Just thought I'd note that the importing of pdf's seems to be working well in version4. It hasn't received much attention around here but I have the feeling it will be important in my own work.
I use SketchUp to do 3d models. In the past I would export a jpg and bring it into Xara for some page layout work. Now I can bring in a PDF and keep my Xara document all vector-based. It might also allow me to use SketchUp to create elements for use in a Xara drawing. For instance I know many of the Marvel comic book illustrators are now using SketchUp to model background scenes. I presume they then work with bitmap-based exports. With the pdf import feature in Xtreme it gives an easy way to get such a background scene into Xtreme and keep it completely vector-based.
I haven't really had time to play with pdf import yet but I'm looking forward to exploring some of the possibilities. Has anyone found it useful or had any ideas for it?
Regards, Ross
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