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edit approved Jul 24, 2019 at 10:41

I export graphics like this:

mcm = 72/2.54;
Export["file.pdf", Show[graphics, ImageSize -> 10 cm]]

For some reason Show is required when exporting to PDF, i.e. you can't just use the ImageSize option directly in Export and still get the expected result.

Regarding display on the screen, ImageSize is interpreted as pixels for on-screen display and as PostScript points (1/72 inch) for exporting to printable formats such as PDF. In other words, Mathematica always assumes the display to be a 72 ppi one.

I export graphics like this:

m = 72/2.54;
Export["file.pdf", Show[graphics, ImageSize -> 10 cm]]

For some reason Show is required when exporting to PDF, i.e. you can't just use the ImageSize option directly in Export and still get the expected result.

Regarding display on screen, ImageSize is interpreted as pixels for on-screen display and as PostScript points (1/72 inch) for exporting to printable formats such as PDF. In other words, Mathematica always assumes the display to be a 72 ppi one.

I export graphics like this:

cm = 72/2.54;
Export["file.pdf", Show[graphics, ImageSize -> 10 cm]]

For some reason Show is required when exporting to PDF, i.e. you can't just use the ImageSize option directly in Export and still get the expected result.

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created Feb 18, 2014 at 23:48

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I export graphics like this:

m = 72/2.54;
Export["file.pdf", Show[graphics, ImageSize -> 10 cm]]

For some reason Show is required when exporting to PDF, i.e. you can't just use the ImageSize option directly in Export and still get the expected result.