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how do i outline blended text please?

Posted by Adrian Yeo on 1 February 2008 at 21:59

Hi there

Only having just started to play with my cadet, I have stumbled upon a problem.

I have some blended text (using corel 11) that i want to put an outline around to cut. simple. But can I find out how to do it? can I hell!

Using RGB 1,1,1 as my cut colour. Can anybody enlighten me please?

Thanks

Adrian

Alan Drury replied 17 years, 9 months ago 6 Members · 13 Replies
13 Replies

Phill Fenton

Member
1 February 2008 at 22:32

Select the text you wish to contour cut and Right click on the colour shade that has a colour mix RGB 1,1,1 (you will have to create it) .

Export as .eps and open up in your RIP. Bobs yur Uncle 😀
Adrian Yeo

Member
1 February 2008 at 23:34

Thanks Phil,

Tried that, but all that seems to happen is the blend takes on the solid colour of the outline. (If that makes sense)?

I have attached the CDR file that I am trying to outline if anyone fancies a go? 😀

Sorry Robert, I should have put this in the ‘Corel section’ 😳

Attachments:

Moot.cdr
Ian Bingham

Member
1 February 2008 at 23:56

Duplicate the design. Un group it, weld it, and asign the welded outline as the cut path.overlay over the origanal
Hope it makes sense

Ian
Peter Normington

Member
2 February 2008 at 00:09

just buy signlab….

sorry I tried it in corel, but takes far less time and effort in signlab.

ok, I know, signlab costs a bomb, but for this kind of stuff, it just does it with one click…..

Peter
Adrian Yeo

Member
2 February 2008 at 00:13

Oh well, at least its not just me!! 😀

The bourbon is now having the desired effect so I will have another go in the morning!!

Any cheap copies of signlab available??? 😀 😀
Peter Munday

Member
2 February 2008 at 00:17

Adrian try this.

Peter

Attachments:

Moot outline.cdr
Adrian Yeo

Member
2 February 2008 at 09:10

Thanks Peter, but it wont open! 🙁

Was this done is X3, I have 11 here.

Adrian
Peter Normington

Member
2 February 2008 at 09:20

converted to 11

Peter

Attachments:

Moot2 outline.cdr
Adrian Yeo

Member
2 February 2008 at 09:23

Two Peters!

You are stars!! (hot) (hot)

Cheers
Alan Drury

Member
2 February 2008 at 11:32

Peter M for my information can go through the steps of how you did this?
Thanls
Alan D
Peter Munday

Member
2 February 2008 at 13:56

Alan, here’s how it was done.
Make a copy on a new page, break blend apart ( as this blend had 200 layers in it, I had to reduce it to 25) select all and weld. Then use create boundary, copy and paste on original layer, and bob’s your uncle.
Ian Bingham

Member
2 February 2008 at 17:03

That sounds familiar :lol1:
Alan Drury

Member
2 February 2008 at 17:10

Peter, thanks that’s what I wanted to know and accounts for jaggies on slanting lines, I like to think I’m fairly up with Corel stuff and I wasn’t aware of an automatic way of doing it.
Alan D