getting cut path around van sign

[Peter Munday]

Patrick you need to put a thick out line around the text, and then convert the outline to an object. Then break the object apart and delete the part you don’t need.

Regards

Peter

[Andy Gorman]

Patrick, nope, I’ve read through that 5 times and I still don’t know what you’re on about.

Explain it again, but type slower. 🙂

[Peter Munday]

I’ve just read what I typed and I don’t understand either.

Peter

[Peter Normington]

is this what you mean patrick?

Peter

[derek longhaven]

quote Patrick Wy:

Hi
Can anyone help me out when i layout my text for a van design i want to get a cutline around the text (as one sign) but am unable to do this unless i make sure the text is touching and then i can break apart convert to curves then weld but i want to space the letters out is it possible help please!!!! oh yeh i,m using corel draw

Type your text, use contour and adjust the outside offset
Simple things like this are far easier if you use a dedicated signmaking software like flexisign

[Peter Normington]

Or signlab, it makes outlines easy 😀

edited again wasnt happy with my first post

Peter

[derek longhaven]

quote Peter Normington:

quote derek longhaven:

quote Patrick Wy:

Hi
Can anyone help me out when i layout my text for a van design i want to get a cutline around the text (as one sign) but am unable to do this unless i make sure the text is touching and then i can break apart convert to curves then weld but i want to space the letters out is it possible help please!!!! oh yeh i,m using corel draw

Type your text, use contour and adjust the offset
Simple things like this are far easier if you use a dedicated signmaking software like flexisign

Or signlab, it makes outlines easy 😀

Peter

Or Vinyl Master Pro

[Andy Gorman]

Or Coreldraw! You don’t need to spend 2 grand to get an outline tool.

(That should set them going 😎 )

[Peter Mindham]

quote Andy Gorman:

Or Coreldraw! You don’t need to spend 2 grand to get an outline tool.

(That should set them going 😎 )

😀 😀

Or buy Sign Blazer 😎

Peter

[Patrick Wy]

Hi all
Thanks for the replies sorry for not making it very clear, Peter yes that’s what i want to do can you tell me how you did it please

Many thanks to you all

Patrick

[Peter Normington]

I did it in signlab, I’m not brilliant with corel, I’m sure someone will describe the best way in corel better than I can, now they know what you need.

peter

[derek longhaven]

quote Patrick Wy:

Hi all
Thanks for the replies sorry for not making it very clear, Peter yes that’s what i want to do can you tell me how you did it please

Many thanks to you all

Patrick

I just told you how to do it in coreldraw.

[Graeme Speirs]

just do as peter says in post 2, thats how I do it in corel, works well.

cheers
graeme

[Bill McMurtry]

In Corel, use the contour function:

Under the Effect menu choose Contour (Ctrl+F9). In the pop-up control box for the Contour function select ‘outside’ to place the contour around the outside of the text. Choose the offset – the distance the contour is created around the text. Make the steps = 1. Make sure your text is selected and click Apply. A contour object will be created around your text. With the new contour group selected, go to the Arrange menu select ‘break contour group apart’ – the original text and the new contour object are now separate objects ready for colour, etc. Voila!