Vectoring

kooldog said:

Does anyone know of any tutorals of how to vectorize or design in layers? I have Corel Draw X3. I create everything in 1 layer and would like to learn to use layers. Please Help

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CorelDraw layers aren't really like PhotoShop layers in my opinion. Corel layers are more similar to a logical grouping of objects. I primarily use Layers when I design and print wedding invitations, the invitations arrive already embossed and everything, but I have to measure and design around all the different elements. So I draw my boundaries on a separate layer. Whe nit comes time to print, if you go to the Object Manager, you can alter one of three things to layers:

Visible, toggling this enables or disables the entire layer for viewing inside the actual workspace.

Printable, toggling this enables or disables the entire layer when it goes to print or is exported. On invitations, I leave the lay

Locked, toggling this prevents modifications to the layer

When I do my layout, all my boundaries are usually visible, non printable, and unlocked. I leave it unlocked because oftentimes I'll need to center items.

I've posted an example of how it works:
Image1: This is with both layers printable (what I normally see when I'm editing the invitation)
Image2: This is with the boundary layer toggled to be hidden when printing (what will actually be printed)
Image3: This is a photo of a finished sample I kept