Polylines

[Bert Kemp]

In corel x5 is there an easy way to identify open polylines. maybe a way to make them stand out so you can close them.
or just a way to say close all open polylines?

I went back and tried all the options in join curves and still says theres open lines

[Scott Shepherd]

"Join Curves" from the Join docker. Just put in the gap value that's okay to join and hit apply.

[Bert Kemp]

Thanks Scott
I did do that but it still says Ihave open polylines maybe I have to make the gap more. I'll try increasing the gap.

[Scott Shepherd]

Yes Bert, that's exactly how you solve that. You're on the right track.

[Bert Kemp]

That didn't work I made the gap .35 from .25 and it still says I have an open. I can't see it anywhere.driving me nuts

[Scott Shepherd]

Are you in millimeters? .1 different in mm isn't much. Make it .5 and see if that closes it.

[Bill George]

Bert when I work in AutoCAD and in Coral I have my snap set to like maybe 1mm or sometimes less. Then when I draw something it always Snaps to the endpoint or whatever I am close to. In ACAD I can set it to Snap to Endpoint, Center or whatever. I don't think you can do that in Corel.

[Bert Kemp]

Scott
I'm working in Inches

Bill
I can snap to these and there all checked LOL snap to.jpg

[Scott Shepherd]

You put in .35 inches and it wouldn't close the gap? Can you post the file (X5 compatible please)?

[Bert Kemp]

Thads Flag 5.cdr
this is driving me crazy i've tried every thing I can think of must be some stupid little thing I'm missing here

Ya Know what I'm so frustrated with this I'm canning the project I do something different. it should be this hard to get a flag to engrave and look like a flag. I've worked on this file sine 7 am today engraved it at least 30 times on paper and it hasn't come out right yet. I'M DONE!!!!!

[Bill George]

I looked at it in X6, is this a Trace? Lots of short and not connected lines. Curious as why your working in Inches and the machine is Metric. That would really screw things up for me.
Anyway I think your going to have to go in and extend all the lines by hand. Unless Scott has a better idea.

Was it a BMP or JPG file and could you post it before things got changed?

[Bert Kemp]

Bill I don't see anylines that aren't connected

I looked at it in X6, is this a Trace? Lots of short and not connected lines. Curious as why your working in Inches and the machine is Metric. That would really screw things up for me.
Anyway I think your going to have to go in and extend all the lines by hand. Unless Scott has a better idea.

[Scott Shepherd]

Thads Flag 5-exploded.cdr

Bert, that's pretty simple to explain. Look at the drawing I have attached. You've got 3 or 4 objects with huge gaps in them, some of them were behind other lines. That's where your issues are.

Just a a point of reference, the Smartfill tool would make that a couple minute fix at most.

Take a look. Hang in there, I know it's frustrating, but it'll get easier.

[Bill George]

That's what I was seeing.

[Bert Kemp]

Thanks guys but I give up at least for today 7 hours to make a flag engrave just not worth it.