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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I have a 50 MB shapefile. I am trying to import it into Illustrator. When I try printing to an svg file from the Print Composer, QGIS crashes. I am using QGIS Essen 2.14.3. I have tried lots of different things:<br><br><ul><li> simplifying the geometry (QGIS crashes)</li><li> trying to print to a postscript file (will only print to a prn file, which Illustrator can't read)</li><li> installing Cute PDF (doesn't really work in Illustrator)</li></ul><br>I am using a laptop with Windows 10, 32 bit and 4gb of RAM.<br><br>Will upgrading to a new machine with 8gb of RAM and 64-bit windows 10 make any difference?<br><br>I can't afford a new laptop, but I need to output to Illustrator so will probably have to bite the bullet.<br><br>Any help would be appreciated.<br><br>Regards<br><br>Phillip Money<br><br> </div></body>
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