[GRASSLIST:485] Re: Getting a file from Adobe Illustrator to GRASS

[David Orme]

Hi,

I've just been trying to do the same for some Illustrator EPS files. I 
couldn't find a GRASS compatible output from Illustrator either. My 
solution was to parse the postscript code describing polygons in order 
to get x,y coordinates. Not elegant and it took me a while with my head 
stuck in the PS language reference so if there is a better way, I'd 
like to know about it too - I have 600 files to handle! Because my 
files contained bezier curves, I had to come up with a function to 
interpolate points along the bezier as well.

Best wishes,
David

On Thursday, June 19, 2003, at 04:57  pm, Kurt Springs wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> BTW, thanks for those who helped with my last problem.  I couldn't 
> remember
> the file name.
>
> New challenge, and some of you will remember trying to help me with 
> this
> some months ago.  I put it aside then because I had other things to 
> do.  No
> I am back.  I have contour lines I've drawn in Adobe Illustrator.  I 
> want to
> move them into GRASS as vectors so I can label the elevations and start
> using them.  This seems to elude me.
>
> I tried converting them into .dxf files, but GRASS can't seem to see 
> it.
> I've tried using Textwrangler to change the line breaks to UNIX.  I've 
> even
> used the program Linebreak for this purpose.  I also tried using
> Textwrangler to do a hexdump and converted the file to ascii.
>
> One thing I am considering is printing out the contours and trying to 
> use
> v.digit to trace them.  Can I do this with out a digitizing tablet 
> using an
> optical mouse?  I may have to get some transparent film and make a 
> target to
> tape on it.
>
> Can anyone thing of an easier way of doing it.
>
> Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kurt
>