LuisP Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Hi, Did someone knows a good way to import and export files between rhinoceros and affinity designer in a good way? ( the PDF option doesn't seem to work in the best way ) is there any plugin? I would like a direct way ( not going to another software as a intermediary step ) thank you in advance best regards, Luis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted September 1, 2017 Staff Share Posted September 1, 2017 Hi LuisP, Welcome to Affinity Forums As far as i know there's no way to do this directly. Rhino doesn't include the PDF stream when save the Ai file which is the only data we have access to (the rest is private/proprietary) and so Affinity only displays a white page. We don't support the old Ai format (from 1992) so as far as i know there's no way to open Rhino's exported files directly in Affinity apps. Here's a few threads you may want to take a look: AI export from Rhino doesnt show any artwork in Affinity Designer What export option to use to get Rhino into Affinity Designer? More robust *.ai importing, especially when the *.ai is initially outputted from Rhino Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VetoPro Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Hey, i had the same issue and found a pretty good workaround! The side convertio.co offers you a conversion from the .ai file (out of Rhino) into a .pdf. The PDF contains all curves, wich you can manipulate in Affinity Designer. Hope i could help you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hds Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 Hi, Similarly I am looking for workflow options between Affinity Designer and Rhino. Also, in that vein, has anyone found ways of working with Anfinity Designer for output to laser-cutting, or CNC machining? ai, DWG and DXF are my go to formats to output vector to lasercutter or CAM software, all of which I can do from Rhino and Illustrator. I would love more than anything to leave illustrator behind forever. I will be buying your product, but if you can implement DXF output, it would be a game changer for CNC people who are stuck with Illustrator for the few things it does better than Rhino. messismore 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hds Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I have been messing around with some tests between Affinity and Rhino, and I believe I have a solution if you are using Rhino6 or Rhino7WIP. To get curves from Affinity into rhino, simply save as PDF and import the PDF into an open Rhino file. Preserve model units, or just scale it what you need it to be in Rhino. To get curves from Rhino into Affinity, simply go to Print and for the printer, select print to Adobe PDF. You have some options in the View/ Output and Scale , so be sure you are saving the correct view and curves. PDF has worked for me so far both ways. Saving file from Rhino as an .AI file is empty when opened in Affinity Designer. Saving an EPS from Affinity also has not worked when imported into Rhino. But, I am glad to see that the PDF does work to carry the vector info back and forth between Affinity Designer and Rhino. I think I can cut the Adobe cord for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debussy Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Have you Serif guys any contact to McNeel? What is today (2020) the best way to get data from Rhinoceros to AD and maintaining the layer structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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