CorelDRAW Sign
TIPS
From Andrew at asigns.com
CREATING OUTLINES FOR SIGN CUTTING
(For CorelDraw versions 5 to 8)
Pick your text or object and go to "effects" at the top of your screen
then click on "contour", a pop up menu will appear. Make sure the (to
outside) option is selected and pick a thickness. After the operation is
complete you will need to go up to "arrange" and click on separate.
CREATING DROP SHADES (For
CorelDraw versions 5 to 8)
Select the text and copy to
clipboard. Make a duplicate and offset to create the shade. Select both lots of
text, go to arrange and click on trim. Delete the top copy and paste the
original back in.
CREATING OUTLINE WITH DROP SHADE (For
CorelDraw versions 5 to 8)
Enter a line of text. Use "contour" to make an out line around the
text. Separate the contour from the text, then ungroup the contour. Duplicate
the contour and move to the desired shade position. Select the original contour
and shade. Use "weld" to fuse them together.
REMOVING OVERLAPS FROM SCRIPT
LETTERING (For CorelDraw
versions 5 to 7)
Enter a line of script text. Go to "Arrange" menu and click
on "Convert To Curves". Go back to the "Arrange" menu and
click on "Break Apart". Select all of the objects without the letter centers,
go to the "Arrange" menu and click on "Weld". Finally select
all of the objects including letter centers, go to "Arrange" menu and
click on "Combine".
REMOVING OVERLAPS FROM SCRIPT
LETTERING (For CorelDraw
versions 7.467 & 8)
Enter a line of script text. Go to "Arrange" menu and click
on "Weld", a dialog box will appear. Click on the "Weld To"
button and then point the arrow to your line of text and click.
CUTTING THICK VINYL (For
CorelDraw versions 5 to 11)
With reflective, phosphorescent
or any other vinyl that is too thick for your plotter to cut, you can duplicate
your lettering on exactly the same position by pressing the "Plus" (+)
key. By doing this your plotter will run the blade over the lettering twice.
This principal will also work in other sign-cutting applications.
IMPORTING EPS FILES (For
CorelDraw versions 5 to 11)
1. Go to the "File" menu and choose "Import", a dialog box will appear.
2. Change the "Look in" drop down directory which contains the file you wish to import.
3. Change the "Files of type" drop down to "PostScript Interpreted (PS,PRN,EPS)".
4. Click on the desired file and click on the "Import" bottom, another dialog box will appear.
5. Click on the "OK" button.