Save 3d surface as vector eps file

Hello,
I tried to export a 3d surface to an eps file.
The generated eps file is attached below. As you can se the eps file is not a vector file. It looks like a normal picture. Zooming makes it unsharp.
The blockdiagram, which exports the 3d surface, is the following:
Exporting it over the context menu of the 3d surface generates the same result.
Why is the generated eps file not in vector format?
Regards
Attachments:
graph_3d.eps.zip ‏77 KB

Hello Matthias,
it seems that LabVIEW is limitated in the ability to produce vector graphics, (afterall, LabVIEW is not a graphics software). I tried to open the exported .EMF and .EPS files with various programms, which can view vector graphics (EPS Viewer, EMF Viewer, XnView and Adobe Illustrator), but it never worked. It seems LabVIEW can't produce a complex vector graphic out of a 3D Plot. The limitation of LabVIEW is at 2D Plots and Waveforms like seen in the Knowledgebase.
"Creating Vector Graphics From LabVIEW Plots"
http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/5E6AD23A0B70D7158625731E0050A043?OpenDocument
I'm sorry, but for creating a vector graphic out of a 3D Plot you have to use an other programm than LabVIEW, because LabVIEW isn't developed for such graphical actions.
Best Regards
Joaquin

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