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MANUAL FLATTENING SIMPLIFIED
Further clarifying what Mr. Jeff Harrison wants to say in his
blog
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.
WHAT OBJECTS TO FLATTEN:
SIMPLE TECHNIQUE FOR FLATTENING
NOTE: Before proceeding with the flattening don't forget to backup your original unflattened .cdr file for future editing.
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.
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
Example:
Complete Design (Click for a larger view)
Pure Vectors (Click for a larger view)
Flattening Contents (Click for a larger view)