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March 9, 2021
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Placing Vectorworks PDF in Indesign

  • March 9, 2021
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When PLACING PDFs exported from Vector Works crashes my Indesign.

The PDFs are 7mgs.

Tried using Jpgs at 300dpi but look too pixelated. 

This project is for a very highend client and needs to look perfect.

I know from looking at your help pages that we are not alone with this issue.

Maybe Adobe needs to discuss this with Vector Works. Have you?

Please respond asap if possible,

thank you

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    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    March 10, 2021

    Have you tried a Save As out of Acrobat Pro with the Format set to PDF/X?

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      Community Expert
      Eugene TysonCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      March 10, 2021

      The 300 DPI only looks low res in InDesign.

      I wrote an article here - https://creativepro.com/high-res-image-look-low-res/

       

      What PDF export options have you got from Vector Works?

       

        Dov Isaacs
        Dov Isaacs
        Legend
        March 10, 2021

        Perhaps if you could attach a sample of such a PDF file, we could analyze what if anything is wrong with either the PDF file or InDesign.

         

        Use of EPS should be considered as a last resort.

         

        - Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)
          Brad @ Roaring Mouse
          Community Expert
          Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 10, 2021

          Agreed.

          If it's a simple file, it may be a viable "last resort" (It's my understanding that Vectorworks exports realllly old Illustrator88 code).

           

          As Rob suggests, resaving the file out of Acrobat might fix any nonconformities that may exist in the VW PDF.

           

          Here's something you could try if that doesn't work. Try PLACE that PDF in a new Illustrator document. If that successfully places, save as an Illustrator document and try place in ID. this may not solve why the issue was happening, but might get you through for now.

           

          Brad @ Roaring Mouse
          Community Expert
          Brad @ Roaring MouseCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          March 9, 2021

          Try another export option that supports Vector. e.g. EPSF.

            Peru Bob
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            Peru BobCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            March 9, 2021

            I've moved this from the Using the Community forum (which is the forum for issues using the forums) to the InDesign forum so that proper help can be offered.

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