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Subject:CGM format From:Patty Meglio <pmeglio -at- LCT -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 10 Sep 1998 15:50:59 -0500
SUB TECHWR-L Patty Meglio
I would like to create a CGM file on the PC that I can move over to the
UNIX to plot on a Versatec plotter. I am using the plotter to get a
poster-sized print of a document that can be done in-house as opposed to
sending it to an outside printer ($$$$).
I've got the plotting down okay, but creating a cgm file on a PC is what I
am having trouble with. Can anyone recommend a program in which I can
create a CGM file that contains .tif files and text, sort of like
PageMaker?
I have been told that I can only plot a CGM file by my sys. admin., so I am
limited in file types. I have tried to export a file in Corel as a CGM with
no success.
Someone suggested Micrografix Designer, but I'm not sure if it exports as a
CGM.