Microsoft KB Archive/109616

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Exporting AutoCAD 12 for MS-DOS and Windows EPS Files

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Q109616

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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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:

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

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

 Select option 1 for 300 DPI Resolution. Select N for No Color Output. If you are printing to a color device, select Y. 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. 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.</li> Select N to keep your current port settings.</li> Select N to keep the configuration you just created.</li> Enter a meaningful description of the device you have just configured--for example, EPS Printer\Plotter.</li></ol> </li> If you selected option 21 in MS-DOS or 13 in Windows, complete the configuration as follows:

<ol> Select 5 for a 640 x 480 VGA Resolution.</li> Select option 9 for PostScript Image.</li> 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.</li> Select 0 for Auto Sizing.</li> Options 1 through 3 are all valid options; it is recommended that you choose option 1.</li> 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.</li> Select N to accept the current settings.</li> Enter a meaningful description of the device you have just configured--for example, EPS Printer\Plotter.</li></ol> </li></ol> </li></ol>

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

<ol> 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.</li> AutoCAD's export feature.

<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> From the File menu, choose Import/Export.</li> From the Import/Export menu, choose PostScript Out.</li> <li>In the File Dialog box, type a filename.</li> <li>At the What To Plot prompt, type Window.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Type TIFF if you would like to have a preview image included with your EPS, or type NONE to not have one included.</li> <li>For the preview image size, select one of the following: 128, 256, or 512.</li> <li>For Size units, select Inches.</li> <li>For the scaling, select Fit.</li> <li>For the size 7.5x10.5, select USER.</li></ol> </li></ol>

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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