Help with Impact vehicle designs

[Gary Birch]

If you ungroup it and then what i normally do is click on the roof and you should be able to to fill it then. Then group again otherwise you’ll be picking up lines for ever.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

Gary

[Paul Goddard]

Thanks Gary will have a go and see what damage i can do 😛

paul

[Andy Gorman]

What software are you using? In Coreldraw you can hold CTRL whilst selecting, which means you don’t have to ungroup as it will select an item within a group.

[Gary Birch]

quote Andy Gorman:

What software are you using? In Coreldraw you can hold CTRL whilst selecting, which means you don’t have to ungroup as it will select an item within a group.

Great tip Andy… I didn’t know that.

Cheers

Gary

[Paul Goddard]

Hi im using coreldraw x4

[Cheryl Smith]

quote Gary Birch:

quote Andy Gorman:

What software are you using? In Coreldraw you can hold CTRL whilst selecting, which means you don’t have to ungroup as it will select an item within a group.

Great tip Andy… I didn’t know that.

Cheers

Gary

yeh cool Andy ta.

[Mike Chalk]

Just use the smart fill tool easy
Mike

[Ian Johnston]

quote Gary Birch:

quote Andy Gorman:

What software are you using? In Coreldraw you can hold CTRL whilst selecting, which means you don’t have to ungroup as it will select an item within a group.

Great tip Andy… I didn’t know that.

Cheers

Gary

Just found out it works in easysign too, You learn something new everyday 😀

[Shaun Harris]

Paul.

I’m using signlab so I’m not sure if this helps.

When i import the impact file it is ungrouped, I click in the centre of the image and only the outer border is highlighted I can then select the colour needed and the contours stay black. Once the vehicle is the required colour the whole image can be grouped so the you dont grab an individual piece when adding the graphic.

[John Childs]

quote Shaun Harris:

When i import the impact file it is ungrouped, I click in the centre of the image and only the outer border is highlighted I can then select the colour needed and the contours stay black. Once the vehicle is the required colour the whole image can be grouped so the you dont grab an individual piece when adding the graphic.

Similar to me in Illustrator. Although whether the image is grouped depends on which selection tool I use.

I don’t bother grouping anything though – once the van is the right colour I lock that layer and any graphics go onto a new layer.

So, on any van drawing we can have separate layers for:
Header (our logo, contact details, date, scale, copyright bit etc)
Van outline
Van colour (if not white)
Prints
Cut vinyl

[Paul Goddard]

Thanks guys all helping. Just stuck on how to do reflective squares on the vehicle as its a security van.

Paul

[Paul Goddard]

What you think so far still got a bit to go but think im heading in the right direction

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Please only use .jpg files when showing your work/designs.

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crown1.cdr

[Karl Williams]

Nothing there fella. 😕

[Paul Goddard]

Nothing uploaded?

[John.MacDonald]

I hope you dont take it personally but before you go cutting/producing this van. I would spend the time to either amend the logo and badges. I took a wee look and they seem rough to the eye. This will in my opinion look really poor once applied

Hope you get it all sorted

[John.MacDonald]

Also I would’nt run the text to the body lines of the van. It will become squint looking when viewed from distance. Try brands of the world for your corp badges on the back pillar

[Robert Lambie]

quote Paul Goddard:

What you think so far still got a bit to go but think im heading in the right direction

Paul please post images of your work in .jpg format. this way everyone is going to be able top see the work.

[Neil Speirs]

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Paul Goddard:

What you think so far still got a bit to go but think im heading in the right direction

this way everyone is going to be able top see the work.

oh oh…… Bob’s oan the wine again 😉

more importantly u going for the 20000 post mark the night Rob?

[Ian Johnston]

quote Neil Speirs:

quote Robert Lambie:

quote Paul Goddard:

What you think so far still got a bit to go but think im heading in the right direction

this way everyone is going to be able top see the work.

oh oh…… Bob’s oan the wine again 😉

more importantly u going for the 20000 post mark the night Rob?

Seen that rob was near that last night. I take it you do no other work Rob 😀

[Paul Goddard]

Thanks guys yes images are not the final ones was just seeing what you thought as its first van design as we dont normally do them. How would you run the text john thanks.

Paul

[Andy Gorman]

I had a quick look and agree, the text looks all wonky.
Try running it straight along the centre of the door.

[Paul Humble]

I cant open it in X3, what version of Corel are you using?

[John.MacDonald]

x4

[Paul Goddard]

Thanks guys heres the altered image. How is the best way to add reflective squares at the bottom?

Thanks

Paul

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[Robert Lambie]

place the squares as you have placed the text. i.e. overlay…

other than the squares, is "this" your end design?

[Paul Goddard]

Hi rob yes thats all the customer required to be on the sides. Can i get the squares to go with the shapes of the wheel arches?

[Karl Williams]

quote Paul Goddard:

Hi rob yes thats all the customer required to be on the sides. Can i get the squares to go with the shapes of the wheel arches?

With the questions you are asking Paul I would strongly suggest you pay someone with some experience to fit this for you. If you lack the fitting experience even a small job like this could be a pain for you. You pay them and at the same time you look and learn mate so as I was told with a wrap I did recently. your not losing out just investing in a little education. Becoming a member on here as well will educate you more as then you’ll have access to the tutorials.

[Gary Birch]

quote Karl Williams:

quote Paul Goddard:

Hi rob yes thats all the customer required to be on the sides. Can i get the squares to go with the shapes of the wheel arches?

Becoming a member on here as well will educate you more as then you’ll have access to the tutorials.

I can vouch for that.

Joining this site will be the best investment you could make for your money. I promise it’ll save you money in the long run.

Cheers

Gary

[Paul Goddard]

Thats what i intended to do as i said we do T shirts and the customer asked us to design a van for him. I just wanted the look on here as ive got someone in mind to do it. I joined but only as a gold member thinking that was the membership could i upgrade?

Paul

[John Childs]

quote Paul Goddard:

could i upgrade?

Yes you can (I think), and it would be money well spent. 😀

Admittedly things were a bit simpler then, no wrapping in those days, but my education consisted of standing in the corner of somebody’s workshop for two days, just watching what they did. Day three I was out fitting on my own.

The rest I picked up as I went along. 😀