Exporting to Illustrator 8 EPS

[ktal]

Hi

I've searched high and low throughout the myriad of questions regarding exporting to Illustrator and EPS formats and couldn't find an answer to the particular question:

Is it possible to export to Illustrator 8 EPS specifically? (The difference is that Illustrator 8 EPS files are Postscript rather than PDF)

I'm using Strata Design 3D that will only import (2D vectors) Illustrator 8 EPS, and PDF. Strata won't import either the EPS from Affinity Designer, nor will it import the Affinity PDF's.

I don't really have a problem using Illustrator as a bridge to convert to EPS 8 if needed, except that all the file formats I've tried exporting from Affinity Designer open in Illustrator with distortion and points repositioned. For example; a horizontal straight line leading into a half circle, then ending in another horizontal line... in Affinity the half circle is a perfect half circle, but when imported into Illustrator it becomes a bit of an oblong.

Cheers.

[Callum]

Hi Ktal,

 

Unfortunately there is no way to export to Illustrator EPS in Affinity.

 

Thanks

C

[ktal]

Cheers Callum.

I guess that begs the questions; what exactly is the EPS that Affinity exports and how to the various versions differ? And the same goes for PDF's. As I understand it, Strata reads native AI files by extracting the PDF data from it (provided you've saved it as a PDF compatible file), yet it won't read a "proper" PDF.

Not that I'm looking for an answer, just rhetorically wondering out loud. 

[JimmyJack]

Hi ktal,

 

This same question was my first ever post on the Affinity forums as well!! (two years ago )

Different 3D package but same issue.

 

I got it to work! .... sort of. Still have issues with booleans .

But if you're dealing with solid shapes....The keys in Affinity are:

1) change all the fill types to Winding. Layer dropdown > Fill Mode > Winding.

2) On export, on the More page, Minimize Size must be checked.

 

Hope that works for you. Cheers.

 

Edit:

So I just checked again. (it's been a few AD versions since the last test...)

Dividing everything that has a hole does work. (don't forget about the winding after the divide.)

 

In the 3D software I check auto axis drill on import.

So this in affinity....

 

... comes in like this. A pita do have to do. But it does work.

 

[TEcHNOpls]

Woah, seems that Strata Software is stuck in some long forgotten past and in land of vendor lock-in and not standards. Shame.