CorelDRAW Help | Adobe Illustrator (AI)

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Convert transparent areas to bitmaps	In the Transparency area, enable the Preserve appearance and convert transparent areas to bitmaps option. (This option is only available for version 8 and lower.)
Discard transparent areas and preserve curves and text	In the Transparency area, enable the Preserve curves and text by removing transparent effects option. (This option is only available for version 8 and lower.)
Convert an outline to an object to create an unfilled closed object with the outline’s shape	In the Options area, enable the Convert outlines to objects check box.
Convert complex outlines to curves	In the Options area, enable the Simulate complex filled curves check box.
Convert spot colors to process colors	In the Options area, enable the Convert spot colors to CMYK check box.
Embed the color profile	In the Options area, enable the Embed color profiles check box.
Generate a preview of the document in the Adobe Illustrator File open dialog box	In the Options area, enable the Include preview images check box.

If you enable the Simulate complex filled curves check box, an object that is composed of complex curves, such as a text object that was converted to curves, may be broken into several objects on export to help minimize the complexity of the object.

If you disable the Include placed images check box and export the file, the exporting process generates one Adobe Illustrator file and a series of EPS files. The EPS files contain individual objects and images which are linked to the AI file. Always store the EPS files with the AI file to preserve the link to the AI file.

To view the preflight summary for an AI file

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Click File

Export.

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Locate the folder in which you want to save the file.

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Choose AI - Adobe Illustrator from the Save as type list box.

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Type a filename in the File name list box.

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Click Export.

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In the Adobe Illustrator Export dialog box, click the second tab.

You can limit the issues to check during the preflight by clicking the Settings button

, double-clicking AI Export, and disabling the check boxes next to the items that you want the preflight to overlook.

You can save settings by clicking the Add preflight settings button and typing a name in the Save preflight style as box.

Adobe Illustrator (AI) technical notes

Importing an AI file

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You can import AI file formats up to and including Adobe Illustrator CS6.

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For files saved in Adobe Illustrator CS or higher with PDF-compatibility, text can be imported as text or curves.

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Objects with gradient fills that were created in CS5 may not appear correctly when imported.

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Corel programs cannot import AI files containing bitmaps linked as EPS files.

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Adobe Illustrator graphics are imported into the program as a group of objects. Click Object

Group

Ungroup to manipulate objects in the imported graphic. If you open an AI file instead of importing it, you do not need to ungroup objects.

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Flash movies embedded in AI files are not imported.

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For AI CS4, CS5, and CS6 files, each Artboard is imported as an individual CorelDRAW page. In multi-page documents, objects that are placed off a page are placed on the first page of the CorelDRAW document.

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Objects filled by using Global Colors (color schemes) appear correctly in CorelDRAW, but the Global Colors are not maintained as color styles.

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Symbols, objects with patterns, and objects that have 3d extrude or bevel applied are converted as curves.

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Objects that have the Feather or Transparency effect applied are converted using the applicable lens effect in CorelDRAW.

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Objects that have the texture, drop shadow, blur, or brushstroke effect applied are converted as bitmap objects in CorelDRAW.

Exporting an AI file

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During export conversion, objects can become complex, making it difficult to edit them in other drawing programs or in CorelDRAW if you reimport them. To avoid this problem, save the file to the CorelDRAW (CDR) format before exporting it, and use CorelDRAW for all editing.

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If you create a file that will be printed in other programs, such as Adobe PageMaker, export it using the Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) filter, not the Adobe Illustrator (AI) filter. The Encapsulated PostScript filter supports more drawing effects than the Adobe Illustrator filter does and yields better results overall.

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Most linear and radial fountain fills are preserved. Conical and square fountain fills are exported as a series of filled bands, an effect similar to that achieved by blending. You can set the number of bands by clicking Tools

Options

CorelDRAW. Click Display, and type a number in the Preview fountain steps box. The maximum number of bands supported is 256.

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You can export text as text when you are exporting AI files from versions CS and later.

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When exporting multi-page CorelDRAW files to CS4 or later version, individual pages are exported as Artboards. The Arrange by row format is used for the layout of the Artboards.

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When exporting multi-page CorelDRAW files to CS4 or later version, objects that are placed off of the page are removed.

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Some OpenType features are not supported by Adobe Illustrator.

The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2019. Some features may not be available in this version of the product.

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