gains dynamic guides linked symbols that can be saved and reused in a drawing to reduce file size and a revamped Object Data Manager for more efficiently adding and editing object data. Corel Photo-Paint didn’t change much - there’s a new touch-up brush for removing image imperfections. The rest of the suite has a slim handful of additions. I’m not much of a doodler so I didn’t get excited about this, but I can see the beginnings of evolutionary drawing tools that learn the kinds of shapes I do draw and translate them into finished objects.įigure 4: The Office Export filter can save your CorelDraw file into Microsoft Office with an emphasis on either file compatibility or editing capability, while taking into account the final output intent. If you have the Dynamic Guides and Snap to Objects features turned on, the import cursor will respect these settings, letting you correctly position the imported object.įor doodlers and sketchers, Draw 12 includes a new Smart Drawing tool, which does a good job of recognizing simple shapes such as lines, rectangles, arrows, and circles (see Figure 2). In the Options pane, you can decide which points you want active (our favorite is Text Baseline - useful for setting graphics in-line with text).
These guides make it, um, a snap, to precisely move and create objects in relation to other objects. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.įigure 1: Drawing objects precisely related to each other gets easier with Draw 12’s new Dynamic Guides. The new Dynamic Guides (similar to those in ACD System’s Deneba Canvas) pop on-screen when you cross a specific snapping point on an object, such as the center or midpoint of a line (see Figure 1). No Mac, no more.įor who bemoaned CorelDraw’s weak precision drawing tools, version 12 may be just what you need. Mac users of the Corel suite - what few there were - should note that CorelDraw Graphics Suite 12 is for the PC only. We looked at a stable beta of the product. While this latest version 12 won’t take your breath away, it does have a nice selection of new toys for precision drawing.
The box also includes plenty of extras: a healthy assortment of clip art, images, and fonts, plus the invaluable little goodies we’ve come to depend on (bitmap-to-vector tracing, screen capture, font management, and support for Visual Basic for Applications).
CorelDraw lovers everywhere invariably applaud a new release of this sleek, value-filled graphics package, and with good reason: The three major applications in the CorelDraw Graphics Suite provide illustration (CorelDraw), image editing (Photo-Paint), and animation (R.A.V.E) cover most tasks that a graphics pro might need.
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