Rendering error - print large size pdf

Edit: The code works with Matlab 2015b but but produces the described error with Matlab 2018b (Windows 7).

I am trying to print a large size pdf (A2) containing vector elements on top of a simple imagesc (see minimal example below). The code works when printing the figure as a raster, but not when printing as a vector (see error message below). I do not mind if the "imagesc" is saved in a raster format, but I would like to keep the overlaying lines and axes in vector format. Is there a BUILT-IN solution for this problem?

Minimal (non-)working example:

clear all; close all; clc
dx_figure=59.4; dy_figure=42; % A2 landscape format in centimeters (cm)
margin=2.5; % in cm; allow for margin between axes and figure 

f_handle=figure;
set(f_handle,'visible','off'); % make figure invisible on screen to avoid automatic resizing
set(f_handle,'units','centimeters','position',[0 0 dx_figure dy_figure]); % set figure at true size
axes('position',[margin/dx_figure margin/dy_figure (dx_figure-2*margin)/dx_figure (dy_figure-2*margin)/dy_figure]) % create axes in normalized units (bug when working in cm)

imagesc(rand(10,10)); % when this line is commented out, the figure is successfully printed in both raster or vector format
hold on
plot([0 10],[0 10],'linewidth',5); % vector part of figure

set(f_handle,'paperunits','centimeters','paperpositionmode','manual','papersize',[dx_figure dy_figure],'paperposition',[0 0 dx_figure dy_figure]);
print(f_handle,'-dpdf','image_vector'); % print in vector format (does not work)
%print(f_handle,'-dpdf','image_raster','-opengl'); % print in raster format (works)

Error message:

Warning: An error occurred while drawing the scene: Unidentified trouble during rendering

> In defaulterrorcallback (line 12)

In matlab.graphics.internal.mlprintjob/setPaintDisabled

In alternatePrintPath

In alternatePrintPath

In onCleanup/delete (line 60)

In alternatePrintPath

In print (line 82)

[Anders Svensson]

I have a very similar problem. A code that worke perfect in 2015b experience the described problem in 2017b. To mee the error is a bit random. It does not happen all the time. Running the same script with the same input generates the error on approximately 20% of my 2D plots. It appears as if the error is more frequent on larger images.

Answer 1

[Luis J Gilarranz]

Maybe this helps ;-)

https://ch.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/266547-why-always-said-an-error-occurred-while-drawing-the-scene-need-help

Let us know, if using

opengl software

as suggested in this question solves the problem, Mathworks should consider this as a bug.

[TP]

Thanks, I just tried but it does not change the problem.