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slayerment

08-10-2002, 06:25 AM

this might be a really lame mistake but how do i get adobe illustrator files in. when i click import and then select the file and choose merged or whatever and single it then says:

line in file exceeds 255 characters...
improper file format

any help would be much appreciated
thx,
Quinton

Taoizm

08-10-2002, 07:12 AM

not really sure where your problem is, but I never save AI files, that I know will go into MAX, over ver7. I've found that the newer versions can do weird things with importing.

Leo73

08-10-2002, 08:48 AM

When your trying to import AI files into Max, save your Illustrator work at as version 8.0 (its under the save as function) and then you will be able to import the line art into max.

Hope this helps

Fozzie

08-10-2002, 04:16 PM

Aside from saving as a version 8.0 Illustrator file there are some other things that you need to do...

- Convert all type into outlines (done through CTRL+O)
- You must remove all brush styles from your shapes

Once you have done this, you will have no problems at all at importing Illustrator files into Max.

Foz

ToddD

08-10-2002, 06:31 PM

Just wondering, does anyone remember a tutorial that showed how to clean up the segmentation that can occur when importing an illustrator shape?

Fozzie

08-11-2002, 01:30 AM

You mean something like this? http://members.shaw.ca/loganfoster/tools/Illustrator_Import.zip

Foz

catbells007

08-11-2002, 02:18 AM

Personally ive alway found AI ver5 does it for me, this true when importing into other apps too.

ToddD

08-11-2002, 02:56 AM

Thanks Fozzie, that's the exact 1!:thumbsup:

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