Hi guys.
I've just discovered one very disturbing thing.I don't know if I'm doing something wrong.For example lets make 4 squares.Each with different line thickness: 0.08mm / 0.06mm / 0.04mm and hairline.Now save it as pdf and now open (import) again in Corel. Now thickness will be like that: 0.08 / hairline / hairline / hairlineInformation in pdf is correct because if you open this pdf with Illustrator all lines have correct thickness.This means that Corel changes line thickness during import???It seems that during the import all lines with a thickness less than 0.078mm are converted to hairline.This is some nightmare.Can you please check if you have the same?Or maybe there is some solution for that (some setting)?
What version of CorelDRAW? What operating system?
The CorelDRAW PDF export process was never intended as a round trip process, meaning that a PDF exported is not intended to be imported into Draw. An exported PDF from Draw is intended to be used as a container file for output. Sharing CorelDRAW files is intended to be done via the CDR, CMX format, IMO only via the CDRCfile format.
As you have tested, the exported PDF when imported into Illustrator contains the correct line weights. The questions are now, does CorelDRAW change the line weight upon importation or does it simply default to labeling line weights of .06mm and less as hairline?
I'll test it later today.
I don't think that operating system has something to do here but it is Windows 10.I use latest Corel version 24.3.0.571 but I tested it also on 23.5.0.506.So I believe this doesn't depend on version, but somehow I didn't discover it earlier.
The point here is not that this is how I want to share my files. The thing is that 99% of jobs that I receive and must work with are done in Illustrator.I need to import them to Corel and now I see that I can't be sure that lines have proper thickness.
And like Eskimo wrote it's not labeling, thickness is changing
If Illustrator can import pdf content correctly why Corel can't???There is so many such small things in Corel that makes life much harder.
I believe this may be a semi non-issue in some part, the data I posted below shows the parameters of PDF.
While CorelDRAW can produce a PDF within these specifications for placement in Illustrator, (which surprises me), Illustrator, CorelDRAW and no other PS/PDF based device can output a file with this line weight correctly.
CorelDRAW treats the imported or opened PDF differently than a RIP does and to me that is an issue.
The PDF process is incapable of outputting this line weight, at least in any of my RIPs and I'm not talking the $2,500 POS's you get with an inkjet.
As far as usefulness in display, at zoom levels of 750% and lower my 4K display synthesizes the view to show the line at all, this continues, and the display is not capable of what I see as a proper display until 1800%.
Exactly what are you creating that you need a weight of .004" or .088MM? If you need these light line weights where do you use them in any viable fashion?