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February 26, 2013
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.ai to .cdr conversion?

  • February 26, 2013
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Can anyone please tell me how to convert an Illustrator .ai vector file into a CorelDraw .cdr file?

    3 replies

    Noreen Anwer
    Participant
    October 27, 2014

    Export from Illustrator as .WMF (Windows Meta File). Use CorelDraw to import the the .WMF with everything intact except filters.

    Mike_Gondek10189183
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 26, 2013

    Use import in corel draw. If that does not work, open in .ai and save down to something like .ai8 so corel can understand the file adn that will strip up reliance on the newer plugins.

    Participant
    February 26, 2013

    Thanks Mike,

    I'll try this. Makes sense.

    Cheers

    Ethan

    OldBob1957
    Inspiring
    February 26, 2013

    For older veersions of Corel, AI files tend to be less problematic than EPS files where points for cutting/engraving paths are concerned. I'm not sure about Corel 9, but Corel 13 can certainly open AI-10 or CS files, and maybe even CS2.

    Good Luck

    --OB

    MW Design
    Inspiring
    February 26, 2013

    What version of CD? What version of AI?

    Have you tried just opening an AI file in CD?

    Mike

    Participant
    February 26, 2013

    Hi Mike,

    Thanks for getting back to me.

    I'm running Illustrator (CS4) on an iMac, OS 10.6.8.

    I do not own a PC, nor CorelDraw.

    I need to supply a .cdr file to a client who works on a PC using CorelDraw-V9 to run a laser cutter, which is running CorelDraw-V13.

    (not sure why she has 2 different versions running). I think the client is slightly less computer savvy than myself, so I may be in trouble here.

    I'm just going to send a few differeent formats to see what works.

    Thanks anyway.

    Ethan