EPS from CAD and Pantone

[Chadi_SAROUFIM@adobeforums.com]

I am working on a catalogue for our architectural office. I am importing EPS files from ArchiCAD (a CAD software comparable to AuotCAD). We are using in Indesign a brown Pantone 469C. Since the CAD software do not support Pantone Colors nor CMYK, I had to transform the Pantone to RGB and apply it inside ArchiCAD. When importing the file into Indesign the brown color from the EPS do not match the brown pantone of Indesign. I was wondering if there is a way to select all the colors of the EPS and transform them to the required pantone. I could open the EPS in Illustrator, convert the colors and save it again. Any easier solutions that would help me skip the Illustrator step?

I am using Indesign CS and Windows XP

Chadi SAROUFIM

[Steve_Werner@adobeforums.com]

I think bringing it into Illustrator makes sense. You'll have the color control you can't get in the CAD application. RGB is NOT the way to go.