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Open SVG(Z) in Illustrator CS2 with cropmarks

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funky64dude

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Mar 9, 2006
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Hi,

when I open a SVG(Z) file in Illustrator CS2 there are always 4 cropmarks showing.
Why? I can't select them or remove them.
I find this very irritating. If I convert this file to EPS and import this EPS in a DTP program, its important for me that the left upper corner of the illustration shows in the upper left corner of the picture box. The cropmarks are a part of the EPS, which shifts the illustration in the illustration box.

Is there a way to open this SVG file without the cropmarks?

Greetz,
Funky.
 
...never used SVG, but have you tried object > crop area > release?

Andrew
 
OK, I can remove the crop area (I even can catch this in an action, for batch processing on several files), but the nasty thing is that when I open a SVG, release the crop area, delete the crop area an save the file, new crop marks appear in the file.
No profit here.

Funky.
 
...are you not saving to eps anymore for your DTP package?

Andrew
 
...if your using indesign, save to native .ai format and place that in indesign, use the import options to change the area that needs importing i.e art or bounding box...

...when opening the svg in illustrator you may find objects that need removing that made up the crop area...

Andrew

 
Hi,

This is my plan:
I’ve got here a huge collection of vector cliparts (about 3.5 GB), but in a file format Illustrator can’t read. I want to convert this collection to a file format that is vector based and directly accessible for Illustrator. The idea is that several people can access these illustrations on a server, select one or more illustrations, save as EPS and place that in a DTP app.
I also want to reduce the HD space of this archive by choosing a file format that allows compression on the separate files.
I've found all these qualities in the SVGZ format.

I’ve set up a conversion workflow which reduces the HD space of a folder containing several cliparts from 11.7 MB to 4.13 MB. Some profit has been made here.
But now I encounter the problem of the cropmarks. I think it’s not handy that every time someone opens a SVGZ illustration, first he/she must unlock and delete the cropmarks.

Google gives me no clearance if its possible to save a SVGZ without the cropmarks.

Greetz,
Funky.
 
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