You can create model graphics as a vector or as bitmap graphics. Vector graphics are created for report output files of the file types HTML, DOC, PDF, RTF, and ODT because of the higher quality. For XLS and XLSX output files, only bitmap graphics are available.
You can force creation of bitmap graphics for all formats by setting the variables FORCE_VECTOR_IMAGES and USE_VECTOR_FOR_1_IMAGE to false.
RTL languages, such as Arabic or Hebrew, always use bitmap graphics.
For bitmap graphics, only the fonts available on the ARIS server are relevant. The ARIS server creates a bitmap depending on the available fonts, and the ARIS client renders them exactly.
For vector graphics, the ARIS server creates graphics and sends parameters to the ARIS client. These parameters define how a certain string should be displayed. Even if a font is not available for the ARIS server, the string will look as expected. This is because strings are rendered correctly by the ARIS client if the required font is available for the ARIS client. Line breaks are computed by the ARIS server. If a font is missing, a fallback font will be used, and line breaks may not appear as expected. This means that text may increase the size of objects. Text may also be cut and ... is added to indicate the shortening.
In PDFs, all used fonts are embedded. If font F1 is not available for the ARIS server, a replacement font F2 is embedded. Thus when the ARIS client renders the PDF, F2 is also used.