Robert Walters
03-12-2011, 3:04 AM
I came across some weirdness in the tools used to round corners of a rectangle in Corel Draw X4 where the actual radius is not consistent.
1) Using the Rectangle Tool (F6) draw a rectangle and dimension it to 4" wide and 2" tall.
2) Round the corners using the "Rounded Corner Toolbar" or the SHAPE TOOL to 25.
3) Duplicate the object and rotate it 90 degrees
4) Select both objects then align TOP (T) and LEFT (L)
When you zoom in on the corner you get this:
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The four corners do NOT have the same radius.
Now, if you repeat the process above replacing step #2 with the following:
2a) Click on WINDOW > DOCKERS > FILLET/SCALLOP/CHAMFER
2b) Set Operation to FILLET and Radius to 0.25"
2c) Select the rectangle, then click APPLY
You get this:
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The four corners have the same radius.
I usually use the toolbar tool or shape tool to round the corners as it's very convenient.
But having to use the Fillet Docker is kinda annoying.
I thought it might have been a scaling issue between a square and rectangle,
but if you take a 2" square and round the corners to 100 it's off too.
The top shape is done with the rounded corner tool, the bottom with the fillet 1" tool:
186296
Anyone else seeing this issue by chance?
1) Using the Rectangle Tool (F6) draw a rectangle and dimension it to 4" wide and 2" tall.
2) Round the corners using the "Rounded Corner Toolbar" or the SHAPE TOOL to 25.
3) Duplicate the object and rotate it 90 degrees
4) Select both objects then align TOP (T) and LEFT (L)
When you zoom in on the corner you get this:
186294
The four corners do NOT have the same radius.
Now, if you repeat the process above replacing step #2 with the following:
2a) Click on WINDOW > DOCKERS > FILLET/SCALLOP/CHAMFER
2b) Set Operation to FILLET and Radius to 0.25"
2c) Select the rectangle, then click APPLY
You get this:
186295
The four corners have the same radius.
I usually use the toolbar tool or shape tool to round the corners as it's very convenient.
But having to use the Fillet Docker is kinda annoying.
I thought it might have been a scaling issue between a square and rectangle,
but if you take a 2" square and round the corners to 100 it's off too.
The top shape is done with the rounded corner tool, the bottom with the fillet 1" tool:
186296
Anyone else seeing this issue by chance?