The Toolbox
The Toolbox Take a tour of the Toolbox. By default this resides on the left hand side of the screen but it can be moved anywhere else, sometimes inadvertently, particularly if you use a laptop computer with a touch mousepad!
Combining and Breaking Apart
Combining and Breaking Apart Terminology that applications use can sometimes be confusing and misleading especially when it is in conflict with our usual appreciation of the same terminology. In the case of CorelDRAW a curve for example may consist of only straight lines. It may also be comprised of several seemingly separate entities. This
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About Curves,Curve Editing
About Curves A curve is a series of line segments, each line segment have a node at each end. Line segments can be straight or curved and they need not be connected to each other within a single curve. Curve objects can be modified in different ways to the other objects you create.
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Outlines and Fills,Aligning Objects
Outlines and Fills When you create drawings to be cut or engraved on the laser you have to ensure the following criteria are applied: Outlines need to have a line weight of hairline. They need to have a colour that the laser driver recognizes as a command, i.e. the precise colour as defined in
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The Intersect Command
The Intersect Command Intersect creates the shape that is formed by the overlap of 2 components. You are given the option to leave the original Source object and/or Target object. Checking these tick-boxes will create duplicate originals. Draw a rectangle. Now draw a second rectangle that overlaps the first. With the second rectangle selected, click
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The Object Manager Docker and The Undo Docker
The Object Manager Docker Advanced CorelDRAW users make much use of the Object Manager Docker. Each item you have created can be identified, accessed and modified in the Object Manager. New layers can be created in your drawing in the Object Manager and it allows you to move objects between layers and pages.
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The Weld Command
The Weld Command The Weld command creates a single curve from 2 or more components. The components may overlap, sit next to each other or be some distance apart. You are given the option to leave the original Source object and/or Target object. Checking these tick-boxes will create duplicate originals. This is useful for
The Trim Command
The Trim Command The Trim command creates a single curve from 2 or more components. The components must overlap. Trim forms the shape of the selected object (Source Object) into the object you trim to where it overlaps. (Target Object). You are given the option to leave the original Source object and/or Target
The Toolbox
The Toolbox Take a tour of the Toolbox. By default this resides on the left hand side of the screen but it can be moved anywhere else, sometimes inadvertently, particularly if you use a laptop computer with a touch mousepad!
The Shaping Docker
The Shaping Docker The Shaping Docker lets you achieve the following things; Weld, Trim and Intersect. Late versions of CorelDRAW have added more functions to the shaping Docker that advanced users may find useful but of all the functions Weld and Trim will be found to be powerful tools that are the most useful.
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