COREL Draw containing a huge of powerful tools. It makes our designing work very easily and quickly. Mostly we are using for printing; textile designs etc., now we are using for patternmaking. Some of the tools and commands are listed below.
• TITLE BAR
o It consist the name of current application
• MENU BAR
o A list of commands appears when you click a menu name in the menu bar.
• STANDARD BAR
o It shows the list of commands of the selected menu.
• PROPERTY BAR
o It displays the default settings and controls; and we can change the paper type, size, units & related tools.
• TOOLBOX
o A group of buttons that provides quick access to a series commands. In Corel application, we can use only combination of the preset toolbar or create a tool bar that contains the buttons arrangements you find most efficient.
• COLOR PALETTE
o A color palette is a collection of solid colors. We can use standard color collections like the uniform Color Palette, customizable color palettes that we create and arrange.
• STATUS BAR
o An on-screen display area that shows information about object, on going operations, and mouse position; you can specify the contents, appearance, and location in the Status Bar in the Application Window.
• COREL DRAW TOOLS
o Pick tool
After selecting the pick tool we can select, move, resize objects using mouse. You must select an object before you can carry out a task. We can change the selection, Move, Rotation, skew, stretch, resize, Mirror under this command.
o Shape tool (F10)
The different types of tools under shape tool are Knife, Eraser, Free Transform Tool
Nodes and paths to change the shape of the objects. We can add and remove the paths, join two paths, give a break in paths, and make the node very smooth and cusp.
o Free Transform tool (ALT+f8)
By selecting this tool we can modify the selected object size, position on the page.
We can change the object size given by measurements.
By giving angle, object will be rotated to different position.
We can give a mirror effect either horizontally or vertically.
o Zoom and PAN tool
By using this zoom tool we can magnify or reduce our view of drawing, and the pan tool is used to move page very easily.
o Polygon tool
This is used to draw a polygon. This tool is manily used for design. Numbers of sides can be increased or decreased.
o To Front
When the object is overdrawn, e click the object to click the front option, when object comes to front.
o To Back
When the object overdrawn, first select the object and we click the object to click the back, when the object goes to back.
o Spiral tool
It gives spiral effect; number of spirals can be increased or decreased. When the tool is clicked the property bar shows the no. of spirals and other related information.
o Interactive Fill Tool
This tool is used to fill color inside the objects. Any type of shades and construct of color can be provided when the object is drawn and selected, click the interactive fill tool. When it is clicked, the following property bar appears on the top of the screen.
o Edit fill
When the tool is clicked, any color changes can be made or edited. It is the first property of the property bar.
o Fill type
Fountain Fill can be obtained when the type is clicked, and type of shades can be received. Here are here are four type of filling types i.e. 1. Linear, 2.Radial, 3. Conical, 4. Square and presets
Pattern Fill is used to select the bitmap designs when this is clicked.
Texture Fill is used to create a textural effect to the object. If you select this tool the fill tool will be appear and some of the samples are listed on the screen.
Postscript Fill this containing a list samples, and we can easily fill our selected object.
