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You can save the outline of a shape as a selection, and then convert the selection back to a shape. You can also export shape data to the Adobe Illustrator (AI) format.
Corel Painter doesn’t have a shapes library. However, because of the close relationship between shape outlines and selection paths, you can save shape outlines in the Selection Portfolio as selections. Then, you can easily convert the saved selection to a shape. For more information about using the Selection Portfolio, see Using the Selection Portfolio. For information about converting selections to shapes, see To convert a selection to a shape.
When you save files in the RIFF format, Corel Painter maintains shapes as vector objects on separate layers. In other formats, shapes merge with the canvas. In the Photoshop (PSD) format, shapes are converted to bitmaps and assigned to appropriate layers.
Exporting to the AI format saves only the shapes, not the canvas or any other layers in the document. Transparency and compositing methods are lost when shape data is exported to the AI format.
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Choose File menu  Export Adobe Illustrator File.
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In the Export as Illustrator File dialog box, specify a location and filename, and
click Save.
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