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Jen, Here is a sample that is obviously flat in the real world but by inspecting the 'glare' we can see that it is merely a highlighted area that tints (white) the underlying colors. This is easily accomplished by adding a graduated semi-transparent layer in the shape you select over the top...

I may be ignorant of older features but I did discover that Corel 11 (and thereby 12) has a multiple import feature which works great to create my own thumbnail catalogs of clip art. I use Photoshop to automatically create jpeg thumbnails of all the .eps and .ai files. Corel then makes it a...

LP, The search feature of XP (and previous Windows versions) also allows us to find files by creation date and file type. Even if you did not know the name of the file, you could narrow the search and find the folder it is in by searching say, *.jpg and/or July 10, 2004 to July 12, 2004...

Chris, There is a place like Jen pointed to - that is located around Detroit and a whole set-up is around $7,000 for 4x4 or 4x8 - but darned if I can find the link. I'll be googling for the link and will follow-up here. Can you make money with a CNC router? I think the guys at...

In Corel, Zapf Humanist but with many straight stokes instead of slender in the middle. Most customers don't notice. Optima the original foundry name, Linotype original. Also seen as Ultima and numerous others. Barry 2¢

OP, I stand corrected. I apologize for thinking 5 question marks in a row or 5 exclamation points in a row means the same thing as one. For some reason one ? looks different than ????? or !!!!! so I thought it meant something you didn't mean it to. Shovelhead, When you don't do...

Dear Mr. Old Paint, I have not posted at Signweb in a long time and the reason why is that it got old when people left ill tempered posts (like yours) believing they owned the site. Eli started this site and Fred saved it and you or I don't own it. If someone ticks you or I off HERE AT...

Arrrgghhhhh....Bauhaus My first job out of college was creating ads for an audio / video store and their logo was in Bauhaus - can you say circa - way back then! They made me over use the heck out of it which wasn't hard...having appear in a newspaper ads I layed out several times per week...

Fred, Excellent point about Corel. I have had versions 3, 4,7,9 and now 11 and the fonts from ver. 3 have been worth more to me than all the costs associated with the upgrades. Listen to Fred (and me) and get a cheap copy of an outdated copy of Corel if you want some GREAT BASIC TRIED AND...

Learning Corel I sympathize with you having to learn new software when you are used to using one you are very familiar with like Omega. Gerber did not begin as a software company so to believe Omega is par excel ance...I can't agree. Overpriced, to be sure. Years ago signers tried to get...

Plotter Scraping trfy, I have had that problem in the past and it was caused my the plotter accelerating to the next cut before adequately raising the blade on the z-axis. If you are cutting a thick material, I expect that it is a combination of the software and hardware. Can you raise the...

Feedback Hey Vinny, Did my solution solve your problem? Let me know if I provided effective help, please. Barry

VMP Auto rotate Vinny, Click on the CUT dialog box on the top launch bar. I think you will see that the option AUTO ROTATE is checked. Uncheck it and it should stay unchecked until you (if you want to) turn it back on again. That is the same as the AUTO WEEDING BOX feature in the same...

If all else fails Ask Shaun I like Jerid's idea but when all else fails, I put on my dunce cap and send Shaun Morrell at VMP an e-mail and he answers correctly and promptly. One (USA) Sunday morning I was having a problem. I sent him an e-mail and by Sunday afternoon he had sent back a...

Versions, Versions JLS, I had no doubt that when I posted: one major drawback I had with Corel 7 was it's age. Corel 8 and the expertise of users like yourself combine to save time. Nice work and an informed alternative point of view - appreciated Barry

Corel - Extrudes and Drop Shadows Chris, I labored at making drop shadows look good in Corel 4 and 7 (7 is better but not as good as what follows). I still use Corel today for many things that Corel frankly does as well or better than any other vector art program (Illustrator, Freehand...

Photos geb, the photos may take a while, I probably could make an illustration faster. Give me a week. Here is a clip from another board regarding coating Celtec / Sintra. NazDar 9700 all purpose ink adheres to pvc very well. No primer is necessary and you can thin it with their...

Routing Expanded PVC I have successfully sold routed dimensional letters using a sub and have made good profits. I urge you all to consider when routed letters can set you head and shoulders above your competition in selling a job. I am still sifting through my box of photos for the job I...

Duplicates - Settings Pact63 This is referenced to Corel V7 but should be same in later versions TOOLS OPTIONS GENERAL tab Duplicate placement and nudge make horizontal setting 0.0 in make vertical setting 0.0 in That's all there is. And when you want to make up a multi-up job...

And the job just walked in the door Chris, My trucking buddy who loves anything and everything "Har-Lee" wanted his truck USDOT numbers in a cool design. Envelope effect in Corel exported to .ai $65 in under an hour applied to his (2) 16 x 20 stainless steel that cost him $30. Barry...