# PDF of P3D Processing sketch

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**Created:** [December 2, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/pdf-of-p3d-processing-sketch/39996 "2022-12-02T20:52:10Z")\
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> [@asymmetric](#):
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> the PDF files have a white background instead of black

I am not an expert on this library.

Searching the forum I found this:

> [@PDF export won't save with background for my 3d sketch](https://discourse.processing.org/t/pdf-export-wont-save-with-background-for-my-3d-sketch/10460):
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> I have read the Processing docs on PDF export for 3d sketches. For some reason, my sketch won’t save as a PDF with the specified background. It only saves on a white background. //Stuff for saving stage import processing.pdf.\*; // global variables int DIM = 500; // height, width int N = 20; // n squares down and up int R = int(DIM/N); // radius of squares // setup drawing void setup(){ size(500, 500, P3D); rectMode(CENTER); noFill(); noLoop(); stroke(100, 100, 0); } // draw void …

You could also go here and do a search you will get more results:  
[https://processing.org/](https://processing.org/)

If you provide a [MCVE](https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example) the community can run your code and may be able to help. An MCVE is mentioned in [Guidelines - Asking Questions](https://discourse.processing.org/t/guidelines-asking-questions/2147/1).

You can still get some nice effects without using P2D or P3D and get your background.

This is from the PDF:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/7/8/78d548a87f57b2877dc0530080b523c32ae81246.png)

Remove anything that has a z component from code:

`translate (x * noiseFactor * 6, y * noiseFactor * 6);`

You may lose some perspective but it seems you are modifying size of ellipse already.

`:)`

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