Applies To
	Product(s):	MICROSTATION
	Version(s):	N\A
	Environment:	N\A
	Area:	Print
	Subarea:	N\A
	Original Author:	Beverly Dawn Gentry, Bentley Technical Support Group

Problem

When plotting transparent gradient fills, why do you have to use Rasterized mode for PDF output? 

Solution

This is a WAD. PDF does not support partial opacity on raster data, which is how we output gradient fills. The entire view must be rasterized in order to support translucent raster.