Creating high quality graphic file image from HLN or DGN file.
DuncNSarah
I've been chasing this for a long time now, I need to create high quality
graphic images from a Microstaion J Hidden Line file. I have tried all the
suggested methods, i.e.:
1. Utilities / Image / Save / Tiff (monochrome) / 2000 resolution & higher -
all I can get from this is an awfull quality image with lines / pixels missing.
I have tried all settings & different file formats (which only offer
greyscale) all to no avail.
2. Plot to file using tiff.plt or jpeg.plt drivers - all I can get from this
is a very low resolution file (~72 dpi) although all lines are intact this is
still no use for using in product literature and brochures as it is very
blocky.
3. Utilities / Image / Capture / Window as jpg or tiff - again, results are
limited to a low res (~72dpi) file.
If I plot directly from a Microstation hln file to a laserjet printer I get a
nice clean sharp high res drawing (I suppose this must work on vectors). I'm
then required to pass these high quality line drawings to our marketing
department for product literature & instruction leaflets but in a graphics
format for Photoshop etc. The best way I can find of doing this is to scan
them in which is slow, inconvenient & far from perfect.
I have been seeking a solution for a couple of years now as well as the other 4
users of Microstation on our site & sometimes I think I really must be missing
something here. Surely lots of users must have this same requirement, I need a
300 dpi (or better) B&W line drawing in any graphics format (preferably tiff).
Please help me or let me know if you think it is impossible.
Thanks in advance,
Duncan White.
Product Design Engineer.....UK
Ole-Johan Lauvås
I am using the postscript plot file to do that if I work on UNIX. In
Windows world I am exporting to *.cgm. If working in Windows with
M$-Word I has to change all color to black lines with white background.
(I have made a special seed file for it.)
If working with UNIX I am using postscript.
I also have a tiff plot configuration file, but postscript and cgm is
better.
--
Ole-Johan Lauvås
jolo...@online.no
J Aranda
You should then be able to import this to any document (MS)
or paint shop pro. (note reduce number of pens to one in
plot driver file, if you want B&W).
************* Aranda -Design -Services ************
DuncNSarah wrote in message
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ingemar....@sycon.se
We produce print originals in tiff-format as follows (in Windows):
* Create a postscript plot file using the "pscriptc.plt" (colour)
postscript driver ("psctript.plt" for b&w). Save the plot file,
preferably with the extension .eps
* Open the .eps -file in e.g. Adobe Photoshop. Resize and save as CMYK
tiff-file with a resolution of 266 pixels/inch (print originals).
Not so staight forward but it works. It is possible to import the
postscript-file directly to MS Word for example, but at least I get no
preview on the screen which is annoying. The plot turns out correctly,
though.
Hope this will be of some help.
Regards
Ingemar M
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Ingemar Markstrom
Sycon Energikonsult AB
S-205 09 Malmo
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duncn...@aol.com (DuncNSarah) wrote:
> Please Please can anyone help?
>
> I've been chasing this for a long time now, I need to create high
quality
> graphic images from a Microstaion J Hidden Line file.
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Before you buy.
José Martínez Rubio
try to create a plt file with a hpgl driver (I use the one for the hp7580). The
import it from Corel and then export the drawing as image in your desired format &
resolution. It works fine but sometimes the *.cdr filesize comes too big and you
have application crash.
DuncNSarah escribió:
> Please Please can anyone help?
>
> I've been chasing this for a long time now, I need to create high quality
Tom Felcone
>
> I've been chasing this for a long time now, I need to create high
quality graphic images from a Microstaion J Hidden Line file. I have
tried all the suggested methods, i.e.:
Duncan,
Try using the Encapsulated Postscript PLT files
(epscript.plt). We've had a lot of success using
these to create files for our graphic designers.
NOTE - depending on the program you use to open
the output EPS file you may see a sharp vector image
or a fuzzy raster representation ( Adobe Pshop
dispays a fuzzy tiff image) We use the EPS format
for insertion into Word documents. After the file
is inserted it looks awful. This is the resolution of
the TIFF thumbnail and does not necessarily mean
the image will print at this poor res. When we send
the Word file containing the EPS file to a POSTSCRIPT
printer the output is far better than any other method.
If we send the Word file containing the EPS image
to a NON-Postscript printer the output is garbage.
Sending the file to a postscript printer is the key.
Good Luck,
Tom F.
DuncNSarah
Dunc... :-)