Saving as old CMX format - how?

Hello!

I am trying to export file to CMX format, but the software won't accept it, probably because X6 is too new. I used to be able to import, but I do not remember if it was X4 or X5.

I chose "Save As", and in there I can only use old format if I am saving as CDR, but as CMX I won't get any option about saving in old format.

Are there any workarounds?

(btw, the other software ONLY accept CMX and the very much inferior WMF..)

 

Thanks. :)

  • I see there are two other CMX file formats, Legacy and 5. I tried them all but to no avail. I contacted the programmer of the software but he told me to "save old format". oh welll.

    • It is not "Save As" but "Export" then in the Export Dialog, you can specify the CMX format.

      Ariel, I do export some graphics to CMX 5.0 so that my vinyl cutting software can import it. The vinyl cutting software is rather brain dead and their import/export filters have not been updated in (internet) centuries. They still specify AI version 7.0 as the latest Adobe format, too. (In case you are wondering, it is a derivative of the Flexi cutting software.)

      Glad that I also use CoCut right out of DRAW, to drive the plotter when I have all my graphic design within DRAW.

      • Yes, not been updated in centuries is about right! :D CMX, WMF, and EMF. I never got it work with CMX so I went for EMF which went ok because luckily what I was working on RIGHT NOW was line drawing without curves. Otherwise these 2 *MF formats are not exactly the best vector formats... to say the least. :D

        But in my case it is Embird Studio (digitizing embroidery for machine embroidering), not vinyl cutting. To their defense, it is just a family run company and they are very nice and fast with replying on emails. (and they have listened to me for adding one nifty feature and it made me happy :))

        And the vector import part is a very little used part of the software - I think because you have to pay extra for that (it is in the same package that let you use TTF fonts for lettering). So that's probably why it hasn't got so much attention. It is just me preferring working in Corel Draw for precision. Virtually all the other use the Studio editor. Me too actually to about 70-80% of the embroidery digitizing designs, but sometimes I want to have powerful control of precision and lots of fun vector tweaking tools and CorelDraw is so much better on that.

        • Forgot to say, I also used "Export", other than "Save As"

          Same result. :/

          CMX, Legacy, 5, both Save As and Export all same result.

          Are there any way for me to inspect the files to see that it has indeed been saved in old format?

          • The best and free-est graphics viewer is Irfan (irfanview). Google for it and download a free copy. Get the additional add-on, too. It will show the CMX file image.

            • I got this solved, it was that the size of the object in the cmx needs to be bigger than what I had it and it works nicely. So it was not the fault of the import filter but rather the size limitations. I tried to import design that was smaller than 1 cm. The progammer listened to me and remove the size limitation now. Yay! I love when programmers listens to you. :) It sure makes the money you paid for the software feel more worthwhile. :)

              So, no bad words about Embird now. ;) And not Corel either, because it is not Corel fault. All good now!

          • The question is... why do you need CMX? The CMX file format is for internal exchange between some Corel applications. That save only the contents, discarding aa lot of information, such as page setup, effects, styles, etc. So, it's not useful for all applications, and of course it's not a good advice to save all jobs with this format. And, if ot's fr use with other program, perhaps it's better to use other vector file format instead (EPS; SVG, etc). 

            About CMX, there're two kind of CMX, the CMX for older versions (such as version 5.0) and for the newest versions. The CMX of X6 is the same of X5, X4, X3 and previous . You can export as CMX for old versions (just choose it on the file format list) but I'm not sure if it this is the problem, or just need something different