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Corel DESIGNER and CorelDRAW are based on the same application code and share many generic drawing tools. However, besides the dedicated technical illustration tools, Corel DESIGNER also provides some unique UI behaviors that are different from the tools you find and the way you access them in CorelDRAW...
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Adding to the previous tip on multi-color lines there is a much more convenient way when all you need is a 2-color dashed line! In Corel DESIGNER X5 you can apply halos not only to callouts, but also to any curve or geometric (line) object. Since the halo can be generated with a color, you can use the...
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Those of you who have used Micrografx Designer in the past may have seen the "Line Fill" option in the curve object properties. While this particular feature is not supported with Corel DESIGNER, you can create multi-color lines of any shape in a few steps with Corel DESIGNER. To create a 2...
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With the integrated Deep Exploration CSE you can work with 3D files directly in Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X5. The optional Add-On "Deep Exploration CCE" (Deep Exploration CAD Edition now part of the SAP® Visual Enterprise solutions as "Visual Enterprise Author") enhances...
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Klaus Vossen
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Tue, Jun 26 2012
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Filed under: Corel DESIGNER, 3D visualization, 3D animation, technical illustration, exploded view, Deep Exploration, tutorial, video tutorial, Visual Enterprise, Visual Enterprise Author, Right Hemisphere, SAP
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Update your Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X5 installation to Service Pack 2 now! The patch, available for download on the Corel website , includes numerous enhancements and an updated version of the 3D visualization and import component Deep Exploration CE. Here's some highlights of the Corel DESIGNER...
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Klaus Vossen
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Thu, Apr 26 2012
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Filed under: Corel DESIGNER, CGM, Intelligent Graphics, hotspot, technical illustration, exploded view, Deep Exploration, 3D import, S1000D, X5, import, AutoCAD, Service Pack, SVG
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There are certainly posts I write that upset users. There may be an occasion where it is something I can control, but most times it is simply because I am delivering a message users don't like. This is one of those posts and I am simply trying to provide a solution for users who need to import AutoCAD...
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As outlined briefly in the tutorial video "Creating understandable technical illustrations", there is a new tool in Corel DESIGNER X5 helping you to streamline the use of numbered callouts even further. The callout tools in Corel DESIGNER - already very powerful with halos and context sensitive...
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We received a lot of feedback on the tip about scaling multiple objects , asking for step-by-step instructions for accessing macros in Corel DESIGNER X5. Here's more information about different ways to run existing macros: Note that Corel DESIGNER (same as CorelDRAW) macros are stored in files with...
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Did you know that you can import .DWG and .DXF files at a specific scale in Corel DESIGNER X5? CAD models are commonly drafted in worldscale (1:1). When importing such CAD models for documentation or presentation graphics with Corel DESIGNER, you will usually not use the real world scale but rather a...
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Imagine this: You have completed a rather complex illustration with many different components and objects in it. Now it turns out that you need a different size for a subset of those objects (not resizing the whole drawing) and they should maintain their position in the drawing at the same time. No problem...
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Did you know that Corel DESIGNER X5 supports a number of new CGM industry standard profiles? You can now export to new CGM v4 profiles such as WebCGM 2.0, WebCGM 2.1 and S1000D (issue 4.0 compliant). In addition the ATA GREXCHANGE profiles and also ActiveCGM profile are further supported. With "Hot...
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Find out what you can do with Connector Lines featuring various shapes or symbols from the preinstalled library in Corel DESIGNER X5. See how you can rearrange symbols and shapes with dynamic connections for circuit diagrams and other diagramming tasks.
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In this 2nd video tutorial the previously imported 3D view will be enhanced in Corel DESIGNER using specific technical illustration tools such as callouts, magnifying lens and precise drawing tools. See how the automatic renumbering for callouts (new in Corel DESIGNER X5) helps reordering your callouts...
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Klaus Vossen
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Tue, Jan 17 2012
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Filed under: Corel DESIGNER, halo, tutorial, magnifying lens, callout, magnifier, automatic increment, video tutorial, automatic renumbering
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3D models have become a common source for technical illustrations. With a little video tutorial series we'd like to show tips & tricks how to repurpose existing 3D designs for clean and clear technical illustrations. In this video tutorial you will see how to quickly disassemble a 3D model in...
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Corel DESIGNER Tips&Tricks, Tutorials and more
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Klaus Vossen
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Fri, Jan 13 2012
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Filed under: Corel DESIGNER, 3D visualization, 3D animation, disassembly, technical illustration, thick/thin, exploded view, Deep Exploration, 3D import
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In Corel DESIGNER you can apply a lot of different settings to graphical shapes. No matter what kind of shape (curve, rectangle, ellipse, polygon) you're creating, you might want to apply the same fill and/ or outline style to different shapes. For this type of task an efficient way is to create...