Hi.
I am using Corel Draw X5. I have installed Service Pack 3 and the latest hot fix. I have reinstalled both Windows XP and Corel Graphics Suite.
Corel Draw crashes on a regular basis. Seems to occur only with drawing files with many layers. I design waterway signs of which some are similar with only a directional arrow pointing a different direction. For example "4 Knot Speed Limit - In Direction Indicated" with a left arrow below this text. The other similar sign would have the same symbology and text just with the arrow pointing to the right. To add functionality of multiple signs in a single drawing file I have separate layers for different sign elements so each can be turned on/off as needed. This has increased the number of layers in my drawings. Does Corel Draw have a limit to the number of layers a drawing file can have? I regularly have around 12 layers.
Corel Draw's instability has gotten to the point I do not trust the software. My workflow now is; 1. create the sign drawing file, 2. save the file, 3. run another separate Corel Draw session, 4. Open the file I am working on (this is where Corel Draw crashes and there is no way to open this file) 5. If Corel Draw crashes open a new corel draw file in a separate session, 6. Create a layer for each layer in the open file, 7. Copy each element from the open drawing (one layer at a time), 8. Close the original drawing, 9. Save the recreated drawing, 10. Test to see if this new file is corrupt by opening it in a new corel draw session.
This has obviously greatly increased the time taken to create a drawing, as welll as increase my frustration. I have found a currupted corel draw file can be 'imported' from Window Explorer but this groups all elements into a single grouped element onto a single layer, thus, an ineffective solution.
Any solutions would be appreciated.
My system details are:
Windows XP - 32 bit, Intel(R) Core Duo CPU 2.33GHz, 3.5 Gig of RAM, 15 Gigabytes free disc space
Hmmm,
Sorry I've no solution for you, but since last week I can get NOTHING done on CorelDaw X5.
The minute I hit any of the buttons it hangs.
I've found I can do some work if I don't use the open folder button, or the draw a square button... infact almost every button down the left hand side..
I've uninstalled and re-installed twice, and have now also 'repaired' my OS... no change.
Frustrating or what!!!
Running WIndows Xp Pro, SP3, Intel Pentium D, 2.8GHz, 3.24GB Ram
Help, before I go mad....
dmarkey said:This has increased the number of layers in my drawings. Does Corel Draw have a limit to the number of layers a drawing file can have? I regularly have around 12 layers.
You can use hundreds of layers with CorelDRAW, so 12 layers is not the problem
dmarkey said: My workflow now is; 1. create the sign drawing file, 2. save the file, 3. run another separate Corel Draw session,
open a new session requires more memory and more system resources. So, is not good advice.
dmarkey said:, 4. Open the file I am working on (this is where Corel Draw crashes and there is no way to open this file) 5. If Corel Draw crashes open a new corel draw file in a separate session, 6. Create a layer for each layer in the open file, 7. Copy each element from the open drawing (one layer at a time), 8. Close the original drawing, 9. Save the recreated drawing, 10. Test to see if this new file is corrupt by opening it in a new corel draw session.
of course, this workflow is not a normal way to work, or you will go crazy.
dmarkey said:This has obviously greatly increased the time taken to create a drawing, as welll as increase my frustration. I have found a currupted corel draw file can be 'imported' from Window Explorer but this groups all elements into a single grouped element onto a single layer, thus, an ineffective solution.
The first step must be to find the cause of your problem. The origin can be in the operating system (a small swap file for virtual memory, too much installed fonts, low system resources, etc) or on your CorelDRAW (too much Color Styles, too much saved views on your view manager, etc)
From my experience CorelDraw has issues crashing when using the clipboard. The action of copying and pasting data from the clipboard might be the problem instead of the layers.
~John
I am finding it may not be a layer issue. I have attached a simple drawing that crashed. Only has 2 layers and very few elements. I hope its not the 'copy and paste' as this is something I do a lot. Is Corel Draw so unstable that all drawings need to be done from scratch without copying the same elements from other drawings? This is going to add even more to my time and frustration.
Where's the technical support? No phone number that I can find.
I'm wishing I never migrated from X3 as this never crashed. X5 crashes more than ocean waves on a rocky shoreline.
Thanks Ariel,
I read your post and removed a few fonts and !"Hey presto!", it started working ok..... for a day.
What else could be causing this hanging?