A plug-in is a library that extends or changes the behavior of Illustrator. On Windows, a plug-in is built as a DLL (dynamic-link library). On Macintosh, a plug-in is built as a bundle that contains a shared library. The plug-in architecture in Illustrator is very powerful. Plug-ins have access to Illustrator’s elegant vector, text, and raster engines, as well as Illustrator’s user interface. The API is a fundamental part of the application; in fact, most of Illustrator itself is implemented as plug-ins. You can create plug-ins that add new tools to the drawing, shading, and raster tools already in Illustrator. Plug-ins can turn Illustrator into a powerful CAD, cartographic, or other custom design application. Users can add or remove plug-ins to quickly and easily customize Illustrator to their needs.
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This document describes how to update your SDK plug-in code and development environments for Adobe® Illustrator® CS4. It details changes in the public API and other aspects of the SDK since the CS3 release.

Introduction
To begin porting, follow these steps:
1. Ensure that your system meets the basic requirements specified in “Development platforms” section in Getting Started with Adobe Illustrator CS4 Development.
2. Install the SDK.
3. Examine the documentation, then compile and run the samples.
4. To port your own plug-in projects and code, follow the recommended procedures.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3 is a popular image editing software that provides a work environment consistent with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe ImageReady, and other products in the Adobe Creative Suite. This tutorial is an introduction to using Adobe Photoshop. Here you will learn how to get started, how to use the interface, and how to modify images with basic Photoshop tools.
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In this tutorial we will learn to create a PDF File from an AutoCAD drawing. There are four possible methods to bring an AutoCAD drawing into an Adobe Illustrator file.
Method 1. To directly place an AutoCAD drawing in the Illustrator file.
Method 2. Converting an AutoCAD drawing into a PDF format and placing the PDF in the Illustrator file.
Method 3. Copy and paste (only to be used if 1 and 2 are not successful)
Method 4. Save as an EPS
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