81 votes
export to EPS format or non-rasterized PDF
EPS is commonly used for images in LaTeX publications. The exported PDFs seem sort of low quality, so it would be better to export in a vector format.
Status:
started
Ewen
DWG? er, no. Don't go there. Vector PDF would be fine for me, just like Lucidcharts.
andywolf
For PDF export, it would be incredibly valuable to do this at the project level. I'd like to be able to export both a folder full of [insert file type here, though png is ok with me] AND a single PDF file with the entire project paginated. This last would really help with sharing projects with people that aren't true collaborators.
Community Support Dude
Thanks Heather and everyone else for your very convincing arguments. The team has started work on better support for vector formats which should lead to better quality exports as well.
heather
The truth of the matter is the export feature isn't good at all. As stated for the basis of this feedback forum, "The exported PDFs seem sort of low quality, so it would be better to export in a vector format". The truth is they don't "seem sort of low quality"; they "ARE low quality". Really, the option to export to "PDF (for print)" is not at all accurate… "PDF (not suitable for print)” is accurate.
The design part of my dev shop just can’t show up to a ... more
The truth of the matter is the export feature isn't good at all. As stated for the basis of this feedback forum, "The exported PDFs seem sort of low quality, so it would be better to export in a vector format". The truth is they don't "seem sort of low quality"; they "ARE low quality". Really, the option to export to "PDF (for print)" is not at all accurate… "PDF (not suitable for print)” is accurate.
The design part of my dev shop just can’t show up to a meeting with a low quality print presentation… ever. I’m positive I’m not alone when I suggest that a high res export option is truly necessary.
Going another step (best case scenario), I fully agree with chris.goward’s comment:
Creately would be a killer app if .eps export was available. Then we could collaborate on wireframes here and the designers could import into illustrator or Fireworks once wireframes were approved.
The standardized export would reduce any barriers to using this tool as our work wouldn't be trapped inside Creately.
dmv
Related - it would be nice to be able to specify print resolution/dpi of exported images/PDF. For including in documents, it is a drag to have to open GIMP to change the print resolution above 72px.
brogueira
I think DWG, DWF and or DXF not to mention DGN are a must. I strongly suggest a visit to http://www.opendwg.org and http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=780161
chris.goward
Creately would be a killer app if .eps export was available. Then we could collaborate on wireframes here and the designers could import into illustrator or Fireworks once wireframes were approved.
The standardized export would reduce any barriers to using this tool as our work wouldn't be trapped inside creately.
Mattanja Kern
SVG would be my favourite export format - the guys at http://oryx-editor.org/ do have great export