We receive art files here to work on. They've gone to a couple of different sources before we get them, so we really don't know how the file was originally saved. It gets emailed to us so that we can get it ready to send to the plate makers.
After opening the file, I save it as a Corel Draw file, then work on it. The problem starts when converting the Corel file to an AI file. The AI file now shows sections of letters filled in, like the letter o.
Does anyone have any ideas?
We're using Corel X5 and using Windows 7.
Thank you so much,
Jolynd
I forgot to mention that the files can come in different formats...sometimes, PDF, sometimes JPG, sometimes EPS.
Thanks,
LyndaS. said: We receive art files here to work on. They've gone to a couple of different sources before we get them, so we really don't know how the file was originally saved. It gets emailed to us so that we can get it ready to send to the plate makers. After opening the file, I save it as a Corel Draw file, then work on it. The problem starts when converting the Corel file to an AI file. The AI file now shows sections of letters filled in, like the letter o. Does anyone have any ideas? We're using Corel X5 and using Windows 7. Thank you so much, Jolynd
With things like the letter 'O' and others such as 'b, d, e', etc., having the center being filled in, is probably an artifact of what is called the Winding Rule. simply put, by using the Shape Tool and selecting the inner outline (the one that makes the center) of a letter shape (which I assume is now converted to curves and not a text font character, anymore) and then reverse the direction of the curve. Then when you convert your drawing to AI, etc., the center section of the 'letter' will be correctly handled.
Hi, Hugh,
Thanks for getting back to me on this.
Well, that idea didn't work on this one. We tried importing the PDF file twice, once with the text converted to curves and then left as text, just to see if there was a difference. No difference in either one when changing direction of the curve of the filled in letters. Darn, it sounds like such a good solution, too. It depends on the art file. Sometimes there are lots of letters that need fixing, which really makes the job take longer than it should.
We've tried Breaking Apart the assorted letters, then Combining. Sometimes that works, and sometimes not. Is it possible that the letters get Broken Apart on their own when exporting the Corel file to the AI file?
It seems strange that when we import a PDF emailed to us, open it, save it as a Corel file, work on it, export it as an AI file, close the file, open the file, and now the AI file has all the o's, b's, etc. filled in.
thanks again,
Hello Jolynd; Can you post a file?
George
I can’t help, but I have also noticed this when importing a PDF (Draw X4). Two lower-case Es in the same word: one filled in, the other not. Inexplicable.