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Problems with Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Compatibility.

Files not opening in Corel Draw or opening incorrectly?

You might want to start by checking info on your version (on the left of this page)!

Adobe Illustrator is my program of choice so most of my files are in Illustrator 8 or cs2 versions. However I understand a large percentage of my customers use Corel Draw. Occasionally there are some issues in opening my files in Corel. Finding information about compatibility is not exactly easy but I have compiled the information I have come across to try and help people solve their issues.

Troubleshooting – Problems While Opening Your Files.

Some other things you might want to try-

Instead of double clicking, opening, or dragging the eps file into Corel Draw try the “import” function. When you import into Corel, it will give you import options. Select “import as editable” and check mark “curves”. (See Below)

In Corel select “PS Interpreted”

Make sure you sure your using the “Import” command and not the “Open” comand (File/ Import)

Enable PDF compatibility and disable compression

Import as editable

CorelDRAW lets you “extract information” from the EPS through the “Import as editable” option. CorelDRAW converts all the EPS objects to CorelDRAW native objects (some limitation may apply), so you can select any vector object and change its color, or any bitmap and edit it inside CorelDRAW or PHOTO-PAINT.

Note that using this option, the EPS is is no longer EPS; all are CorelDRAW objects which you can export as EPS or any other available export format.

Importing Instructions- From the Corel Draw Website:

https://howto.corel.com/en/dc/Adobe_Illustrator_AI_file_format

Importing an AI file – Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Compatibility
Corel programs provide full support for all AI file formats up to and including Adobe Illustrator CS3.

For files saved in Adobe Illustrator CS or higher, text can be imported as text or curves if the files are PDF-compatible.

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

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

Flash movies embedded in AI files are not imported.

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

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Corel Draw Version Information

Versions 1 thru 8

Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Compatibility

I cannot guarantee that my images will open in these versions.

Graphics Suite 9 thru 12

1999-2004

Corel Draw Adobe Illustrator Compatibility

Illustrator V7 eps compatible

Will need a V3 eps file. (Send me a note via my contact page and I will get this file to you)

Import but make sure the file type option in the import dialogue box is set to “postscript interpreted” and not “all file types” if you don’t do this it will come in as a bitmap.

Version x3

2006

Q – The colors of the image are importing differently than the original.

A – You need an Illustrator 3 eps file. Contact me and I will save the file to an older version and e-mail you the files so they will show up correctly.

Version x4

2008

While we have not yet had to troubleshoot an issue with this version that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Check versions x3 and x6 to see if your problems are similar.

Version x5

2010