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Re: Creating and editing .gif technical drawings for Web
Subject:Re: Creating and editing .gif technical drawings for Web From:Scott Wahl <swahl -at- BRIDGEWATERSYS -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 8 Jul 1998 12:43:51 -0400
Adobe Illustrator works well for creating detailed illustrations -- it was recommended to me (a technical writer) by technical illustrators with whom I've worked.
Illustrator does export to GIF but you lose some resolution. I don't know how it compares to Visio or other tools for final display quality.
Scott
Walter Hanig wrote:
> You'll want a vector-based application that can save to GIF. Or develop the drawings in a vector-based application and use a converter that can input the vector format and output GIF. Visio is very easy to use and generally has enough flexibility. Also, it has "canned" shapes. If you have the time, Designer (Micrografx) is a superb technical drawing package. There's also Adobe Illustrator, but I have no first-hand experience with it.
>
> Walter
>
> At 10:26 AM 7/8/98 -0400, Suzanne Pyle wrote:
> >I'm looking for some recommendations on drawing programs to use to create
> >and edit technical drawings that are saved in .gif format. I'm creating
> >drawings that represent a process or flow, and include computer hardware
> >clipart with text, arrows, the whole shabang. But I'm a bit limited I'm
> >afraid. Powerpoint 97 drawings don't really convert well to .gif when I
> >bring them into Paint Shop Pro. I was thinking of getting Corel Draw. Can
> >you recommend other programs, or ways to develop nice technical drawings in
> >a format to be viewed on the Web?
> >
> >Suzanne
>
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