Autocad export options, Flash export options, Autocad export – Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 User Manual
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Importing, exporting, and saving
Last updated 6/5/2015
TIFF (Tagged-Image File Format)
Used to exchange files between applications and computer platforms. TIFF is a
flexible bitmap image format supported by most paint, image-editing, and page-layout applications. Most desktop
scanners can produce TIFF files. For more information, see
Windows Metafile (WMF)
An intermediate exchange format for 16-bit Windows applications. WMF format is
supported by almost all Windows drawing and layout programs. However, it has limited vector graphics support, and
wherever possible, EMF format should be used in place of WMF format.
AutoCAD export options
When you export artwork to either DXF or DWG format, you can set the following options:
AutoCAD Version
Specifies the version of AutoCAD that supports the exported file.
Scale
Enter values for Scale Units to specify how Illustrator interprets length data when writing the AutoCAD file.
Scale Lineweights
Scales the lineweights, along with the rest of the drawing, in the exported file.
Number of Colors
Determines the color depth of the exported file.
Raster File Format
Specifies whether images and objects that are rasterized during export are saved in PNG or JPEG
format. Only PNG supports transparency; if you need to preserve appearance to the maximum extent possible, choose
PNG.
Preserve Appearance
Select if you need the appearance to be maintained and don’t need to make edits to the exported
file. Selecting this option may lead to a significant loss of editability. For example, text may be outlined and effects will
be rasterized. You can select this option or Maximum Editability, but not both.
Maximum Editability
Select if the need to edit the file in AutoCAD outweighs the need for maintaining appearance.
This option may lead to significant loss of appearance, especially if you’ve applied style effects. You can select this option
or Preserve Appearance, but not both.
Export Selected Art Only
Exports only the artwork in the file that is selected at the time of export. If no artwork is
selected, a blank file is exported.
Alter Paths For Appearance
Changes the paths in AutoCAD to maintain the original appearance, if necessary. For
example, if during the export, a path overlaps other objects and changes their appearance, this option alters the path to
maintain the objects’ appearance.
Outline Text
Converts all text to paths before export to maintain appearance. Illustrator and AutoCAD may interpret
text attributes differently. Select this option to maintain maximum visual fidelity (at the cost of editability). If you need
to edit the text in AutoCAD, don’t select this option.
Flash export options
When you export artwork to SWF format, you can set the following Basic and Advanced options. You can export
multiple artboards to SWF format. For a video on exporting SWF files from Illustrator, see
or a video on importing Illustrator files into Flash, see
and for a video on using Flash and Illustrator together, see
At any time, you can click Web Preview to preview the file in the default web browser (Flash Player browser plug-in
should be installed for the browser), or click Device Central to preview the file in Flash Player on a particular mobile
phone or device.
note: If your goal is to bring Illustrator artwork into a Flash document, you can simply paste it in. All
paths, strokes, gradients, text (specify Flash Text), masks, effects (such as drop shadow on text), and symbols are
maintained. In addition, you can specify how layers are imported when pasting: as Flash layers, frames, or graphic symbols.
For a video on importing and copying and pasting between web applications, see