corel contour

[Bert Kemp]

I can't seem to change from outside contour to inside. I read help and tried what it said, then I looked at a couple videos tried that no matter what I try I can't get it to change to an inside contour. WShat am I missing:( x5

[Kev Williams]

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it's the double-curved arrow icon shown, comes up when editing nodes--

[Bert Kemp]

not sure what your doin here Kev. All i want to do is change the outside couture icon to inside icon so can do inside contour454658

[Mike Null]

Bert
Try using the drop down menu from the "effects" tab.

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[Kev Williams]

I now know what Bert's getting at, only one of the contour options is available... That happens to me all the time, and I don't know why either...

What I did was show how to change the direction of contour-- in my pic, the contour was clockwise, clicking the tool I showed would make it counter-clockwise. This is important when working with objects with holes, because hole outlines are always CCW, and 'normal' outlines are always CW. This is how graphics programs know if a closed object inside another closed object is a hole border, or if it's just an object inside another object which can be painted separately...

[Bert Kemp]

Right the only option is an outside. I tried what Mike said still didn't work
I think what happens is once you make changes to the original pattern then you can't make changes to the contour.
I went and deleted that whole program, started from scratch and did my contour before doing anything else. That was the only way I could get all 3 contour option to not be greyed out.

[Monten Pierre]

Right the only option is an outside. I tried what Mike said still didn't work
I think what happens is once you make changes to the original pattern then you can't make changes to the contour.
I went and deleted that whole program, started from scratch and did my contour before doing anything else. That was the only way I could get all 3 contour option to not be greyed out.

Hello Bert e.o.,
i think that you must select your contour, then go to the "outline pen" (on the right side under) there you have an option "position".
Now you can choose for outside , center, inside.

Hope that this is what you are seeking.

Succes, Pierre

[Bert Kemp]

Thanks I'll try that next time I run into this problem.


Hello Bert e.o.,
i think that you must select your contour, then go to the "outline pen" (on the right side under) there you have an option "position".
Now you can choose for outside , center, inside.

Hope that this is what you are seeking.

Succes, Pierre