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Export to PDF

You can export RadDiagram to PDF on the client. This is done in two simple steps (Example 1):

  1. Get a reference to the client-side object of the underlying Kendo UI diagram as described in the Overview help article.

  2. Call the saveAsPDF method of the client-side object of the diagram.

RadDiagram has a composite property PdfSettings that exposes properties for configuring the settings of the exported PDF file. You can find a full list of the properties in the API reference of the Pdf class.

The export to PDF functionality is currently supported in Firefox, Chrome, IE10+ and Opera 15.0+ (Blink).

Example 1: Export a diagram to PDF via the saveAsPDF method.

<telerik:RadDiagram ID="RadDiagram1" runat="server">
    <PdfSettings FileName="diagram.pdf" Title="Diagram Exported to PDF" />
    <LayoutSettings Type="Tree" Subtype="Down" Enabled="true">
    </LayoutSettings>
    <ClientEvents OnLoad="onLoad" />
    <ShapesCollection>
        <telerik:DiagramShape Id="DiagramShape1"></telerik:DiagramShape>
        <telerik:DiagramShape Id="DiagramShape2"></telerik:DiagramShape>
    </ShapesCollection>
    <ConnectionsCollection>
        <telerik:DiagramConnection>
            <FromSettings Connector="Top" ShapeId="DiagramShape1" />
            <ToSettings Connector="Bottom" ShapeId="DiagramShape2" />
            <StrokeSettings />
        </telerik:DiagramConnection>
    </ConnectionsCollection>
</telerik:RadDiagram>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function onLoad(diagram) {
        var diagramWidget = diagram.get_kendoWidget();
        diagramWidget.saveAsPDF();
    }
</script>

The saveAsPDF method is a shortcut for exportPDF, which is less straightforward and you need to set the export settings on the client if you use it. Example 2 shows how to export a diagram via the exportPDF method.

Example 2: Export a diagram to PDF via the exportPDF method.

<telerik:RadDiagram ID="RadDiagram1" runat="server">
    <LayoutSettings Type="Tree" Subtype="Down" Enabled="true">
    </LayoutSettings>
    <ClientEvents OnLoad="onLoad" />
    <ShapesCollection>
        <telerik:DiagramShape Id="DiagramShape1"></telerik:DiagramShape>
        <telerik:DiagramShape Id="DiagramShape2"></telerik:DiagramShape>
    </ShapesCollection>
    <ConnectionsCollection>
        <telerik:DiagramConnection>
            <FromSettings Connector="Top" ShapeId="DiagramShape1" />
            <ToSettings Connector="Bottom" ShapeId="DiagramShape2" />
            <StrokeSettings />
        </telerik:DiagramConnection>
    </ConnectionsCollection>
</telerik:RadDiagram>
<script type="text/javascript">
    function onLoad(diagram) {
        var diagramWidget = diagram.get_kendoWidget();
        diagramWidget.exportPDF().done(function (data) {
            kendo.saveAs({
                dataURI: data,
                fileName: "diagram.pdf"
            });
        });
    }
</script>

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