Use CorelDraw X5 to output film positives for screen printing. Over the past few weeks it seems that my films are not printing with the auto-spread, even though the settings say it is. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the program, and I'm printing test films with sets of blocks touching at the corners to see if auto-spread is printing. It would clearly overlap if it were printing correctly (set to a 3.5pt bleed to make sure!!!). The blocks are converted objects and have NO outline. Attached is a JPG showing no spread at the intersecting corners of the rectangles.
The computer is less than 6 months old (Win 7, 64bt). I have tried just about every thing I can think of to get it to print the auto-spread. My next option is the dreaded tech support phone call ($).
I thought I'd try the forums first. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Seems that you don't understand the auto-spread feature (trapping). A single object ou one color don't use auto-spread or trapping, because don't need it. If you want to test this feature, use a vector object (ie, a text or ellipse) with magenta fill, in the middle of a cyan rectangle. Altough you don't use an outline you will have a thin border around the text or ellips
I think what I meant to use was the "Fixed Width" setting. After going back and reading more help text that may be what I need to use. I used X4 which didn't have the "auto-spread" feature. I will run some more test with that feature as I want a consistent spread.
I also forgot to mention another issue. The Print Preview has discontinued working. I click PRINT PREVIEW from the file menu and the screen flashes quickly, then returns to the editing screen. I see the mini print preview window under PRINT dialog window, but the full screen preview flashes when clicked on print preview from either the File Menu or the Print dialog window. I believe this is also tied to the trap not working, as both used to.
Krucible said:With screen printing film positives, you only print one color on film (Black)
All color separations are always on black.But you need at least two or more overlapped objects with different colors for apply auto-spread
Krucible said: The rectangles in my example are vectors. The auto-spread should have shown up there.
No, both are rectangles of the same color without other object. There's no auto-spread needed or possible
I think what I want is "Fixed Width".
this is a sample of auto-spread
I understand your example, but you are printing one color against another colored background, where I'm wanting to print one color on top of a White base, without the White color base below showing.
In X4 I was able to do this not only with Vectors but with embedded duo-tone/tri-tone/quad-tone Raster files as well. I would print one page that would only have what was going to print as a base coat. Then my next page has all the PMS colors, gradients fills or Duo-tone images. I would print those films with the Bleed, and they would have the .8 spread on all those films. Not working with X5, plus the Print Preview has become non functional.
Fixed Width doesn't show any spread either in my test.