In an attempt to automate a somewhat tedious manual procedure, I'd like to create a macro to add small triangle shapes around a variable number of boxes. Before i invest any time into this venture can anyone tell me if it is even possible? FWIW, we're still using CorelDRAW 2017 and have no immediate plans to upgrade.
The number and size of boxes will vary. I want to end up with a small triangle around the perimeter to indicate the through-cut location of each individual box.
Here is an example of what the end result should look like:
And here are the specifications for desired triangle shape and location:
I think that's certainly possible, but the complexity might depend on the variety of content with which you want to work.
1 - The rectangle carrier shapes and quantities will usually change per job, so almost every job ends up being a custom layout.
2- Whenever possible parts are set up to have common edges to speed up cut time. We used to allow a .125" spacing between parts in order to have a visual guide for cutting apart after weeding and premasking. If we pack the parts in with common cut edges we can cut and weed faster but then there is no indication where to cut into individual parts. Currently we are manually placing the small triangles as cut indicators.