![]() ![]() With a good CTB you can make it look however you want, while you’re drawing it. Right now, I feel the fastest/easiest way to render CAD files is in CAD. It would also have the advantage of being able to scale the drawing without pixelization but again, you would have to have your layers/symbols dialed-in. If you can plot layers directly into Illustrator as mentioned by others on this thread, that would be a huge time saver. Illustrator – I’ve never tried to plot CAD layers into Illustrator. It does take time to set up a good CTB system though… The colors are all set up in your symbols / hatch patterns. If they are not on the right layer it becomes a total mess / headache.ĬAD plotted to single PDF Layer and rendered with plant images = ugly, pretty accurate, slow (creates huge files) and difficult to update changes.ĬAD drawn using CTB colors – Fast, accurate, beautiful and easy to update. All trees have to be on the tree layer, paving on paving, ground cover on ground cover, etc. ![]() Some people don’t appear to understand or care about layers or naming standards. This becomes more of a problem with the more people you have involved in the drawing. The only problem is that you have to be very deliberate with your CAD layers. If plan changes, whole thing has to be recolored.ĬAD plotted to PDF layers rendered in Photoshop = Beautiful, accurate, fast-ish and relatively easy to update changes. Layer management in PS/AI seems to not be as practiced as in CAD.ĬAD Printed on Vellum rendered with marker = Beautiful, accurate and time intensive. ![]() Also, I would highly encourage a file structure/labeling standard/template so that the files could easily be used by everyone in the office. While limiting software/media is probably not desirable, if you had a selection of “go-to” media (PS, AI, a brand of colored pencils/markers), it could encourage a consistent work flow within the studio. I found that at large file sizes Illustrator doesn’t like text. (The software package gets pricey, but you only need InDesign on one or two computers, and it allows for multiple images to be worked on simultaneously much like xrefs work in AutoCAD). I like to have high-res scans of hand drawn textures to use in renderings, they soften images nicely. This allows for edits in a consistent way (always hated edits in PS) and manages file size by having points of layer flattening. Selecting a region changes the language and/or content on always preferred CAD base, Illustrator to check/adjust line weights and broad area rendering (using masking) => photoshop for finer raster touch up/importing scanned hand images => Illustrator to keep crisp lines for final PDF => InDesign for layout/labeling. This means that the two files are technically independent, but everything in an Illustrator file will show up in a Photoshop file.įor instance, a creator could make a vector graphic in Illustrator and link that to a Photoshop file of someone wearing a blank t-shirt. With other Creative Cloud apps, even video editing or animation can be a part of a single digital workspace.Ĭreators can link Illustrator files to Photoshop files. And the opposite is true too - a graphic design project in Illustrator can easily fit into a larger photo project in Photoshop. Photoshop files can incorporate assets made in Illustrator, integrating an image created as a vector file into a raster file. Illustrator and Photoshop are both part of Adobe Creative Cloud and are designed to work together. When to use Illustrator and Photoshop together. Raster images tend to have more detailed colors and shading than vector images, and they tend to handle detailed textures and precise edits better than vector graphics. Unlike vector images, they are pixel-based. It’s also where skilled artists can create collages and photo composites, layer images together, and craft original images out of different photo files. Photoshop is where editors crop photos, adjust photo composition, correct lighting, and make any subject imaginable look its absolute best. Photoshop is the industry-standard photo editing software, and the go-to application for everything from small retouching changes to mind-bending photo art. An artist’s intuition and personal style is a powerful asset for creating distinctive images, and Illustrator allows artists to create with virtual brushes, pens, inks, and other powerful tools on a variety of digital surfaces. ![]() This makes Illustrator a very good application for graphics that are going to be printed on signs or banners.ĭesigners using Illustrator can create graphics and images freehand, using a stylus and digital drawing tools. Vector art can appear on everything from enormous banners to wallet-sized business cards, and everything in between. ![]()
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