The OLE linking of Visio files has worked well for me.
I have tried PDF-ing the Visio and EPS-ing that in Acrobat. It
sometimes works and sometimes crashes FM, like a couple of days since.
I then saved the Visio as AutoCad and opened that in Illustrator, made
some changes and EPS-ed that. No crash
We deliver mostly PDFs, and the majority of our customers work from printed
(via laser printer, not press) PDFs, not the electronic file. We only use Visio
for flowcharts and schematic diagrams -- just the simple line stuff. Almost
all of our technical drawings are sourced in CorelDRAW 12, and
At 05:07 -0700 30/5/08, Rene Stephenson wrote:
Of course, I solicit best practice information from all parties on this
list, so please don't hesitate to tell me where we're screwing up. ;-)
I don't think you are, Rene, you've found what works for you and gone with it.
Folks are correct in
The accepted way to do this was to import Visio files as OLE objects,
however OLE didn't always work reliably, especially if you were doing
several files. Just lately, after installing XP SP3, even that limited
method quit working for me and several others who have reported
problems.
If I were
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I were you, I'd print to a PDF from Visio or SaveAs a graphic
format from Visio and import the resulting file as a referenced file.
When I had to do this (a couple of years ago), I was advised to save
the Visio diagram as
Milan, et al ...
When I had to do this (a couple of years ago), I was advised to
save the Visio diagram as a .wmf file, and then import that.
I've had all kinds of text/font related problems trying to use *.wmf
files created by Visio in the past. Perhaps things have improved
since, but I
Commenting on how to import figures from Visio, Milan Davidovic wrote:
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 2:44 PM, Art Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If I were you, I'd print to a PDF from Visio or SaveAs a graphic
format from Visio and import the resulting file as a referenced file.
When I had
From: Dennis Brunnenmeyer [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Milan Davidovic [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Frame Users
framers@lists.frameusers.com
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:58:46 PM
Subject: Re: Basic question- Visio to Frame
Milan, et al ...
When I had to do this (a couple of years ago), I was advised to
save
Rene Stephenson wrote:
I've been successfully exporting TIF files from Visio and just
importing
that into FM by reference.
I'm afraid that's one of the raster file formats I suggested is an
unwise choice for a vector drawing.
If you're delivering only printed docs and use a sufficiently
