Corel 3x to Gerber Omega

[Noel Kearney]

export as an .eps or .ai from corel and then import into omega

[Alan Drury]

Does Omega import Illustrator (AI) or EPS files? if so export from Draw as one of these formats, a low version may work better – export text as curves and deselect ‘simulate complex fills and outlines’
Alan D

[Aydin Westlake]

quote Noel Kearney:

export as an .eps or .ai from corel and then import into omega

thanks will give it a try

[Aydin Westlake]

quote Alan Drury:

Does Omega import Illustrator (AI) or EPS files? if so export from Draw as one of these formats, a low version may work better – export text as curves and deselect ‘simulate complex fills and outlines’
Alan D

Thanks Alan will be trying all formats in the morning

Have used corel for many years but have only just got Omega to run a gerber edge FX and a envision 375

[Chris Windebank]

Export as an AI low version and import to Omega, works a treat

[Aydin Westlake]

quote Chris Windebank:

Export as an AI low version and import to Omega, works a treat

Cheers Chris

[Tony Teveris]

From Corel X3 and X4 you can also publish as a PDF and Omega should import the PDF fine.

When dumbing down the export (EPS or AI) from Corel or AI remember that there are 2 vector import filters in Omega 3.0, might want to try either one. The way we have set it up if one fails we ask you if you want to use the other.

If you have a file(s) you can always email them to me so I can see what the problem is.

[Tony Teveris]

For you Corel users x3 and better x4 I have a userinks.cpl file that contains all the Gerber Spot Foils. Corel has really offered no help in a number of problems using the palette or even creating it. It seems to work best in x4. If anyone wishes to use it just email me and I will forward it along – it’s not supported by Gerber, just me. Using it within Corel and saving a PDF you will get all your colors in Omega without having to reassign.

I also have a swatch file of the same for Illustrator CS3 and CS4.

[Aydin Westlake]

quote Alan Drury:

Does Omega import Illustrator (AI) or EPS files? if so export from Draw as one of these formats, a low version may work better – export text as curves and deselect ‘simulate complex fills and outlines’
Alan D

Hi Alan
when using corel, I powerclip up to 3 levels "Powerclip within powerclip" when importing into Omega 3.0 via ai or eps the filter seems to extract the power cliped items an overlay them over the top. Any ideas? also when saving to pdf (to import to Omega) any particular setting to use "pre-press, 1xa etc"

any ideas?

[Alan Drury]

Export the powerclip as eps, import the powerclip back into Draw, export that as AI and try that file in Omega.
Alan D

[Aydin Westlake]

quote Alan Drury:

Export the powerclip as eps, import the powerclip back into Draw, export that as AI and try that file in Omega.
Alan D

will try anything once, will let you know how I get on, do you user Omega at all?

[Alan Drury]

No not Omega I’m a Signlab and Corel man (not necessarily in that order)
Alan D