Project: QGIS
Version: 2.12.0
A new option has been added under the layer properties, rendering tab to force a vector layer to render as a raster. Extremely detailed layers (eg polygon layers with a huge number of nodes) can cause composer exports in PDF/SVG format to be huge as all nodes are included in the exported file. This can also make the resultant file very slow to work with or open in external programs. Now, you can force these layers to be rasterised on a layer-by-layer basis, so that the exported files won't have to include all the nodes contained in these layers. The end result is smaller file sizes and PDFs/SVGs which are faster to open.
This feature was developed by: Nyall Dawson
