Convert MC to Illustrator

[Wieslaw]

I have nice MC model in solids. I need to supply printing company vector drawing in "usable" Illustrator CS4 format. What would be the best approach to see in Illustrator the same thing as I see on the screen in MC?

Thanks

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

I am really not a Illustrator guy but if I was doing it in CorelDraw, I would just do a screen shot and bring it in using a raster format. From there, you should be able to do just about anything with it in Illustrator.

 

Thanks,

[LaszloK]

Does Illustrator read in a DXF file?

[Thermoform Guy]

Yes I believe so.

[Goldorak]

yes Illustrator reads .DXF and .DWG files but only 2D wireframes (version CS2)

[Wieslaw]

Thank you all for your input.

.DXF and .DWG works with simple drawings just fine. CS4 also reads just 2D. In this case I need to have nice ISO view of the complex model and was hoping that there is a better way to do that. Screen shot works just fine with Photoshop but the printing shop in this case needs vector illustration.

Still looking for better solution.

Thanks.

[Mike Whitten CAD/CAM Contractors]

Wieslaw,

 

Illustrator should be able to Vectorize it. I did a test in Corel with a solid model in a pictorial view and it worked fine. I think it really depends on the quality you are looking for.

[Pete Rimkus from CNC Software Inc.]

Maybe using something like the free CutePDF "printer" which can save your Mastercam graphics area as a PDF will help. Then perhaps the PDF --> CS4 conversion can be done on the Adobe side.

[Wieslaw]

Thanks guys, I will try what you are suggesting and let you know.

[Wieslaw]

Thanks again.

What I wanted to do was to bring to Illustrator CAD model with hidden (invisible) entities, which, I think, is not an option in MC. So I managed to do what I wanted by exporting my model in that kind of view from VISI in to PDF and then opened in Illustrator.

It worked very well.

Thanks