Exporting illustrations for text-docs
Exporting illustrations for text-docs
(OP)
The sales department often wishes to have a draft in the proposals. We normally did this using Windows Meta File (*.wmf), as this gives a vectorized output which can be scaled in a Word og StarOffice text document and still keep a nice sharp line quality. If I export using TIFF, the lines are often too fat or an angeled line or an arc comes out in stairs. Colour pictures are not wanted due to the problems in xeroxing or sending via fax.
From my SW2000 (still used) or the new SW2005 SP0 (under evaluation) I can't export directly to wmf, but has to transfer through dxf and then in AutoCad make a wmf.
How does a direct drw to wmf export apply to you guys (and girls)? Could I ask SWcorp to make the feature or is there a better way for getting a vectorized line drawing in another document.
Regards
Morten
From my SW2000 (still used) or the new SW2005 SP0 (under evaluation) I can't export directly to wmf, but has to transfer through dxf and then in AutoCad make a wmf.
How does a direct drw to wmf export apply to you guys (and girls)? Could I ask SWcorp to make the feature or is there a better way for getting a vectorized line drawing in another document.
Regards
Morten






RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
One possibility may be to print to a .ps or .eps file and open that in Ghostscript for conversion to the desired format.
http://www.EsoxRepublic.com
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
If you insert a pdf in a doc, would it be like inserting a bmp or TIFF as a graphics-area?
Again if I convert to dxf, the nice appearence of the dimensions arrows is lost, as is the font of the dim-txt.
I wanted to be able to go directly from the SLDDRW to wmf, or as above (which I shall try) png without the need for an AutoCad or other external programme. Btw. I downloaded the Ghostscript two weeks ago, but haven't tried it yet;
Morten
Morten K. Thillemann
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
http://www.3dvisiontech.com
http://www.scottjbaugh.com
FAQ731-376
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
RE: Exporting illustrations for text-docs
The reason why I would like to keep wmf is that the documents are not written by me, that is the people there are used to the wmf format and every change does take time to ajust to something you like or can accept.
(I'm just upgrading from SW2000 to SW2005, and the screen layout has changed, the ikons has changed, menus wants confirmation after selection, H..., it's a time-killer to learn new tricks.
Thanks for your opinions on the wmf matter
Morten K. Thillemann