> >Does anybody know of a better SVG Export Plug-In than the one which > >ships with Illustrator 10?
Corel Draw can export using basic shapes (rects, ellipses, circles, etc.) Also it was reported that Illustrator 11 will do the same. > We had the same problem. We had to generate pdf documents, containing > vector graphics, using FOP (FOP uses Batik for SVG rendering). The svg > graphics came from Illustrator, and are not optimized at all (only path > elements, big size). The result is : bad performances, big resulting pdf > size. I wouldn't expect the filesize to shrink dramatically, if you just replace path-elements by basic shapes. Depending on your graphics - if you have a lot of reusable objects, it might help to organize them as symbols. I found both Corel and Illustrator quite good in the support of symbols, styles, patterns, gradients, etc. You might also check the export options of Illustrator. You should uncheck the preserve illustrator editing options (since this doesn't add to the visible content of the SVGs, but only keeps certain settings and states of the program with the file) - also you shouldn't include the optimize for ASV options and similar things. > If you find a solution, I'd like to know it ; or if you want to speak > about this issue, you're welcome. I can't complain about bloated SVG filesize with Illustrator. I think they did a good job. There is always room for improvements. But it's generally of good quality. If you disagree, show us/or better the Adobe people, where they should improve. Andreas -- He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever. -- Chinese Proverb ---------------------------------------------- Andreas Neumann - Department of Cartography Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) ETH Hoenggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland Phone: ++41-1-633 3031, Fax: ++41-1-633 1153 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www: http://www.karto.ethz.ch/neumann/ SVG.Open: http://www.svgopen.org/ Carto.net: http://www.carto.net/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
