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importing illustrator Files
As you learned in Lesson 2, you can draw objects in Flash using the Rectangle,
Oval, and other tools. However, for complex drawings, you may prefer to create the
artwork in another application. Adobe Flash Professional CS6 supports a variety
of graphic formats, including Adobe Illustrator files, so you can create original
artwork in that application and then import it into Flash.
When you import an Illustrator file, you can choose which layers in the file to
import and how Flash should treat those layers. You’ll import an Illustrator file that
contains all the characters for the cartoon frame.
1 Choose File > Import > Import to Stage.
2 Select the characters.ai file in the Lesson03/03Start folder.
3 Click Open.
4 In the Import to Stage dialog box, make sure the top level “hero” and “robot”
layers are selected. You can expand the groups below them to see their
individual drawing paths.
If you want to import only certain layers, you can deselect the layers you want
to omit.
5 Choose Flash Layers from the Convert layers to menu, and then select Place
objects at original position. Click OK.
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