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Q. I am
using IntelliCAD within a workflow for generating drawings
within publications. Consequently I need to generate copies of
drawings in a form that can be placed in a document layout
application (actually PageMaker). Currently I export the
drawings as encapsulated postscript using AutoCAD's PSOUT
command. IntelliCAD notes that this command is currently not
implemented. Do you have a recommended way to generate
encapsulated postscript? (Or an alternative?) This is a
particularly important question, as the trial version does not,
of course, allow drawings to be saved or printed.
A. This is a common request.
Most of our clients now take advantage of the fact that
IntelliCAD can print to a PDF file. They set up a PDF writer
(Adobe PDF Writer or [preferably] CutePDF Writer and print to a
custom sheet the actual size of their finished illustration. You
then simply pace the illustration into your PageMaker or
InDesign document.
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Printing to PDF and
placing the PDF file into an InDesign/PageMaker
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The finished PDF
file in Acrobat Reader |
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The resolution is
high (600 dpi) although we could heave set it higher
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Note that old >10 year old
copies of PageMaker may not allow you to place PDF files - if
your copy does not, it is time to upgrade!
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