#Corel Files to *.AI file
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What is the best approach for making a three-dimensional object in Corel that
will allow me to address the various components of the object for assigning
different materials. Example: I am trying to create a sign made up of brick
columns, arched top and sign area for exporting to Adobe Illustrator format. I
tried creating an object in AutoCAD, brought it into Corel, exported to *.AI
and then loaded it into Simply3D as a 3D object. However, this approach ended
up only rendering the line work that makes up the columns but not the columns
themselves. Any suggestions?
Hello Curt:
If creating shapes from within Corel, be sure to use solid color fills, not
outlines, to create your work. Thus, draw the outlines of the desired areas,
fill those areas with solid colors (use a different color for each entity that
is to have a different material later on). then select everything and delete
the outlines so that only trhe fills exist.
I don't know how well Corel imports data from AutoCAD. Did you feel the
imported shapes from AutoCAD before outputting the AI file?
Hope this helps,
Nick Josephs
Visual Software
Thanks for the help. I tried a couple of approaches in Corel and as you
mentioned in your message, the one using solid fills worked the best. In
answer to your question, Corel takes a DXF file well from AutoCAD (AutoCAD
release 12 and Corel release 5.0).
I have another question for you though… is there any way to move multiple
objects at once WITHOUT joining them in the object edit window?
I am working on an image that is using a TGA file as a background image and
then scaling/moving my objects in reference to the background image. I saved
the project, but the next time I opened the project, all of the objects appear
to have moved back to a "default" position. As I worked with the objects, I
continued to save the position and size information of the objects as I worked
on them. Any thoughts?
>>… is there any way to move multiple objects at once WITHOUT joining them in
the object edit window?<<
No. But if you want to move all obnjects, move the camera instead: the
background image will always stay in the same position relative tot he camera,
so that you can move the camera/background until the background aligns as
desired with the objects.
>>I saved the project, but the next time I opened the project, all of the
objects appear to have moved back to a "default" position. As I worked with
the objects, I continued to save the position and size information of the
objects as I worked on them. Any thoughts?<<
No thoughts. That should not be happening. Remember that saving object
positions in the Move Toolbox only saves the position so that you can use the
Reset button to get back to the most recently saved position. To save the
changes permanently you should save the project (File, Save Project).
Nick Josephs
Visual Software
Curt,
PMJI.
Have you tried asking this question about Corel and AutoCad over on the GO ACAD
forum. Quite a few people over there use this combination and might be able to
help.
Richard