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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 […]

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

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.

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 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 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 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.

The Transformation Docker The Transformation Docker enables us to modify the objects we create or import in a precision way. We can move objects to a precise location, rotate, mirror, size and skew accurately.