Export an Illustrator file

Export Alias geometry to Illustrator

Free curves, isoparms, surface edges, trim edges, and curves-on-surface are exported as degree 3 Bézier curves in Illustrator. An Adobe Illustrator version 8 file with the .ai extension is written.

Note: Invisible objects are not exported.

1. Select the curves or objects you want to export.

   If you want to export everything, you do not need to make a selection.

2. Click in the view that you want to export.
3. Choose File > Export > Illustrator .
4. In the option box, choose to export Active or All geometry.
   • For a perspective view, specify a horizontal and vertical size (in points) for the exported image. The selected window in Alias maps to those dimensions in Illustrator.
   • For an orthographic view, specify a scale for the geometry by entering two values. The first value (Scale) is the number of units in Alias, and the second value (To) is the corresponding number of units in Illustrator. For example, 1 to 1 does not scale the geometry, while 2 to 1 reduces the size of the geometry by half.
   • Curve Fit distance is the tolerance used when fitting the Alias curves to the Illustrator Bézier curves. Increase this value for faster performance and lighter Bézier curves.
5. Click Go.

   The browser appears.

6. Enter a filename and choose a location then click Save.

   The Illustrator file is saved and has extension .ai.

Export Paint Shapes to Illustrator

Note:

Only up to Illustrator version 8 is supported.

To export an Illustrator file

1. Choose File > Print Setup.
2. Set Output to File.
3. Set Output Style to Illustrator.

   The output transfers the paint and shapes information. The results of opening this file in Illustrator is a display of two objects:

   • an image plane (rendered image).
   • the shapes of the model which can be individually selected and manipulated.
4. Close the Print Setup window and print the file.