> -----Original Message----- > From: Haggerty, Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 1:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Corel.com Redesigned > > > Jim; > > Not a problem, thanks for the info on Corel tools. > > While I may be going against the grain, when it comes to > outputting CAD, 3D drawings and anything else that is very > complex, I always choose illustrator. It operates off a > besier algorhythm that closely mirrors that used by AutoCAD, > thus reducing the subtle distortions that come with moving > complex drawings between formats. There is less adjusting and > fiddling when it comes time for a final version.
I have no experience at all with CAD-type stuff. It's a voodoo I don't do. > Illustrator, until the latest version, has lacked any kind of > pagination feature owing mainly to its use in large media > design. The idea (when it comes to publishing) has always > been to design it in illustrator and move it to pagemaker for > final comps. > > Some of its features may surprise you - for instance, > Illustrator offers a similar set of vector-based text > manipulation tools that do not rasterize as different effects > change the shape of the text object. In addition, it has true > vector based effects which can be added to brushes and > objects and used in drawings. While they do not export well, > they are certainly useful within the program. True - actually most tools now offer edit-after-effect text - but Corel's been doing it for 5 years. ;^) Personally (and this is pure educated opinion) I find that Corel is very good for print, but excellent for web work whereas Adobe tools are very good for web work and excellent for print. I've used both (Corel in personal work, Adobe at the office). I still chafe at Adobe's Mac-inspired interfaces, but that's life (I chafe at the same Mac-inspired Macromedia interfaces). But the simple fact of the matter is that any the high-end tools are going to do what you need - it's just which ones have the least annoyances. One nice thing about most of the tools gaining feature parity is that many of the (I think very nice) tutorials at Designer.com can be applied to Illustrator/Freehand or Photoshop as the case may be. You just have to know what the tool names translate too. It's "Extrude" in one but "Add Perspective" in another and so on. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
