John Stephens
01-21-2012, 4:05 PM
Hello,
I have one of those Corel (X5) issues that is driving me crazy.
I wold be grateful for any suggestions.
I want to make a grid that combines vertical and horizontal lines.
I will be make several in the future of different sizes and with
different spacing between lines.
Please see attachment
I want "A" and "B" to combine to make "C"
with no overlapping areas at the intersections.
The lines will all be vector curves with no color fill and black outlines
which will always be "hairline"
My concern is that I do not want the intersection points where
the lines cross to be engraved twice. So the finished grid will
be one piece with no areas that are engraved more that one.
If the areas where the lines intersect are engraved both vertically
and horizontally, those areas will be over marked there and provide
for a dotted look I don't want.
I have tried as separate lines grouping, combining, simplifying etc..
But I am still not convinced that the resulting image does not have
has overlapping areas. If they do not overlap I would think that
when separated, the lines would have gaps in them where the
intersection was removed like a dotted line. They still look solid
tom me.
Sometimes, when I have tried simplifying the grouped vertical and
horizontal lines, it looks like one group of lines had been separated
into a curve with the correct number of pieces but there is no gap.
Confused? Me too.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thank you, John
I have one of those Corel (X5) issues that is driving me crazy.
I wold be grateful for any suggestions.
I want to make a grid that combines vertical and horizontal lines.
I will be make several in the future of different sizes and with
different spacing between lines.
Please see attachment
I want "A" and "B" to combine to make "C"
with no overlapping areas at the intersections.
The lines will all be vector curves with no color fill and black outlines
which will always be "hairline"
My concern is that I do not want the intersection points where
the lines cross to be engraved twice. So the finished grid will
be one piece with no areas that are engraved more that one.
If the areas where the lines intersect are engraved both vertically
and horizontally, those areas will be over marked there and provide
for a dotted look I don't want.
I have tried as separate lines grouping, combining, simplifying etc..
But I am still not convinced that the resulting image does not have
has overlapping areas. If they do not overlap I would think that
when separated, the lines would have gaps in them where the
intersection was removed like a dotted line. They still look solid
tom me.
Sometimes, when I have tried simplifying the grouped vertical and
horizontal lines, it looks like one group of lines had been separated
into a curve with the correct number of pieces but there is no gap.
Confused? Me too.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated.
Thank you, John