Saving many artboards as eps without the artboards' border

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I have an .ai document with many artboards.

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I would like to save each artboard separately as an .eps so I can place it in InDesign.
If I use the "Save As" option and check the "Use Artboards" box.
It does save them separately but the result has the artboards' border:

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As opposed to when having only 1 artboard in the .ai file, and saving as .eps, it takes only the artworks' frame rather than the artboards':

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I would like to save all the artworks as an .eps but without the artboards' frame.

Is there a way to accomplish what I want without moving each artwork to a separate .ai document and then saving it?

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I have an .ai document with many artboards.

enter image description here

As opposed to when having only 1 artboard in the .ai file, and saving as .eps, it takes only the artworks' frame rather than the artboards':

enter image description here

I would like to save all the artworks as an .eps but without the artboards' frame.

Is there a way to accomplish what I want without moving each artwork to a separate .ai document and then saving it?

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I have an .ai document with many artboards.

enter image description here

As opposed to when having only 1 artboard in the .ai file, and saving as .eps, it takes only the artworks' frame rather than the artboards':

enter image description here

I would like to save all the artworks as an .eps but without the artboards' frame.

Is there a way to accomplish what I want without moving each artwork to a separate .ai document and then saving it?

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I have an .ai document with many artboards.

enter image description here

As opposed to when having only 1 artboard in the .ai file, and saving as .eps, it takes only the artworks' frame rather than the artboards':

enter image description here

I would like to save all the artworks as an .eps but without the artboards' frame.

Is there a way to accomplish what I want without moving each artwork to a separate .ai document and then saving it?

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The point of the "Artboards" option (when exporting/save as) is to tell the doc not to use the border of the artwork, rather it should use the border of the artboard.

There is a script which may work for you, see this answer to another post.

I just tested it on a document (4 artboards - all artwork on one layer)

enter image description here

Here were my settings (make sure to select Trim Edges)

enter image description here

It seems to have worked for me, though it may be slightly different in your case.

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You can easily save your multiple artboard .ai file and then import artwork individually into InDesign without the additional space of the artboard.

It's merely a matter of choosing the correct Import Options when placing artwork into InDesign.

With Indesign...

Tick the Show Import Options checkbox in the Place dialog window in InDesign.

Or hold down the Option/Alt key when choosing Place to bring up the options.

enter image description here

Select your file and click Open

In the second Place window navigate to the artboard you want to place on the left, then on the right ensure Art is selected under Options > Crop to.

enter image description here

This will place the artwork on that artboard and clip it to the artwork bounds rather than the artboard area.

There's really no need for individual eps files, especially with InDesign.

_{InDesign CS6 screenshots, but it's pretty much the same in CC. It merely may look a bit different.}

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The point of the "Artboards" option (when exporting/save as) is to tell the doc not to use the border of the artwork, rather it should use the border of the artboard.

There is a script which may work for you, see this answer to another post.

I just tested it on a document (4 artboards - all artwork on one layer)

enter image description here

Here were my settings (make sure to select Trim Edges)

enter image description here

It seems to have worked for me, though it may be slightly different in your case.

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The point of the "Artboards" option (when exporting/save as) is to tell the doc not to use the border of the artwork, rather it should use the border of the artboard.

There is a script which may work for you, see this answer to another post.

I just tested it on a document (4 artboards - all artwork on one layer)

enter image description here

Here were my settings (make sure to select Trim Edges)

enter image description here

It seems to have worked for me, though it may be slightly different in your case.

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The point of the "Artboards" option (when exporting/save as) is to tell the doc not to use the border of the artwork, rather it should use the border of the artboard.

There is a script which may work for you, see this answer to another post.

I just tested it on a document (4 artboards - all artwork on one layer)

enter image description here

Here were my settings (make sure to select Trim Edges)

enter image description here

It seems to have worked for me, though it may be slightly different in your case.

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answered 1 hour ago

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The point of the "Artboards" option (when exporting/save as) is to tell the doc not to use the border of the artwork, rather it should use the border of the artboard.

There is a script which may work for you, see this answer to another post.

I just tested it on a document (4 artboards - all artwork on one layer)

enter image description here

Here were my settings (make sure to select Trim Edges)

enter image description here

It seems to have worked for me, though it may be slightly different in your case.

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You can easily save your multiple artboard .ai file and then import artwork individually into InDesign without the additional space of the artboard.

It's merely a matter of choosing the correct Import Options when placing artwork into InDesign.

With Indesign...

Tick the Show Import Options checkbox in the Place dialog window in InDesign.

Or hold down the Option/Alt key when choosing Place to bring up the options.

enter image description here

Select your file and click Open

In the second Place window navigate to the artboard you want to place on the left, then on the right ensure Art is selected under Options > Crop to.

enter image description here

This will place the artwork on that artboard and clip it to the artwork bounds rather than the artboard area.

There's really no need for individual eps files, especially with InDesign.

_{InDesign CS6 screenshots, but it's pretty much the same in CC. It merely may look a bit different.}

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You can easily save your multiple artboard .ai file and then import artwork individually into InDesign without the additional space of the artboard.

It's merely a matter of choosing the correct Import Options when placing artwork into InDesign.

With Indesign...

Tick the Show Import Options checkbox in the Place dialog window in InDesign.

Or hold down the Option/Alt key when choosing Place to bring up the options.

enter image description here

Select your file and click Open

In the second Place window navigate to the artboard you want to place on the left, then on the right ensure Art is selected under Options > Crop to.

enter image description here

This will place the artwork on that artboard and clip it to the artwork bounds rather than the artboard area.

There's really no need for individual eps files, especially with InDesign.

_{InDesign CS6 screenshots, but it's pretty much the same in CC. It merely may look a bit different.}

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answered 14 mins ago

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0
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You can easily save your multiple artboard .ai file and then import artwork individually into InDesign without the additional space of the artboard.

It's merely a matter of choosing the correct Import Options when placing artwork into InDesign.

With Indesign...

Tick the Show Import Options checkbox in the Place dialog window in InDesign.

Or hold down the Option/Alt key when choosing Place to bring up the options.

enter image description here

Select your file and click Open

In the second Place window navigate to the artboard you want to place on the left, then on the right ensure Art is selected under Options > Crop to.

enter image description here

This will place the artwork on that artboard and clip it to the artwork bounds rather than the artboard area.

There's really no need for individual eps files, especially with InDesign.

_{InDesign CS6 screenshots, but it's pretty much the same in CC. It merely may look a bit different.}

edited 6 mins ago

answered 14 mins ago

Scott

141k14194400

You can easily save your multiple artboard .ai file and then import artwork individually into InDesign without the additional space of the artboard.

It's merely a matter of choosing the correct Import Options when placing artwork into InDesign.

With Indesign...

Tick the Show Import Options checkbox in the Place dialog window in InDesign.

Or hold down the Option/Alt key when choosing Place to bring up the options.

enter image description here

Select your file and click Open

In the second Place window navigate to the artboard you want to place on the left, then on the right ensure Art is selected under Options > Crop to.

enter image description here

This will place the artwork on that artboard and clip it to the artwork bounds rather than the artboard area.

There's really no need for individual eps files, especially with InDesign.

_{InDesign CS6 screenshots, but it's pretty much the same in CC. It merely may look a bit different.}

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