Converting ARCMAP .shp to Adobe Illustrator .AI file
Hello dear Geo-geeks, Its been a while long time since I post geo stuff here, today I would like to take you through on how An ARCGIS .shp file can be converted to .AI file for further Graphic designs. Exporting From ArcGIS to Illustrator Adobe Illustrator is a vector drawing program that accepts files of type .AI. This software can be very useful if you wish to use geometry from GIS as the basis for diagrams that you would create in illustrator, or if you want to use illustrator to fix some of the awkward legends or labels that ArcMap makes for you. TRICKY features of Adobe Illustrator includes; None of your layers can use transparency If you are using special fonts or spot symbols, they must be converted to polygons in illustrator. There is a limit to the number of vertices that can be exported to illustrator. Those are the important rules to remember in arcmap document. Setting up your ArcMap Document You may have designed a map in ArcMap with a nice grap