# Pdf export failed

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pdf-export-failed/18031>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2022, 12:14pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pdf-export-failed/18031 "2022-03-15T12:14:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/pdf-export-failed/18031/10 "2022-03-16T23:42:16Z")

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Hi,

I reproduced your problem: as soon as you add a cross section view in the drawing with your design, you can no longer export the pdf.

The root cause of the problem is a weird geometry in the design (but it should not prevent from exporting the pdf, so there are actually also a corner case’s bug in drawing 😉).

 ![CleanShot 2022-03-17 at 00.13.57@2x](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/9/9319cd1dec7b5b013a0e06f959d1a8c0f9760e0a.jpeg)  
If you make a cross section and zoom you will see there is actually a small hole in the design.  
Best way to fix your design is to split the body, project the section on a plane, trim the unwanted lines, and create a clean body by revolving the cross section.  
Then you will have to re-create the drawing and the dimensions, but it will export in pdf.  
I made a short video showing the process.  

[https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e24efc71010b82294e05b13aec4ae0ef6771fed7.mp4](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/2X/e/e24efc71010b82294e05b13aec4ae0ef6771fed7.mp4)

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