Rob28x 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Ok so I am new to Corel Draw. I had 8 back in the day, but it was 10-12 years ago since I used it. What do I need to do to take an image and convert it so I can cut it in Corel? I have tried everything I can think of, and everything I have found searching so far has not worked. I plan to use it for vinyl decal and for doing t-shirts with thermoflex. If it helps, this is the graphic I am trying to cut: (Click for a larger view) I normally use SignBlazer and use my other cutter, but the new Graphtec I just got I can not run it with Signblazer so I picked up Corel X3 to run it since it came with a driver for it. Thanks in advance for any help. Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CochiseGraphics 0 Posted March 23, 2009 I used you image and brought it into Draw. I created a B&W bitmap and traced it with Draw as a line art. I set the detailing to high in the trace to get the maximum detailing I could. I reviewed the result with the Simple Wire frame view. I saved it as an .AI file, sent it to SignCut to see what the output would look like. LOTS of cutting and weeding, but it looked good to me. I am no expert at this, but I hope I have given you someplace to start. Ken dna rc products.ai dna rc products.ai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Peabody 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Or you can try this - opened in x4 - combined - looks ok. I don't see the option to saveas x3 What am I missing? Graphic1.eps Graphic1.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob28x 0 Posted March 23, 2009 CochiseGraphics- So your not cutting straight out of Corel then I take it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CochiseGraphics 0 Posted March 23, 2009 CochiseGraphics- So your not cutting straight out of Corel then I take it. No sir. I create an .AI file in Corel X4, open it in SignCut and cut from SignCut. My Corel V12 has a plug in sends it there anyhow, but I don't use the plug in in CX4. I just finished loading Flexi 8.6.2 and I am anxious to try that out as well. Ken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites