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how do i go about convertimg into curves please?
evening all
i have a problem, i have a outline off a circle that every time it gets cut out isnt exactly round, the edges seem straightish, im assuming i need to convert to curves??
any help on how to do this would give me back my sanity
thanks tris
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Tris
are you sure it is a true circle in Corel….if it has been imported from a cad package for example circles can be made up from very small straight lines.
If it is a circle created within Corel…it sounds like it’s getting mixed up on it’s way to the cutter
Is it possible just to redraw the circle in Corel
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i agree with glenn, i’ve never had an actual corel circle go bad, lol, bring in american voice over man "circles gone bad" !!
sorry ! it may well be an imported file as suggested, try replacing it with a corel circle if this is the case.
converting to curves will only allow you to manipulate the circle, add nodes etc.
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yeah, sorry i shouldve mentioned it was imported, ill try using a corel circle, how do i go about manipulating a water drop with nodes as that is cutting out with straight lines too, i just need to round the edges off ?
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you can make a teardrop in corel without using a circle, on the left hand toolbox, click on basic shapes, the box opens, click again on the shapes, then in the top tool bar, you’ll see a skewed rectangle, click this and the box drops down, showing various shapes, a teardrop is among them,
you can alter it a little with the red node, or, convert to curves, then select the shape tool (second tool down on left), and use that to manipulate, right clicking on lines or nodes will give options,
trial and error until you get used to it really !
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brilliant thanks a lot hugh
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no probs !
i often find the best way to learn corel, is to just sit and try to redraw stuff, it often takes a while, but quite often you simply trip over stuff that you’ll end up using all the time !
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quote Hugh Potter:no probs !i often find the best way to learn corel, is to just sit and try to redraw stuff, it often takes a while, but quite often you simply trip over stuff that you’ll end up using all the time !
Gets my vote, thats how I learned…..the hard way by trial and error. I now trace graphics by hand for engraving as I end up with the correct CLEAN lines in the correct place AND I get them in a logical order for cutting.
Once you get the hang of node editing in Corel, you have a very powerful manipulation tool….
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quote Graeme Harrold:quote Hugh Potter:no probs !
i often find the best way to learn corel, is to just sit and try to redraw stuff, it often takes a while, but quite often you simply trip over stuff that you’ll end up using all the time !
Gets my vote, thats how I learned…..the hard way by trial and error. I now trace graphics by hand for engraving as I end up with the correct CLEAN lines in the correct place AND I get them in a logical order for cutting.
Once you get the hang of node editing in Corel, you have a very powerful manipulation tool….
i certainly agree there Graham, corel is a very powerful program, far more so than i ever need, although i do someimes think "i wish it could do blah blah" so i guess there’s always room for improvement !!
like you say though, the node editing is the real key to corel where signmaking is concerned. and drawing them in a logical order, to speed up the job / reduce wear on the cutter, is half the fun !
i cut alot of uniform shapes in groups, it took a while to realise that it was stupid to have rectangles next to each other, so rather than a group of four rectangles, it became 1 rectangle and 3 ‘3 sided’ rectangles butted up, removing the need to cut two lines altogether, and so on !! i know i can still make the file quicker still, just need to do it before i need to use the cut file again !
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