Any PDF file can be partly processed. This means that it is possible to retrieve any portion of bytes from a file to process any particular element (for example, a page, link or picture) without downloading and reading other elements of the document.

This technology for PDF files is similar to streaming audio or video and is called linearization. It provides fast incremental access to PDF data. Linearization has the following advantages:

• Fast downloading and rendering of a PDF document even for slow connections and big files (skips unnecessary parts when reading data).
• Quick navigation through the document.
• Quick application of embedded fonts.
• Fast reaction to user actions (for example, clicking a link) without waiting for the entire page to be processed.

To obtain these advantages, a PDF file should be saved using the linearization algorithm. ODA Platform supports linearization for exporting a drawing to a PDF file by setting the appropriate flag value.

See Also

Export to PDF Parameters and Flags