artcam to ai

[magic]

I needed to design a file on the bot then export the vectors to my plotter cutter as an EPS.

The export from artcam looses all the vectors surrounding the perimeter of the object and replaces them with a single line along the centre.

I'm using an old version of illustrator. Any suggestions?

[applik]

Try using a dxf export. Seems to keep all the lines where they should be.

[magic]

Thank you

Here was the fix. First I saved the file as a DXF THEN opened the file in a PC version of Illustrator THEN saved it as ai legacy THEN sent the file to my MAC THEN it would open correctly so the plotter cutter could do it's job.

I feel like a little jumping poodle at the circus

[Brady Watson]

See? The problem all along was that pesky Mac :D

I think we've all been there with some of these files customers come up with...

-B

[magic]

The above was nothing compared to the customer who gave me a file with purple letters and black strokes and he wanted both colors (cut on a plotter) to look like his artwork.

But the real problem I have is that your head is gold and mine is silver so you look way more expensive then I do. Maybe I can put a diamond in my tooth.

[Brady Watson]

It's gold because it matches my rims... :D