly.com/t/will-plotly-export-3d-building-to-a-pdf-with-all-elements-are-vector-format/15085 "2018-10-30T03:14:23Z")\
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Will Plotly export 3D building to a PDF with all elements are vector format?

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From [Could Plotly export 3D building to a PDF with all elements are vector format? · Issue #1221 · plotly/plotly.py · GitHub](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.py/issues/1221#issuecomment-429268292)

> Hi @ConAntares, static image export to vector formats can now be done offline without an account using the orca project. See [Static image export in Python](https://plot.ly/python/static-image-export/). But, here’s an important note from that page:
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> > Note: It is important to note that any figures containing WebGL traces (i.e. of type scattergl, heatmapgl, contourgl, scatter3d, surface, mesh3d, scatterpolargl, cone, streamtube, splom, or parcoords) that are exported in a vector format will include encapsulated rasters, instead of vectors, for some parts of the image.
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> So you can export 3D plots to PDF/EPS format, but they will still be included as raster (non-vector) images. This is also the case for the online export under a paid account.