I need some Graphics Help / Advice Please
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@alan fraser said:
I'm very sceptical (British spelling) .
well, being the sceptic that i am.. i had to check
but it almost looks as if it would be pronounced 'septical' (septic) when written that way.. surely not i hope
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What a place, huh? Start out with woodwork design, and end up with etymology. All kinds of help.
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Darn, so sorry for not replying sooner, really appreciate all the help, I'm just preoccupied with other matters now. I'll be trying this out later and will post back if I run into any problems.
thanks Folks!
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Boy, forum is very slow again today, this will take awhile.
OK, Iโm all ready, got it all figured out about what Iโd like to do
now with a little help from my friends I can create a nice set of plans on two sheets of 2โ x 3โ paper.
I have 15 Plans Pages, plus a site plan, and the title block, to put on two sheets. Iโve been experimenting with making these plans using Corel Draw, and Corel Photo Paint. Which one should I use for this?
These are the Plans Pages Iโve been experimenting with, exported as jpg images at 4,000 pix wide, and resized in Picasa to 1,000 pix wide at maximum quality. I know not proper image size or type.
In Sup Iโve arranged my layout on a 2โ x 3โ paper, Iโve scaled all the images to 10 x 6 ยฝโ and fit them on the paper.
Iโve been messing with Corel Paint. First I created a 2โ x 3โ paper size (I choose RGB), but which should I choose? B& White, Greyscale?
Then I used the Ruler tool to make 1โ borders around the edges. I brought in a few of the resized images. I can position them fairly well, and have been grabbing corners to resize them, not quite sure what Iโm doing, it would be nice to bring them in at correct size?
So to do this properly, from SUp how do I export and create an image at correct resolution and DPI to end up with a 10โ wide image I can bring in to Corel without having to resize it in Corel?
How do I put a border around each image?
After Iโve arranged them, do I do, Object > Combine > All objects with background? What settings do I use when exporting the 2โ x 3โ image? What type image should I export to send to the local print shop?
This is for a local solar patio cover design, hopefully Iโll get to build it too!
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Been to your site Joe. Found it in a search for patio roofs awhile back.
Real nice stuff. Clean drawings & nice layout.
Someone of your talent needs a proper machine. -
Well JP it does what I ask it to, just like trusty 'ol @Last SUp Ver 5, it does what I need it to do
sorry bout my last post, I came back here after a month and a half and didn't read what had been posted, sorry about that. All the image size Info I need!
so I'm experimenting with tifs, exported some at 975 x 1500 for a 6.5 x 10" , made a greyscale 2' x 3' paper size in Corel PPaint, brought in those tifs and we'll see how far I get with this!
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allright, I do think I almost have it!
resized those tifs at 150 dpi, brought them into a greyscale 2x3'at 150 dpi paper,
and I've got them all arranged it looks like. I can't figure out how to make the image borders, then I'll Combine all objects with background,
then Publish > PDF ?
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Should I be using Corel Draw or Photo Paint for something like this?
I have it all set up in P Paint but have a nagging thought that I should be using Draw ..
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Well I used Corel Draw X3, and figured out how to do borders, Effects > Create Boundary.
then I did > Publish To PDF.
Looked at the pdf full size and it looks pretty good.
before I Published it, should I have done anything to the file, like Combine with Background, or Flatten?
looking back at what I did, should I have done anything differently?
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