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.
To export a drawing to
an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file
- In the Export Data dialog box, specify
a location and file name for the EPS file.
- Under Files of Type, select Encapsulated
PS (*.eps)
- Click Save.
CommandsEXPORT
Saves the objects in
a drawing to a different file format.
PLOT
Plots a drawing to a
plotter, printer, or file.
