[Framers] Exporting graphic elements to CGM file (structured XML)

[Judith Wallace]

You may want to download the tryout version of the latest CorelDraw to see
if it can export good resolution CGM4.

On Wed, Jul 24, 2019, 7:46 AM cuc tu <cuc2u at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I am required to provide images in CGM4 file format and I discovered that
> FM will do this once I set the R/W Rules properly, but the CGM files are
> very low res, like they are just the thumbnail view magnified. Most of the
> images are native Illustrator files (line art) and TIFF (pictures/icons)
> and look great in their source formats.
>
> Is there any way to correct this in FM or will I need to find some other
> tool to create and work with CGM file format? I am not finding much on
> Google, except some rumors that newer versions of Illustrator support it
> (CC).
>
> R/W Rule:
>
> element "graphic" {
>   is fm graphic element "graphic";
>   writer facet "PDF" {
>     notation is "PDF";
>     convert referenced graphics;
>     export to file "test-.CGM" as "CGM";
>   }
>   writer facet "TIFF" {
>     notation is "TIFF";
>     convert referenced graphics;
>     export to file "test-.CGM" as "CGM";
>   }
>   attribute "boardno" {
>   is fm property entity;
>   is fm attribute;
>   }
>   fm property import by reference or copy value is "ref";
>   fm property width value is "7in";
>   fm property height value is "7in";
> }
>
>
> Thanks for any advice.
> Cuc Tu
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