How to open Freehand 8 files in Illustrator CS6

You used to be able to open Freehand 8 files in Illustrator CS4 by changing their extension to .eps, but that trick appears to no longer work with CS6. Has anyone figured out a trick with CS6 to get them to open?

richjones98 wrote:
You used to be able to open Freehand 8 files in Illustrator CS4 by changing their extension to .eps ..
What a weird thing to do. It wasn't a "trick" or something at all.

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I frequently use dwg files in Adobe Illustrator, so I set dwg files default program to Illustrator CS5.
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It is not related to Creative cloud but a OS specific issue. You didn't mentioned the OS but I pressume it is Windows because we have seen this on Windows.
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Wait for 'Loading..'. to finish. Make sure the list is sorted by Name and scroll down to '.dwg'. Select it and click the button for 'Change program...'.
Do no see Firworks listed in the Recommended Programs, so click on the small triangle to the right of Other Programs. Select Fireworks and click the OK button.
Wait for the list to reload and confirm the association changed.
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Opening Freehand files in Illustrator

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That's not what I said. I have to click in the document itself before I can select any of the objects within it -- as if the document needs to be recognized again, once opened. I cannot just open a file and select, copy, or paste objects. Which I find a nuisance.

How to recover unsaved files on Illustrator CS6

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http://www.astutegraphics.com/software/autosaviour/
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Can you open freehand files in CS6?

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It seems very disappointing to have to keep an old version of illustrator just to open these files. I also find it interesting that many of the key tools that freehand had over illustrator are not translated into the newer versions of illustrator. Something simple like you still can't have a unique picture bullet • before text in illustrator. In freehand you could cut & paste any graphic into the text you were designing.

saturn234 wrote:
can you open freehand files in CS6? I have been using both illustrator & freehand for 15 years & have thousands of work files being freehand.
No. The conversion plugin didn't make it into CS6 so the last import function was CS5.5
It seems very disappointing to have to keep an old version of illustrator just to open these files.
At this point, it is the only way to make your files convert into Illustrator although I've had some luck with exporting to EPS or (if your FH graphics are simple enough) save as AI format. Keep your eyes on this project however : http://www.stagestack.com/
I also find it interesting that many of the key tools that freehand had over illustrator are not translated into the newer versions of illustrator. Something simple like you still can't have a unique picture bullet • before text in illustrator. In freehand you could cut & paste any graphic into the text you were designing.
As a fellow FreeHand user, I couldn't agree more. Other users of both programs have said this endlessly over the years here. A litany of features are still m.i.a. since FHMX was acquired years ago... including inline graphics. It's almost comical.

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I tried opening Freehand 7 files with Illustrator CS6 and the files could not be open, what do I do.

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after that it worked for me.

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