realize images for document illustrations

[gil]

Hello, everyone.
I would like to make images of technical elements, which would then be inserted in word and printed to make brochures. the images regulating technical details that must be accurate, I can't do it with office drawing tools. are images I usually realize in autocad.
I then made a virtual autocad print with the jpg virtual printer. I then edited the image and inserted it in the word pages. horrible result as the image is blurred, with all the redevelopments and types of image used. a low risuluzioni is ungranata. if I use high resolutions and then resize the image the result and blurred.
How can I do that?
what tools to use?

Thank you.

 

[PlannerRoad]

Do you have to do it in word?
Do you have the publisher? with that you can insert pdf and also dwg.
the insertion in dwg publisher I never tried, but with pdf it is fine.

 

[Ezio Olivato]

a free alternative to publisher can be scribus, very ductile and complete. but instead of saving in virtual print, it would be more convenient to make a porta in the desired format, and use the source image.
While for the resolution problem, you can use photo editing programs...in case it is necessary.
even if the pdf format tip avoids having to turn back the generated image, as plannerroad suggests.

 

[Alberto.E]

hi, in this case it would be better to use vector formats.
when I need to do instruction manuals, spare parts catalogs etc., I create an eps with the virtual autocad printer and then I edited them with illustrator.
the epis being vectors never scratches and the quality in print is excellent.

 

[Albertuan]

hi, in this case it would be better to use vector formats.
when I need to do instruction manuals, spare parts catalogs etc., I create an eps with the virtual autocad printer and then I edited them with illustrator.
the epis being vectors never scratches and the quality in print is excellent.

100% quoto! excellent advice!

and then you have transparent images and you can also get them on an exact scale.

just add the plotter "post script level 1"
1) tools -> options -> add plotter
2) or on this computer
3) adobe -> post script level 1
...

 

[Fulvio Romano]

or in autocad select what you want to copy, press [Ctrl]+c (copy), then go to word and press [Crtl]+v (paste).
autocad and word communicate in this way through the bees of windows and the result should be fast and good.

 

[gil]

I did some evidence.

devi farlo per forza in word?

Unfortunately,

I create an eps with the virtual autocad printer

a bit slender because then I should comvert the eps format into something simpler like jpg, but it seems to work

prizes [Ctrl]+c (copy), then go to word and press [Crtl]+v (paste)

the result is all ungrateful, with the thickness of the lines gone to be blessed, it does not work.

thanks to all for the advice, now I will make further tests

 

[lattu]

have you tried with the pdf format? is simple and word reads it without problems and without gearing the image

 

[gil]

I correct, eps format is importable in word which simplifies a lot. Unfortunately I did not find in word how to crop the size of an image. in fact if the image you want to insert is 10x10 with the virtual stamoante I have to post a a4, then with a lot of free space.
then inserted in word the image is without text around but only with white space. I work with the Umbrian layout or find the way to cut it out from word.

lattu thank you, but if I go to import/image the pdf format is not composed among the possibilities. I can't import it.

 

[Marco74]

test with http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html definitely do before creating pictures, it is a free program, and you can also select a window.

 

[GP.]

......I then re-cut the image and inserted it in the word pages. result horrible... . .

I never found this problem, did you try to leave the whole pictures and cut them out in word?

currency even if you enter the dwg directly.


eps are cut out with the same procedure as the images:
- select the image
- on the image toolbar click crop
- placed on one of the squares and then ironed

 

[v.seriana]

Hello go on (autocad) tools-image-save

 

[lattu]

lattu thank you, but if I go to import/image the pdf format is not composed among the possibilities. I can't import it.

if you open a word page and pdf, simply drag the pdf into the page to import it and this applies to most files.