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cheitmann  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, November 21, 2017 4:11:33 PM(UTC)
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I can't seem to find the EPS import in my ViaCAD v10 Pro for Windows. I see AI, and have looked around in different importers, I can't seem to find it.
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Jolyon  
#2 Posted : Tuesday, November 21, 2017 4:16:10 PM(UTC)
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EPS Import is certainly in Shark ... I thought it was in ViaCAD too !?

However, it doesn't appear to work as I expect

ie. it imports what amounts to a screenshot of my vector data, but not my actual vector data

Hopefully Tim has a clever fix brewing !?
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L. Banasky  
#3 Posted : Tuesday, November 21, 2017 4:33:59 PM(UTC)
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I'm using SharkCad Pro 10 on the PC, and only have EPS Export, perhaps Import
is a Mac only option.
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Jolyon  
#4 Posted : Tuesday, November 21, 2017 4:50:59 PM(UTC)
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OK - thanks Larry

Hope you're doing well !

I just checked - it's definitely on the Mac ... must be Mac only !?

Either way, it doesn't work properly : (

Cheitmann - have you tried DWG import - that works really well from Illustrator and many others
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cheitmann  
#5 Posted : Monday, November 27, 2017 4:34:58 PM(UTC)
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Hi Jolyon,

It must be a Mac-only option. I did find a work around. I needed to get some vector data out of a PDF and into ViaCAD v10 Pro for Windows. I don't have Adobe Illustrator, but I worked around the problem with Inkscape's PDF import, DXF export.

What are other tips or tricks to get vector data out of PDFs?
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Jolyon  
#6 Posted : Tuesday, November 28, 2017 3:18:35 AM(UTC)
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My understanding was that PDF could contain vector data - so that would be the best solution ... a PDF import that does not flatten data to a screenshot - as it appears to currently. (Some of these imports are a bit misleading to my mind)

Yes - EPS Import only on the Mac, presumably because the Mac uses Postscript in it's display pipeline ?
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