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Exporting to Adobe Illustrator 535
Inter face
When importing AI88 files, the software converts
polygons to shape objects. You choose an option
in the Shape Import dialog to set how the shape
objects are created:
Single Object—All polygons in the .ai file are
convertedtoBeziersplinesandplacedinsidea
single composite shape object.
Multiple Objects—Eachpolygoninthe .ai file is
convertedtoaBeziersplineandplacedinsidean
independent shape object.
Exporting to Adobe Illustrator
File menu > Export > Se lect File To Export dialog > Save
As Type > Adobe I llustrator (*.AI)
You can export shapes that can be converted
to
Bezier splines (page 3–1009) .Thesoftware
exports these shapes in 2D only. It uses only the X
andYcoordinatesoftheshape’slocalcoordinate
system, d iscarding the Z coordinates.
Procedure
To expor t a file to Adobe Illustra tor:
1.
Select one or more shape objects.
2. Choose File menu > Export.
3. Select Adobe Illustrator (*.AI) as the file format.
4. Enter a file name, and click S ave.
ASCII (ASC, ASE) Files
File menu > Export > ASCII Scene Expo rt (*.ASE)
When you choose ASCII Scene Export (*.ase) as
theSaveAstype,theexportedfileisanASCII
representation of your scene. A dialog lets you
specify which scene components are included,
and how they’re output. This is helpful if you are
writingaprogramthatrequiresyoutoparsethe
ASCII file.
Interfa ce
Output Options group
Provides check boxes to specify which general
options are included in the ASCII fi le.
Mesh Definition—Exports the definition of each
mesh, including vertex and face information for
geometric objects. In addition, turning this on
enablestheitemsintheMeshOptionsgroupbox,
described below.
Materials—Includes the material description. If a
material is not assigned to an object, its wireframe
color is exported. All levels of a material tree are
included, so this can produce a lot of text.
Transfor m Anima tion K ey s—Includes the transform
animation data for the objects. If the object is a
target camera or spotlight, this will include target
animation data.