Flash export options – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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Scale
Enter values for Scale Units to specify how Illustrator interprets length data when writing the AutoCAD file.
Scale Lineweights
Scales the lineweights, along with the rest of the drawing, in the exported file.
Number of Colors
Determines the color depth of the exported file.
Raster File Format
Specifies whether images and objects that are rasterized during export are saved in PNG or JPEG
format. Only PNG supports transparency; if you need to preserve appearance to the maximum extent possible,
choose PNG.
Preserve Appearance
Select if you need the appearance to be maintained and don’t need to make edits to the
exported file. Selecting this option may lead to a significant loss of editability. For example, text may be outlined and
effects and filters will be rasterized. You can select this option or Maximum Editability, but not both.
Maximum Editability
Select if the need to edit the file in AutoCAD outweighs the need for maintaining appearance.
This option may lead to significant loss of appearance, especially if you’ve applied style effects. You can select this
option or Preserve Appearance, but not both.
Export Selected Art Only
Exports only the artwork in the file that is selected at the time of export. If no artwork is
selected, a blank file is exported.
Alter Paths For Appearance
Changes the paths in AutoCAD to maintain the original appearance, if necessary. For
example, if during the export, a path overlaps other objects and changes their appearance, this option alters the path
to maintain the objects’ appearance.
Outline Text
Converts all text to paths before export to maintain appearance. Illustrator and AutoCAD may
interpret text attributes differently. Select this option to maintain maximum visual fidelity (at the cost of editability).
If you need to edit the text in AutoCAD, don’t select this option.
Flash export options
When you export artwork to SWF format, you can set the following Basic and Advanced options. For a video on
exporting SWF files from Illustrator, see
. (For a video on importing Illustrator files into
Flash, se
At any time, you can click Web Preview to preview the file in the default web browser (Flash Player browser plug-in
should be installed for the browser), or click Device Central to preview the file in Flash Player on a particular mobile
phone or device.
Note: If your goal is to bring Illustrator artwork into a Flash document, you can simply paste it in. All paths, strokes,
gradients, text (specify Flash Text), masks, effects (such as drop shadow on text), and symbols are maintained. In
addition, you can specify how layers are imported when pasting: as Flash layers, frames, or graphic symbols. For a video
on importing and copying and pasting between web applications, see
Preset
Specifies the preset option settings file to use for exporting. If you change the default settings, this option
changes to Custom. You can save a custom option settings as a new preset for reuse with other files. To save option
settings as a preset, click Save Preset.
Export As
Specifies how to convert Illustrator layers:
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AI File To SWF File
Exports the artwork to a single frame. Select this option to preserve layer clipping masks.
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AI Layers To SWF Frames
Exports the artwork on each layer to a separate SWF frame, creating an animated SWF.
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AI Layers To SWF Files
Exports the artwork on each layer to a separate SWF file. The result is multiple SWF files,
each containing a single frame with the artwork from a single Illustrator layer.