About Importing Files from Adobe Illustrator 9 or Later

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How Save Command Options Affect Import - Adobe Illustrator 9 or Later

The table below describes how save command option settings in Adobe Illustrator 9 or later affect your ability to import these files into Arbortext IsoDraw.

Option	Settings	Effects on Import
PDF compatibility	On or off	This option must be on (default) when you save the Adobe Illustrator 9 or later file. Arbortext IsoDraw can only import Adobe Illustrator 9 and later files that are PDF compatible.
Adobe Illustrator editing capability	On or off	This option can be on or off when you save the Adobe Illustrator 9 or later file. It does not affect the imported Arbortext IsoDraw file. This option is only available when PDF compatibility is on.
Adobe Illustrator file extension	ai or pdf	Arbortext IsoDraw can import PDF-compatible Adobe Illustrator 9 or later files with either extension. • Use file type Adobe Illustrator Files (.ai) to import Adobe Illustrator 9 or later files with the ai extension. • Use file type PDF Files (.pdf) to import Adobe Illustrator 9 or later files with the pdf extension.

Imported Entities - Adobe Illustrator 9 and Later

Arbortext IsoDraw supports the import of the entities below from PDF-compatible files saved in Adobe Illustrator 9 and later. Entity support is subject to the notes indicated.

Entity	Notes
Curves
Text	See import limitations below
Filled area	Includes basic clipping
Hatching pattern	Tiled patterns of dots, lines, or textures only
Layers	Without layer colors
Images	See limitations below regarding decompression support
Line caps and joins
Attributes	Colors, text fonts, text alignment settings, line widths, etc.

Import Limitations - Adobe Illustrator 9 and Later

These limitations apply to features imported from PDF-compatible files saved in Adobe Illustrator 9 or later.

Feature in Adobe Illustrator	Limitations in Arbortext IsoDraw
Text	Text may be broken in to sub-strings.
Vertical text, text kerning, and superscript/subscript text	Not supported
Fonts	Fonts in the source file that are not found on the target machine are replaced with Arial font in Arbortext IsoDraw.
Self-intersecting fill areas	Separated color areas
Layer color attribute	Not supported
Groups	Not supported
Image decompression types	Uncompressed BMP and JPEG only
Image shearing	Image shearing in the X axis or Y axis only; image shearing in both the X and Y axes is not supported
Tiled patterns	Gradient shaded patterns are not supported.
Variable-width stroked paths	Variable-width stroked paths import as closed, filled contours. The contour outline has zero width and the fill color matches the Adobe Illustrator stroke color.