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    Question Convert Splines to Polylines

    Hi everyone,
    I'm new to AUGI and I could really use your help. I'm doing graphic design with Autocad right now and I'm having a really hard time. I need to import Illustrator files to Autocad and have Polylines, NOT SPLINES. My drawings are sent to an engineer who works with Gibbs and it doesn't work with splines.

    I am a beginner with Autocad, so please explain step by step and don't hesitate to send my links or anything you can find...

    THANKS

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    Default Re: Convert Splines to Polylines

    Have a look at this tip from the AutoCAD Knowledge Base provided by Autodesk.

    ID: TS69659 - Convert a spline to a polyline for conversion to a third-party product
    If you have a technical question, please find the appropriate forum and ask it there.
    You will get a quicker response from your fellow AUGI members than if you sent it to me via a PM or email.
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    Thanks Opie,
    I guess I have an other problem, I can't try you tip because Autocad freezes within a minute of opening my Illustrator DWG. I don't know if the fact that I use Autocad 2000 has something to do with it.

    Does that happen to anyone else?

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    Default Re: Convert Splines to Polylines

    I can't help you there, since I don't deal with Illustrator.

    Have you tried to Recover the drawing? (found in the File Menu -> Drawing Utilities) or Audit (also found in the same place)
    If you have a technical question, please find the appropriate forum and ask it there.
    You will get a quicker response from your fellow AUGI members than if you sent it to me via a PM or email.
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    julie, I'm going to move this from the Software forum to here, as I believe it will be served better. Thanks!
    Quote Originally Posted by juliefrancoeur
    Hi everyone,
    I'm new to AUGI and I could really use your help. I'm doing graphic design with Autocad right now and I'm having a really hard time. I need to import Illustrator files to Autocad and have Polylines, NOT SPLINES. My drawings are sent to an engineer who works with Gibbs and it doesn't work with splines.

    I am a beginner with Autocad, so please explain step by step and don't hesitate to send my links or anything you can find...

    THANKS
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    Default Re: Convert Splines to Polylines

    Hi

    Maybe also try the information found in the following thread...

    splines to polylines

    Have a good one, Mike

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    Default Re: Convert Splines to Polylines

    Quote Originally Posted by juliefrancoeur
    I need to import Illustrator files to Autocad and have Polylines, NOT SPLINES. My drawings are sent to an engineer who works with Gibbs and it doesn't work with splines.

    I am a beginner with Autocad, so please explain step by step and don't hesitate to send my links or anything you can find...

    THANKS
    You don't have to mess with lisp files or anything like that.

    Use WMFOUT to create a WMF file of the splines.[*]
    Erase the splines from the drawing
    Then use WMFIN to reimport the splines, except they will come in as polylines. Scale 2X and use upper left of viewport as insertion point.

    [*] You might even be able to import the WMF files into Illustrator and skip the second AutoCAD step.
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    Default Re: Convert Splines to Polylines

    Quote Originally Posted by juliefrancoeur
    Thanks Opie,
    I guess I have an other problem, I can't try you tip because Autocad freezes within a minute of opening my Illustrator DWG. I don't know if the fact that I use Autocad 2000 has something to do with it.

    Does that happen to anyone else?

    Try to import it as a block and then save it in Acad. After saving do a purge and save again.

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