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TIFOUT

Saves selected objects to a file in TIFF file format.

Export PostScript Files

You can convert a drawing file to a PostScript file, a format that is used by

many desktop publishing applications.

The PostScript file format type is used by many desktop publishing

applications. Its high-resolution print capabilities make it preferable to raster

formats, such as GIF, PCX, and TIFF. By converting the drawing to a PostScript

format, you can also use PostScript fonts.

Export in PostScript Format

When you export a file in PostScript format as an EPS file, some objects are

handled specially.

■ Thickened text, text control codes. If text has a thickness greater than 0

or contains control codes (such as %%O or %%D), it is not plotted as

PostScript text, although the text is accurately plotted. International and

special symbols (such as %%213) are output as PostScript text.

■ ISO 8859 Latin/1 character set. When text uses character codes in the 127

to 255 range, the text is interpreted according to the ISO 8859 Latin/1

character set. If such a character appears in text that is mapped to

PostScript, a version of the font is generated with an encoding vector

remapped to represent the ISO character set. The resulting text is output

in PostScript in a form compatible with the font.

■ Circles, arcs, ellipses, elliptical arcs. Except when they have thickness, arcs

and circles are translated into the equivalent PostScript path objects.

■ Filled solids. A solid fill is plotted as a PostScript filled path.

■ Two-dimensional polylines. A 2D (planar) polyline with uniform width is

output as a PostScript stroked path. The PostScript end cap and miter limit

variables are set to approximate the segment joining.