Arbortext IsoDraw and Import

To import an EPS file, use the Open command on the File menu and the file type EPS Files (*.eps). No import setting dialog boxes appear after you select the EPS file to import. The imported file opens in a new window with its existing file name and an Arbortext IsoDrawidr extension.

Arbortext IsoDraw releases 7.3 M010 and later convert EPS files to Adobe PDF format during import. If you are using 7.3 M010 or later and need Arbortext IsoDraw to import EPS files without converting them to Adobe PDF, contact PTC Technical Support for assistance.

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.

Feature in EPS File	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 stroke color in the EPS file.