topic Re: Export to .ai . eps in Mapping Questions

Export to .ai . eps

JohannesBierer — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:00:05 GMT

Is there a possibility to export in this format with the availability for editing the layer symbology in a graphic software?

Normal export to .ai doesn't work?

Re: Export to .ai . eps

WilliamMcLay — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:34:12 GMT

I am not having any troubles editing the layer symbology going from ArcMAP 10.2 to Illustrator CS3. I export out using .ai and each layer appears as a sub-layer in Illustrator. At this point I can selet the individual entites and make changes. Which graphic software program are you using?

Re: Export to .ai . eps

JohannesBierer — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 05:36:49 GMT

Hi William,

if I use .ai in 10.1 I can't do that in illustrator CS 6?

I have tried .eps as well. What setting do u use in export?

Re: Export to .ai . eps

WilliamMcLay — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:19:10 GMT

I use .ai to export from ArcMAP 10.2. I have been using this since version 8 with no problems. And my graphic designer is actually using Illustrator CS6 with no problems editing the exported map.

Re: Export to .ai . eps

JohannesBierer — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:50:28 GMT

As mentioned I couldn't do that. What does your graphic designer to get access(ungroup ... ?) (or does he nothing?)and how do you export?

My settings:

Re: Export to .ai . eps

WilliamMcLay — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 15:36:22 GMT

Yes this is what I use. However, I have both of the check marks turned off on this page. I also use a resolution that is divisible by 72. So click on the "Allgemein" button and change your resolution to 360 for "low" resolution or 1224 for "high" resolution. Once the .ai file is created, open Illustrator and each layer in your map should be listed as a sublayer in Illustrator available to edit.

Re: Export to .ai . eps

khairulnaim — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 08:13:35 GMT

Hi William,

i am using Gis 10

When i export ai. pdf. only english font showing.but other text fornt not showing

Re: Export to .ai . eps

WilliamMcLay — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:31:00 GMT

Wow, never heard that one before! Windows should use the fonts that you have loaded into your system, and publish them to the pdf file. I would eliminate any "English" fonts in the map, which might include any point symbols as they may also be a "font". Make a copy of your original map and do the testing on the copy.

Re: Export to .ai . eps

SamBrown2 — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 01:16:19 GMT

My initial thought was you had a transparency applied which rasterizes everything below into a single raster element in teh output file but...are you saying the same Ai file opened in your version of Illustrator does not work as expected but does for your graphic designer whe s/he opens it in Illy?

Can you post the problematic file? Or a non sensitive problem file with the same issue?

Re: Export to .ai . eps

MartinPrinz — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 13:37:14 GMT

Have you applied any transparencies?

Re: Export to .ai . eps

JohannesBierer — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:45:57 GMT

Thanks Sam it was the transparency

Re: Export to .ai . eps

SamBrown2 — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:55:02 GMT

Glad you sorted it—so that means your Illustrator guy would have had the same issues.

Re: Export to .ai . eps

JohannesBierer — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 06:14:58 GMT

I'm also the illustrator guy?