I understand the Versaworks spot color for contour cut. I understand the contour button on the program. However, I can not figure how to constrict the cutline so I dont need bleed with artwork. On my other software I can tell it to go -.001 offset for example. This technique also helps with pixelated edges of items.
I tried the Chat or send ticket, but it NEVER works for Corel. Hopefully, you here can point me in the right direction.
You're going to need some bleed. There are methods using contours but without seeing the art I cannot tell if it would work.
Not required when this is an option. Been doing this 14yrs with Sai Flexi without issue. How about a yes or no answer is Corel able to handle simple tasks as other software is capable of..... which solves 95% of the obvious issues about bleed being brought up. Corel may not be as powerful as I thought and I may have taken abilities with other software for granted.
Flexi comes in the $400 Starter version, the $3,700 Print and Sign version with a $2,000 Highway Signs collection.
Flexi is a useful but very expensive specialized application and comparison between it and CorelDRAW is a fairly foolish thing. While there are things that Flexi can do that are specialized for cutters and other sign tasks, there are hundreds of things that CorelDRAW can do the Flexi is incapable of. It's not an apple to apple thing.
As far as I know there is not a one click solution in Draw but it can be done with objects like the object shown but maybe 3 or 4 clicks.
1. Flexi Complete 24 is only $69 a month for a full version. Your using old pricing. Flexi cant be purchased out right any more.
Yes there are things Flexi cant do, as well as things Corel cant do that Flexi does. If it bothers you so much that Flexi is in another league, then why is it that EVEN Adobe, as well as Serif Affinity Design for a measly $99 can do what Corel seems not to be able to do. Yes, Affinity Design is only $82.99 and CAN do what Im asking. However, Affinity doesnt have a Summa Plug in.
I asked a simple question that has yet to be answered, instead all I get are a bunch of flameboys protecting their purchase of Corel. Either it can or it cant do it. If you cant answer yes or no, stop wasting my time.
I did answer you question, I said yes but not in a 1 click solution.
Here is the inside cut applied in CorelDRAW, it's a .004 inside cut done with the contour. The green would print the color of the number 2, you see the trimmed off area, the blue represents the cut area and the black line the cut line. The black outline in my example is assigned my spot color CutContour for VersaWorks or Rasterlynk.
Unfortunately, your method produces an unacceptable amount of error in the size of the cut object. In your posted example image above there would be an 8/100th" amount reduction in the height and width, .04 multiplied by 2. In my example there would be an .008" reduction in height and width, that 8/1000th".
In my 10-digit example posted your method would add 8/10th" of space between the letters in the 10 number example I show. That's unacceptable in quality work with strings of alpha numeric content.
In the CorelDRAW world that I live in I could not cut my letters as you do, my clients would not accept the induced errors in output verses the proof. I'll post an example of why not. In my example what I show as a proof, matches exactly what I produce when manufactured.
The way I do mine is the show the proof with color alpha numeric content simply filled with the print or media color, then to manufacture I remove the fill of the alpha numeric content, add a CutContour outline and add a slightly oversized fill block behind the alpha numeric content if print color is needed.
I looked at Flexi years ago and while it has some nice features for cut vinyl work it is seriously lacking for the architectural art signage and archival print work. At that time, it was expensive and lacking what I needed and at $828 a year now on a monthly subscription it has gotten worse. Yes quick mass production od cut vinyl may not be CorelDRAWs strong point it's less that $23 a month and produces the high-end digital files I need.
When it comes to die cut, Why would negative contour be needed as bleed is not an issue since its cut from the same sheet, color. That can be left at zero.
Its more for print and cut. I print on a Roland with registration marks , laminate, then cut with a Summa Opos. I do vehicle wraps, decals and graphics, where I am the one making the master file shall we say. I get customers that send me a pixelated logo, have me digitize it and place it on the vehicle, sign, etc.
We obviously had a different client.
My client base requires significantly more files using postscript 3 and True PDF RIP features, (smooth vector shades, complex fills, live transparency), and high end image editing. No I don't use Photoshop.
While we do use a print and cut Roland and Mimaki, I only do sticker work when mandatory. We'll get the signs for an entire project and maybe 10% or less require cut or print and cut.
Car and truck lettering is not a real money maker for me and I toss most of it to a friend of mine. Even vehicle wraps are low on my radar anymore.
I looked hard at a dedicated sign application but none fit my needs, most likely because I picked up CorelDRAW when I ran a multi-press printing company and my business growth evolved around Draws capabilities.