off topic: e-drawings, eps files, frame and pdf

[Shmuel Wolfson]

  Try saving from the source program to DXF, opening it in Corel, saving 
as WMF, and importing the WMF into Frame using File>Import>File.

Regards,
Shmuel Wolfson
Technical Writer
052-763-7133


On 15-Oct-10 12:04 PM, Jo Watkiss wrote:
> Framers,  I know this is way off topic - but knowing how much knowledge
> there is on here, I'm hoping somebody can point me to a good resource or
> forum to help.
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> I'm trying to get vector images from Solidworks e-drawings into
> FrameMaker and then to PDF.  However in the resulting PDF, the vectors
> draw so slowly on the page that it is causing problems for our readers.
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> The path we are taking is:
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> Print from e-drawings to .ps file
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> Open .ps file in CorelDraw and save as .eps (or .wmf or .pdf - the end
> result is the same)
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> Import .eps into Frame and then make PDF as normal
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> I think the source of the problem is the original .ps files, because
> they are so complex (some images have 38,000+ objects in them).
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> If anybody knows how I can achieve better results, or can direct me to a
> more appropriate forum or user group, I'd be very grateful.
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> Thanks,
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> Jo Watkiss
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