Mike Swanson - XAML Plugin for Adobe Illustrator

Posted By: Robert Hess | Mar 27th @ 6:24 AM | 35,442 Views | 4 Comments
Both of us freshly back from MIX09, Mike Swanson stops in to show us a plug in that he wrote which allows users of Adobe Illustrator to export their designs as XAML for either WPF or Silverlight.

Working Smarter means taking advantage of both the tools and the training that you already know. By using a plugin such as what Mike is illustrating here, it allows Adobe Illustrator users to continue to use their favorite tool while also moving into the world of XAML.

You can download the plug in from Mike's site here:
http://www.mikeswanson.com/xamlexport/
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#Mar 28th @ 11:11 PM
mswanson
mswanson
Thanks for the interview, Robert! Here's another post that points to an Illustrator tool on CodePlex and a couple of Flash to XAML conversion tools. Since that post, I've also become aware of a new tool called SilverFlash, though I haven't been able to try it yet.
#Mar 30th @ 9:35 AM
ZippyV
ZippyV
Fired Up
No support for layers that have extrude and bevel effects?
#Mar 30th @ 2:09 PM
mswanson
mswanson
Not in the current version of the plug-in, ZippyV. Some of these features are more difficult than others to access in the object model, and this is one of them. I've added it to my "requested features" list.
#Nov 12th @ 9:24 AM
Todd A
Todd A

This is a such a useful tool. Better looking custom UI to come in the near future.

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