Can SketchUp pro export transparencies to eps?
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Hola Gurus,
When I export as an eps I lose all my transparencies, so that when I import them into Corel or Illustrator I can't see through transparent objects anymore.
I don't actually need anything to be transparent, but I need to be able to color the objects as if they are....so I need to see what is behind "transparent stuff"...not sure if I'm being clear enough?
Is there a different way I can Export to fix that?
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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Thank you modelhead!
I guess I'm asking the wrong question. Actually I think I am using the wrong word when I say transparent. hhmmmm ok!
The coloring style needed for this particular job needs to be vector. That's the only reason I'm exporting as an eps.
If I'm exporting an image of a house with a big front window that is looking into a living room. I need to be able to see the living room through the window in order to color it. When I export as an eps the window that is transparent in SketchUP becomes Opaque in vector.
The only thing is.....it's not a house with a window, it's a large display with lots of pieces of semi-transparent glass with details behind them that I need to show.
So, I don't need a transparent eps I just want to export to a vector file, what I see in SketchUp. The only way I can see doing something close is to remove the faces on the pieces of glass and leave the outlines and then I draw transparent pieces over what shows thru...I think that will work but it's a bit time consuming.
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yes because....ummm....my boss said so. lol
Because, I can import a good vector file into photoshop as a smart object and have everything come in already cut up into clean layers..
and time is an issue....ALWAYS! damn it. -
I have used the trick of putting all the glass in my model on a separate layer, and then exporting two PDF/EPS files, one with glass turned off and the other with glass on (or with only the glass on). Import on separate layers to Illustrator or Photoshop so the transparency of the glass layer can be controlled.
PS. if you want your 2D vector export to be on a standard-sized page, you can also print it with a PDF printer, with the checkbox "use high-accuracy HLR" enabled. The contents are identical to PDF or EPS exports. Also, check the effects of the "Use sun for shading" option and the sliders on the Shadow settings dialog on the export.
Anssi
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You can also just bring your model into Layout.
From that you can export a PNG, but better yet, if you are using vector or hybrid mode (new to Layout2) you can create a PDF and open that in Illustrator. You will have a vector lines and also a rastor image for faces if in hybrid mode. Now you can alter the line styles in Illustrator, or turn lines on or off, modify them, anything you would normlaly do in Illustrator.
I've put in a request for better layer control so for example all lines would be on the same layers they are on in SketchUp. Now they are all in one layer, but are grouped to some extent.
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Anssi,
I wish I would have thought of that....great solution! Will try all those tricks, Thank you.
David,
The time has come for me to learn Layout. Excited about hybrid mode too. SketchUp has completely changed the way i work and expandedmy abilities as a designer. Can't wait to see what Layout can do. Thanks for helping.
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