Ask them to save it as WMF or EMF. They retail the line quality. -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson
Gagne, Bernard (Bolton) wrote: > I am in the process of educating the engineers I work with over this issue. > They are in the habit of giving me a JPEG image when I request a line > drawing. JPEG was never intended for anything other than continuous tone > images. When a line drawing gets exported to a JPEG, the line quality > suffers horribly. > I ask them to export to CGM, which I import into Adobe Illustrator and > convert to either EPS or leave as a native AI file. The resulting file can > then be imported into Frame just fine and I don't lose on the line quality > or scalability. > > Berny Gagn? > Lead Technical Writer > Husky Injection Molding Systems > Bolton, Ontario, Canada > > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces+bgagne=husky.ca at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+bgagne=husky.ca at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of > Gillian Flato > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 2:06 PM > To: b_downing at verizon.net; framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: Importing images from a CAD system > > Bill, > > > The hardware tech writers at my company use Solidworks creations in their > Frame docs. They told me that they don't use the DXF file because they are > so large. Our engineers create them for 11 x 17 paper. They always convert > the DXF file to a high-res JPEG and then import to Frame and scale it down. > So yes, they lose the vector. > > > Thanks, > > Gillian Flato > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: framers-bounces+gflato=nanometrics.com at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces+gflato=nanometrics.com at lists.frameusers.com] On > Behalf Of b_downing at verizon.net > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:15 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Importing images from a CAD system > > I have a project where I may need to import wireframe images (basically, > perspective line drawings) from a Solidworks CAD system into a Frame 7.0 > document. Assuming that vector format will produce the best resolution, has > anyone had any problems importing DXF images directly into Frame? Or is it > better to convert to another format first? > > Thanks, > > -Bill Downing > b_downing at verizon.net > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as gflato at nanometrics.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/gflato%40nanometrics > .com > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > > This message (including any attachments) may contain confidential > information intended for a specific individual and purpose. If you are not > the intended recipient, delete this message. If you are not the intended > recipient, disclosing, copying, distributing, or taking any action based on > this message is strictly prohibited. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as bgagne at husky.ca. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bgagne%40husky.ca > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as sbw at actcom.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/sbw%40actcom.com > > Send administrative questions to lisa at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. > > -- Regards, Shmuel Wolfson 052-763-7133
