Hello,

I'm just starting out with Houdini and wanted to import a vector floorplan from Illustrator to extrude in Houdini.

I've tried importing the file as AI, EPS, SVG - versions 3, 8, 9 and they all get the error message “unable to read file” and the node is striped red.

Any ideas how to get around this or fix it?

TIA
S

it worked with the version 3 and eps should also work.

what you can try:
* no pixeldata should be in it
* Fonts have to be convert to curves (otherwise you see nothing)

i test it with a simple ai file and it works(rectangle, text).

What I usually do is import that in Blender, usually as SVG and than export DXF which most of time works with Houdini.

Thanks mandrake0 and SreckoM,

I'll have a look into these options and see if it helps.

Regards
S

Make sure compression is turned off.