Saving Illustrator EPS doesn't crop to artboard

Question

When saving an EPS form an Illustrator AI file and selecting use artboards and range one it won't crop to the artboard. All the art outside the artboard appears. I have used this method for years and now its not working. Is there a new setting I am missing?

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Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

Which options do you select when saving?

How do you open the EPS?

There can be 2 files in an EPS. If you save to the current version EPS, then this is the case. When opening the EPS in Illustrator you don't even see the actual EPS.

https://www.vektorgarten.de/eps-file-format-zombie.html

2 files in one (explained with the example of PDF): Please see this about Illustrator files: https://youtu.be/IpDh8Y7q8yE

Brad @ Roaring Mouse · Answer

Exported EPS from Illustrator always ignores the artboard and creates a bounding box that encompasses all the artwork UNLESS you select "Use Artboards" on the Export dialog box. This is legacy behaviour and has not changed. Selecting "Use Artboards" will define a bounding box that equals the artboard size, so if you were to place that in InDesign, that is all you will see. The art objects are still technically all there, so if you open the EPS in Illustrator, you will see they haven't been cropped. This is normal behaviour.

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