How to trim IsoDraw illustration outside vdc extent

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August 9, 2016
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Hello all, we are placing jt files on our templates. We resize and contour fill until it looks correct. We then export to a cgm. We have been having some issue with excessive file size due to all the information outside the vdc extent also converts. We have set editor to not to display anything outside this vdc extext, but the cgm are being quite large slowing down publishing. What we have been doing to alleviate this, is create a box filled with a color then place it over the excess illustration outside the template. Select element, optimize, remove covered elements. Then it removes anything that is covered. We do have a frame around our template. Is there away to automate this procedure?

Bryon

Isodraw

J

jbjørneboe

1-Visitor

I'm having similar issues.

Importing IGS-files and exporting to PDF, resulting in files up till 50MB! It's har to email such files

I started a case in PTC via my service provider and are waiting with my breath held back.

Jens

B

bfriesen

Author

18-Opal

If you create a box with fill, place it over the object outside the hatched pattern (VDC extent). From the menu, choose optimize remove covered elements. This will remove anything under the box with fill. Note if you don't lock the other layers it will also remove content from those other layers. There has to be away to automate this.

Thanks

Bryon

PS if you go to edit preferences, pdf export, advanced, you can make changes to the file that is being exported. You might try changing the default color image to grayscale or lineart.

T

thendricks

12-Amethyst

Can one of you provide a sample file with some generic art to demonstrate the issue? Might be able to look at some automation but I want to make sure I'm hitting the right issue.