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MANUAL FLATTENING SIMPLIFIED<o:p></o:p>
Further clarifying what Mr. Jeff Harrison wants to say in his
blog
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Hi folks, Manual flattening is the best solution to avoid any possible headaches in publishing to PDF or to RIP. So let's see how to manually flatten the piece of design.<o:p></o:p>
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WHAT OBJECTS TO FLATTEN:<o:p></o:p>
SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR FLATTENING<o:p></o:p>
NOTE: Before proceeding with the flattening don't forget to backup your original unflattened .cdr file for future editing.<o:p></o:p>
In converting these kinds of items to bitmap, "resolution" is the most important thing. If you are dealing with small items, like for example a business card, you need to convert it to bitmap at much higher resolution than you do a Sign or hording.<o:p></o:p>
NOTE: If you have more Vectors than Flattening Contents you can do the above mentioned process in reverse order; for example instead of creating layer above, you can create new layer and send it deep beneath the stacking order and start pushing your Flattening Contents down by pressing Cnt+End<o:p></o:p>
Example:<o:p></o:p>
Complete Design (Click for a larger view)<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>Pure Vectors (Click for a larger view)<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>Flattening Contents (Click for a larger view)<o:p></o:p>