inserting a wmf file from autocad
inserting a wmf file from autocad
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I am using autocad 10 to create my draings then better wfm by furix to take that image and make it a .wmf file and I do a insert (control V) into indesign 5. Indesign puts a red frame around the wmf file I am insertingwhich is sometimes much larger than the drawing itself. I then have to crop the red frame and it is time consuming. what can I do??
RE: inserting a wmf file from autocad
...i would look into creating PDF from autocad and importing PDF instead...
andrew
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RE: inserting a wmf file from autocad
RE: inserting a wmf file from autocad
...sounds to me as though there is hidden structure around the image, as though elements have been clipped, but still exist around the clipped areas...
...without seeing what files you are dealing with is tricky to diagnose, but if your images are being imported larger than the visible graphic, then it is often a case that there are hidden lines or points around the artwork and it is therefore including those...
...you can try opening them in illustrator and see if they need cleaning up by viewing in outline mode and seeing if there are any extra bits hanging around...
andrew
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RE: inserting a wmf file from autocad
RE: inserting a wmf file from autocad
...indeed, unfortunately as good as computers can be, these sort of annoyances are unavoidable if it is extra hidden structure hanging around, if it is the case your choices are to clean up in illustrator or just clip them in your page layout program...
...when compared it is more efficient to simply clip the image in your layout program, although still mundane if on a lot of graphics it is far less work than cleaning them up manually...
andrew
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