Exporting AutoCAD 12 for MS-DOS and Windows EPS Files

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SUMMARY

This article contains instructions for exporting a drawing in EPS format from Autodesk Corporation's AutoCAD Revision 12 for MS-DOS and Windows. AutoCAD currently has two different plotter configurations that allow you to export in EPS format, and its own export feature.

Steps to Configure for Exporting

AutoCAD allows you to configure both plotting and printing devices. If you have not done so, configure the PostScript device as follows:

1. From the AutoCAD main menu, choose option 5 (Configure AutoCAD).

2. From the Configure menu, choose option 5(Configure Plotter).

3. Select option 20 (if in MS-DOS) or 12 (if in Windows) for a PostScript

   Device ADI 4.2, or select option 21 (if in MS-DOS) or 13 (if in Windows)
   for Raster File Format.

   a. If you selected option 20 in MS-DOS or 12 in Windows, complete the
      configuration as follows:

      1) Select option 1 for 300 DPI Resolution.

      2) Select N for No Color Output. If you are printing to a color
         device, select Y.

      3) Select N to exclude the ^z character at the end of the file. Some
         drawing files, however, will need the ^z character to control line
         thickness. If your drawing imports and lines are blending
         together, reconfigure your plotting device to include this
         character.

      4) Select S for Serial port unless there is actually a device
         connected to your machine; if there is a device connected, select
         the correct port.

      5) Select N to keep your current port settings.

      6) Select N to keep the configuration you just created.

      7) Enter a meaningful description of the device you have just
         configured--for example, "EPS Printer\Plotter" (without the
         quotation marks).

   b. If you selected option 21 in MS-DOS or 13 in Windows, complete the
      configuration as follows:

      1) Select 5 for a 640 x 480 VGA Resolution.

      2) Select option 9 for PostScript Image.

      3) Select option 1 for Monochrome Image. If you select option 2 for
         Full Color, the image will import correctly and print, but it will
         generate a offending "Command = color image" error message on the
         printer and will not print the rest of your document.

      4) Select 0 for Auto Sizing.

      5) Options 1 through 3 are all valid options; it is recommended that
         you choose option 1.

      6) For best results you should select the background color to match
         the color of your workspace in AutoCAD. 0 has produced the best
         results to date.

      7) Select N to accept the current settings.

      8) Enter a meaningful description of the device you have just
         configured--for example, "EPS Printer\Plotter" (without the
         quotation marks).

Steps to Export

After you have configured the AutoCAD EPS plotter interface, you can export the appropriate graphics in one of the following ways:

1. Plot to file.

   Plotting to a file can be initiated for the currently viewed image by
   entering the PLOT command from the AutoCAD Drawing Editor. If you would
   like to plot to a file instead of a plotting device, you must select the
   Plot To File check box. The currently viewed drawing name and a default
   extension of .PLT will be used. You can modify the filename and
   extension by selecting the filename button and entering a new name.

2. AutoCAD's export feature.

   a. From the File menu, choose Import/Export.

   b. From the Import/Export menu, choose PostScript Out.

   c. In the File Dialog box, type a filename.

   d. At the What To Plot prompt, type "Window" (without the quotation
      marks).

   e. When prompted to enter the first and other corners for the window to
      plot, use your pointing device to place the cross hairs in the upper-
      left corner of your drawing; press ENTER. Place the cross hairs in
      the lower-right corner of your drawing and press ENTER. This will
      define the drawing object to be written to the EPS file.

   f. Type "TIFF" (without the quotation marks) if you would like to have a
      preview image included with your EPS, or type "NONE" (without the
      quotation marks) to not have one included.

   g. For the preview image size, select one of the following: 128, 256, or
      512.

   h. For Size units, select Inches.

   i. For the scaling, select Fit.

   j. For the size 7.5x10.5, select USER.


Your AutoCAD image is now ready to be inserted into a Word for Windows document by using the Picture command from the Insert menu, assuming the graphics filter EPSIMP.FLT has been properly installed.

MORE INFORMATION

The AutoCAD products included here are manufactured by a vendor independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Support for AutoCAD is the sole responsibility of Autodesk Corporation. For more information, contact your nearest authorized AutoCAD dealer.

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Last Reviewed: July 30, 1997