Switching to Affinity from Corel

[Mike Siggins]

Hello. I am about to switch from Corel to Affinity. My questions are 1) apart from SVG is there a way to import CDR files? And 2) is there any sort of trace function in Designer.

Thanks.

Mike S

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Ron P.]

Welcome to the forums @Mike Siggins,

1. Other than SVG, you can use PDF.

2. Trace function- No.

Do you have a subscription or perpetual version of CorelDraw? I still have CDGS 2017, and see no reason to uninstall it or completely dump it. It has a lot more capability than Affinity products. It should because it's been Corel's flagship for decades, while Photo and Designer are scarcely 5 yrs old.

[Mike Siggins]

Dear Ron. Thanks. I had heard about PDF being readable for vectors. I will experiment.

To answer your question, I have been a user of Corel Draw since v3. I know it pretty well (!) and it does everything I want it to. But my licences were stolen in a house move and Corel claimed they had no trace of me as a registered user. So, long story, I am annoyed with Corel and have ended up with Home edition (v18). 

As I am soon producing output for boardgames, I need to go commercial and CMYK. I feel slightly concerned that I am moving from one proprietary save format to another. 

I expect I will find a way to use both in tandem. 

Your quick response and input is much appreciated.

Mike