Vector Software

[Joe Diaz]

You already have the best. CorelDRAW all day and night!

 

[royster13]

I have Corel X6 but I still prefer Adobe Illustrator

 

[OldPaint]

for vectorizing...........i really liked STREAMLINE 4.0!!!!!

 

[qmr55]

Inkscape & Flexi! Illustrator as well for the certain things illy can do that flexi and inkscape can't!

 

[OldPaint]

i was lookin thru old software last night found my STREAMLINE 4.0 disc. used this before corel got a trace in it. IT LOADS AND WORKS oh my XP!!!!!!!! GREEEEEEAT!!!!!!
COREL TRACE does a lot of thing well, but this old adobe seems to trace text better.
i would bet that this what they have in ILLY.

 

[Terremoto]

For sign work CorelDraw has some distinct advantages over anything else out there.

The three that come to mind right off hand are:

• Node editing is a much saner experience with CorelDraw than it is with Illustrator. Very important if you want smooth cut curves from your plotter.
• When working on large sign projects in Illustrator the maximum artboard size can be frustrating. Not a problem with CorelDraw.
• The ability to work with more than one page in a single file once again sets CorelDraw apart from Illustrator. Sure you can more or less accomplish the same thing in Illustrator using layers but that's a duct tape and haywire work-a-round in my opinion.

All you really need is CorelDraw, CoCut (from Corel) and maybe Caldera for a RIP if that's required. With these three programs you have a tool set that is reasonably priced and feature rich. Really can't ask for much more than that.


Dan

 

[oldgoatroper]

for vectorizing...........i really liked STREAMLINE 4.0!!!!!

Streamline 4.0 still works brilliantly. Better than any efforts so far by either Corel or the built-in Adobe crap.

 

[Bigdawg]

For sign work CorelDraw has some distinct advantages over anything else out there.

The three that come to mind right off hand are:

• Node editing is a much saner experience with CorelDraw than it is with Illustrator. Very important if you want smooth cut curves from your plotter.
• When working on large sign projects in Illustrator the maximum artboard size can be frustrating. Not a problem with CorelDraw.
• The ability to work with more than one page in a single file once again sets CorelDraw apart from Illustrator. Sure you can more or less accomplish the same thing in Illustrator using layers but that's a duct tape and haywire work-a-round in my opinion.

All you really need is CorelDraw, CoCut (from Corel) and maybe Caldera for a RIP if that's required. With these three programs you have a tool set that is reasonably priced and feature rich. Really can't ask for much more than that.


Dan

I disagree... kind of. The node editing is personal preference IMHO

I will give you the artboard size. But you can set up multiple pages in Illustrator without doing layers - use the artboards.

Personally HATE when I have to work in Corel. Like Corel lovers HATE when they have to work in Illustrator... but I started on Illustrator 88 and Photoshop 2, so me and Illy - we got history

 

[OldPaint]

Terremoto............... CO-CUT is not a corel product

 

[mattybrownuk]

You're already using two very good vector graphics applications. What are they lacking that's making you look elsewhere? My top two are Flexi or Adobe Illustrator.

 

[Terremoto]

Terremoto............... CO-CUT is not a corel product

They have listed as one of their products on this page:

http://www.corel.com/corel/category.jsp?rootCat=cat110013&cat=cat4080073

Dan

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Terremoto............... CO-CUT is not a corel product

It's listed in their "Other Graphics Programs" along side DecoStudio (which is the entry level version of EmbroideryStudio that I mentioned earlier) and I know DecoStudio and EmbroideryStudio are billed as "A CorelDRAW Product"

EDIT: Looks like Dan beat me to it by a minute.

 

[MakeMyGraphic]

Microsoft Paint!!! Save as 72 dpi JPG



I'm not good at jokes

Flexi and Illustrator for me

 

[Techman]

how can anyone really say node handling is better in illy when one has to purchase PLUGins such as better handles at a hundred bucks every time adobe upgrades to make it work right?

 

[sinetist]

how can anyone really say node handling is better in illy when one has to purchase PLUGins such as better handles at a hundred bucks every time adobe upgrades to make it work right?

I find node handling in Illustrator a lot easier with smart guides turned on ... that ... and doing a few exercises like the one at the bottom of this page.

 

[sinetist]

Laird Art School 1955 BN (Before Nodes) - from Signwritten Art, by A.J. Lewery

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

I neither see or hear of LOGO users anymore. I absolutely love my turtle. It's absolutely killer for whipping up a design, and that you can not deny.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

I find node handling in Illustrator a lot easier with smart guides turned on ... that ... and doing a few exercises like the one at the bottom of this page.

Smart guides have changed. I'm not too much of a fan of how they work now.

 

[Border]

I have a copy of freehand on zip discs from when I bought out another company years ago. Never tried loading it to see how it works.
Is it worth anything or even something I can sell legally? Does it need an activation code?

 

[The Vector Doctor]

how can anyone really say node handling is better in illy when one has to purchase PLUGins such as better handles at a hundred bucks every time adobe upgrades to make it work right?

Curious. What what makes Corel's node handling better? From someone who manipulates nodes by the thousands each week