The new MAC OS Sonoma 14.1 no longer supports .EPS files and Vectorworks 2024 has removed the import EPSF feature! All existing EPS graphics in past and current drawings now show-up as grey boxes with an X. For many of us, this change is crippling our ability to work and generate service to clients as we use dark background for presentation and titleblocks. For example, many graphics such as our corporate logo and professional seal needs to be inserted with a transparent background which predominantly .EPS would have offered.
The next logical vector based graphical format that can do transparent backgrounds is .SVG (which stands for Scalable Vector Graphics). To our amazement and surprise, this format is not supported by Vectorworks! Please consider this as a "formal request to have Vectorwoks add the ability to import .SVG file type" into drawings ASAP.
We also note that PDF format that was suggested by Vectorworks as an alternative does not work. Specifically, PDF with transparent background is ignored and comes in with solid background. PDF also has limitation on pixel and is not as flexible as vector graphics.
We note that MAC does support .SVG as we are able to import into native applications such as pages.
This issue is a major step back and NEEDS to get fixed. This can't wait for the next quarterly update and NEEDS to be incorporated fast and in a hurry.
Please and thank you,
i
The new MAC OS Sonoma 14.1 no longer supports .EPS files and Vectorworks 2024 has removed the import EPSF feature! All existing EPS graphics in past and current drawings now show-up as grey boxes with an X. For many of us, this change is crippling our ability to work and generate service to clients as we use dark background for presentation and titleblocks. For example, many graphics such as our corporate logo and professional seal needs to be inserted with a transparent background which predominantly .EPS would have offered. The next logical vector based graphical format that can do transparent backgrounds is .SVG (which stands for Scalable Vector Graphics). To our amazement and surprise, this format is not supported by Vectorworks! Please consider this as a "formal request to have Vectorwoks add the ability to import .SVG file type" into drawings ASAP. We also note that PDF format that was suggested by Vectorworks as an alternative does not work. Specifically, PDF with transparent background is ignored and comes in with solid background. PDF also has limitation on pixel and is not as flexible as vector graphics. We note that MAC does support .SVG as we are able to import into native applications such as pages. This issue is a major step back and NEEDS to get fixed. This can't wait for the next quarterly update and NEEDS to be incorporated fast and in a hurry. Please and thank you, i