I want to send one-page PGS files to a router cutting agency, to engrave
the text into wood.

They want an EPS file.

I've tried to convert a text box to an EPS graphic, and/or save a PGS
file as an EPS.

Both of these approaches work to the extent that I can view the result
using an EPS viewer. But all the router cut guys can see when they
import it is an empty box. When I import the files to Pagestream, I also
only get an empty box.

What is the right way to convert this text-only PGS document into an EPS
file?

Any help appreciated.

Mark

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On 9/12/12 5:59 AM, Mark Blackham wrote:
> I want to send one-page PGS files to a router cutting agency, to engrave
> the text into wood.
>
> They want an EPS file.
>
> I've tried to convert a text box to an EPS graphic, and/or save a PGS
> file as an EPS.
>
> Both of these approaches work to the extent that I can view the result
> using an EPS viewer. But all the router cut guys can see when they
> import it is an empty box. When I import the files to Pagestream, I also
> only get an empty box.
>
> What is the right way to convert this text-only PGS document into an EPS
> file?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Mark
>

PageStream does not process an EPS, but simply displays an EPS preview
as a place holder. If you created the EPS in PageStream using print to
eps file, you won't have a preview. It is still a valid EPS file. Good
chance their router software does the same thing. Did they actually try
and cut it?

If you really need a preview, some software will add one for you, or
later versions of PageStream (I can't remember which right now) will now
create one for you when you export the graphic and pick the proper EPS
format to export to. So select the object(s) in PageStream and choose
Export Graphic instead of using Print.

Deron