Corel Question

[George M. Perzel]

Hi Gang;
Is there a tool/technique in Coreldraw which will allow you to take a vector pattern (like a segment of grapevine) and bend it around a curve? Much like the "fit to path" function with text.
Thanks
Best Regards,
George
Laserarts

[Mike Null]

George

I believe the brush tool will permit you to do that but I can't walk you through it. Try checking you tube for a tutorial--I think I've seen one there.

Roy Brewer also shows a method that might do the job. http://www.engravingconcepts.com/ind...d=20&Itemid=67

[George M. Perzel]

Thanks, Mike-will try them
Best Regards,
George
Laserarts

[Art Mann]

That implies that Corel Draw has 3-D functionality. I wasn't aware that is true as I use Adobe Illustrator. Does Corel Draw have any real 3-D features? I think maybe I am misunderstanding the question.

[Dan Hintz]

That implies that Corel Draw has 3-D functionality. I wasn't aware that is true as I use Adobe Illustrator. Does Corel Draw have any real 3-D features? I think maybe I am misunderstanding the question.

Take a 1" square. Now repeat that square every 2" around a 12" diameter circle. That's what George is trying to do. No 3D, just forcing one design to bend along a specified 2D path.

[George M. Perzel]

Danm;
That's close- I can do that by copying and rotate a number of degrees and then repeating. What I want is to take something like a straight rope segment and causing it to bend and fit around a circlular path-repeating until the path is complete.
Thanks
Best Regards,
George
Laserarts

[Dan Hintz]

Danm;
That's close- I can do that by copying and rotate a number of degrees and then repeating. What I want is to take something like a straight rope segment and causing it to bend and fit around a circlular path-repeating until the path is complete.

I was just trying to get your idea across to Art, not suggesting a method of attack. I've never had to do it in Corel, but I'm almost positive it's a simple operation. Let me do a little searching and see what I can find...

[Dan Hintz]

Alright, George, try out this video and see if it helps:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8dHwcP6pSE

Also, one (painful and not perfect?) option is to turn a small repeating segment of rope into a font (freebie programs can turn any B&W image into a TT font). Once it's a font, you can resize to any size you need, and fitting fonts to a path is one click.

[Art Mann]

Bummer. I totally misunderstood. I was hoping that Corel had taken a leap into the world of 3-D modeling.

[Joe Hillmann]

There are several videos on youtube posted by engraving concepts 1, there is one where he shows how to do what you want with a barb wire border. And another where he fits objects to a path.

[Bruce Clumpner]

Hi Gang;
Is there a tool/technique in Coreldraw which will allow you to take a vector pattern (like a segment of grapevine) and bend it around a curve? Much like the "fit to path" function with text.

It's easy to replicate an object around a circle.

• Place your original art on the diameter of a circle object you want to work with.
• Mark the center of the circle with guidelines.
• Single click the art to bring up the skew controls and drag the origin (circle+dot) to the center of the circle marked by the guidelines.
• Click again and now drag the object into the new position you want and right-click.
• It will rotate around the common center and leave a duplicate object in that new position.
• Now just CONTROL-R to repeat.
• You may need to size object so it fits the way you want. Once you get the action, it's easy to re-try to get it "right"

Hope this helps.

-bc

[Lee DeRaud]

Also, one (painful and not perfect?) option is to turn a small repeating segment of rope into a font (freebie programs can turn any B&W image into a TT font). Once it's a font, you can resize to any size you need, and fitting fonts to a path is one click.

Question (because I am both lazy and not at the right computer): when Corel fits text to a curve, is it actually warping the letters or just rotating them? In other words, say an 'H' ends up at the top of a peak in the curve...is the top of the 'H' bigger than the bottom? Otherwise, that "rope" font turns into a series of short straight segments, more like a length of chain.

[Dan Hintz]

Question (because I am both lazy and not at the right computer): when Corel fits text to a curve, is it actually warping the letters or just rotating them? In other words, say an 'H' ends up at the top of a peak in the curve...is the top of the 'H' bigger than the bottom? Otherwise, that "rope" font turns into a series of short straight segments, more like a length of chain.

The individual letters are twisted, but not warped. Yes, that's a downside, which is why I mentioned it's not a perfect solution.

[Mike Null]

Dan

That's not quite how it works. You are offered 5 options as to the orientation of the letters and they are not all twisted or distorted.

Try it.

[Dan Hintz]

So there's hope for George yet...