making a vector help please

Can I take a small drawing and copy it and import it into coreldraw and then making a vector out of the drawing portion?  If so how?  Thank you.

Use the bezier tool to trace the object.

Or the "quickie" version:

I do want to add that although re-drawing the image with the bezier tool does produce a much cleaner result, time constraints sometimes throw a wrench into that factor.

Since I do a lot of laser work with images and have scheduling deadlines to meet, my "quickie" method works best in a pinch.

Graewerld:

Or the "quickie" version:

1. Import the image.

2 Convert to a black and white bitmap (the tab is along the top of the menu bar (File; Edit; View, etc...).

3 Trace the bitmap (this also is on the same tab).  Use the "Quick Trace" function. If it says the bitmap is too big and should you resize -- YES.

4 You will now have 2 images -- the traced image over the original -- so either copy the traced to a new layer/page or move it over and delete the original.

5 Ungroup the traced image (Ctrl+U -- fastest way) and click in the outer white area and delete.

6 Select black area and left click 'no fill' (X in square on your color bar) and right click 'black'.

7 Click the pen nub on your 'tool bar' and select 'hairline' as the line thickness.

 

Should be good to go.

Let me know if this helps.

This may help in your business. You may already do it though.

X3, X4 : Instead of converting to black and white, convert to grayscale. Then put a lowpass blur. Then convert to black and white using mode>black and white. You can adjust threshold which will thicken or thin out you design depending on the amount of blur used. This also helps to smooth lines that are jagged. Then trace your black and white image.

(Easier in coreltrace because coreltrace has the convert to black and white feature which allows you to adjust threshold)

-John

I may have to try that -- I am always open to new methods.

Hello:

For me has been imposible to find the function "quick trace" in Corel Draw 12, and to follow your procedure. Could you support me regarding Where can I find this function?

I will appreciate very much your help 

The "Quick Trace" is in CorelDRAW X4 (and I think X3) -- Do all the steps as above but instead of doing the tracing part go to the Bitmaps on the Menu Bar; click Trace Bitmp; click Trace by Outline;  click yes to Save, and the rest should work as well.

In version 12 and before, CorelTrace is a stand-alone program. You have
to start it up separately from Coreldraw and open your bitmap in
CorelTrace. Then after performing the steps to vectorize, save your
results as a CMX that can be imported or opened in Coreldraw.

In versions X3 and later, this function has been built into Coreldraw
but with some changes. The tracing engine was revamped to be more
accurate (some will argue this point) but it cannot deal with large
images and needs to lower the resolution of the image before tracing.
This is unacceptable for some work even though the new engine results
have less nodes which does work for some other situations.

The hope is that Corel will be able to include the old version 12
workings of CorelTrace into the new versions so you can have the best of
both worlds in the future. A new extended option like "High Quality
Detailed Trace" in the list of existing options.

Steve
www.brutefish.com



larielg wrote:
> Hello:
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> For me has been imposible to find the function "quick trace" in Corel
> Draw 12, and to follow your procedure. Could you support me regarding
> Where can I find this function?
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> I will appreciate very much your help
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Sorry, but I think that I am doing something wrong.

In Windows XP you would go to START -> ALL PROGRAMS -> CORELDRAW
GRAPHICS SUITE 12 -> CORELTRACE 12. This will start CorelTrace which is
what you should have installed with version 12. There isn't really a
Quicktrace function in CorelTrace. That was added later in version X3
and later.

Steve
www.brutefish.com


larielg wrote:
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The picture where appear two boys is the picture that I want to cut for the outline, this is only an example, could be other.  I made the outline but with the "freehand tool", the problem is that it is very unconfortable and very slow. I tried to folow the procedure stated up, but sincerely I couldnt. I would appreciate very much if someone could describe me the procedure step by step in Corel Draw 12.

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 I would appreciate very much if someone could describe me the procedure step by step in Corel Draw 12.

Hello Steve:

Thank by your answer, I made that you relate at the button very well, the problem is, What do I do when I have the picture in BMP format open by Corel Trace 12?  I followed the stepes state up but I didnt get any succes results.

ARiel

 

In Windows XP you would go to START -> ALL PROGRAMS -> CORELDRAW
GRAPHICS SUITE 12 -> CORELTRACE 12. This will start CorelTrace which is
what you should have installed with version 12. There isn't really a
Quicktrace function in CorelTrace. That was added later in version X3
and later.

Steve
www.brutefish.com

Hello Jef:

What is the specific Tutorial to made an outline from a picture?

Thank