Export .EPS from Visio?

[Michael A. Covington]

Is there any way to export a file as .EPS from Visio 2002 or 2003?

Admittedly, it was wise of Microsoft to drop the old set of Visio export
filters, which were often incorrect, and replace them with all new ones in
2002. But some of them weren't replaced, and to this day, the way I get
..EPS files is to export as TIFF and then open up in Photoshop and save as
EPS.

 

[Frank Wuenschel]

If not yet existing, install a PostScript driver on your computer (HP
LaserJet xxx PS, AdobePS...)
In the printer setup check "Print to file".
From the PS output options select "EPS".
Print your Visio drwg. to that PS printer.

Since you got Photoshop, it's likely that a PS printer driver is already
installed.
It is for sure if you have Adobe Acrobat Distiller.

Frank

 

[Michael A. Covington]

If not yet existing, install a PostScript driver on your computer (HP
LaserJet xxx PS, AdobePS...)
In the printer setup check "Print to file".
From the PS output options select "EPS".
Print your Visio drwg. to that PS printer.

I'll try that. Does it put the bounding box around the drawing or does it
make it whole-page-size?

 

[Michael A. Covington]

I'll try that. Does it put the bounding box around the drawing or does it
make it whole-page-size?

Tried it... Even when printing only the selection, the result comes out
whole-page-size.

So this may be useful as a way to export to Illustrator, but it doesn't
produce an .EPS file that I can use directly in LaTeX.

Currently I'm exporting to TIFF and then converting with Photoshop. This
takes a lot of space, but the nice thing about TIFF is that once I know
where the pixels are, they're not going to change; I don't have to worry
about some other software's interpretation of fonts or the like.

 

[Michael A. Covington]

Currently I'm exporting to TIFF and then converting with Photoshop. This
takes a lot of space, but the nice thing about TIFF is that once I know
where the pixels are, they're not going to change; I don't have to worry
about some other software's interpretation of fonts or the like.

Apparently, exporting EMF or WMF and then importing in Illustrator and
saving and EPS works fine too and keeps the graphics in vector mode.