PDFs as graphics and graphics out of SolidWorks

[Boone Severson]

Hello Art,

Can you clarify "reliable"? Prone to corruption, crashing, etc? After years of using FrameMaker's internal drawing tool, we're going to adopt an external diagramming tool. To keep the usability the same, we were going to use OLE.

I've seen the file size grow quite a bit (172k .fm7 file + 200k Visio file turns into a 4.4 MB .fm7 file using OLE), but it's still the most user friendly. If someone needs to update a drawing, they double-click and do it right there.

For those that link in PDF conversions, what kind of filename conventions are being used? Figure 6 isn't always going to be Figure 6, and due to some refactoring that sub-section could be moved to another file in the book.

I guess the question is: If OLE has showstopping faults, what's the next best thing for usability?

Thanks!
Boone

-----Original Message-----
From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Art Campbell
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 12:09 PM
To: Carole Johnson
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: PDFs as graphics and graphics out of SolidWorks

Referenced graphic file would be pretty standard.

OLE isn't reliable, and copying the graphic in makes the files too large.

Art