How To Add An Outline In Corel Draw

Format lines and outlines

Lines are treated the same way equally outlines of airtight shapes, such every bit ellipses and polygons. In some programs, outlines are known as strokes or thick lines.

You can change the appearance of both lines and outlines by using the controls in the Outline section of the Properties inspector, the Outline pen dialog box, and the property bar. For example, you tin specify the colour, width, and mode of lines and outlines. The preset line styles bachelor in CorelDRAW are solid or dashed.

Corners and ends

Y'all can choose a corner manner to control the corner shape in lines and a line cap way to change the advent of a line's endpoints.

Unlike corner styles were practical to the upper and lower row of triangles. Dissimilar line caps were applied to the lines in the upper-right corner. Arrowheads were applied to the lines in the lower-right corner.

With dashed lines and outlines, the Default dashes option applies the dashes along the line and outline without any adjustments in the corners and endpoints. However, you lot tin command the advent of dashes in the end and corner areas by using two additional options. The Marshal dashes option aligns dashes with the end and corner points so that there is no empty space in the corners and at the showtime and end of a line or outline. The Fixed dashes options creates dashes of stock-still length in the end and corner points.

Miter limit

You lot can gear up the miter limit to determine the corner shape in objects containing lines that run across at sharp angles. Corners with angles above the miter limit are pointed (mitered); corners with angles beneath the miter limit are beveled (squared off).

Behind fill, Scale with object, and Overprint outline settings

By default, an outline is applied on superlative of an object's fill up, but y'all tin apply it backside the fill up, with the fill overlapping the outline. You can too link the outline thickness to an object'southward size then that the outline increases when you increase the object'southward size and decreases when y'all subtract the object's size. In improver, you can set the outline to print on pinnacle of underlying colors, without removing them during press.

Outline position

You can specify the position of the outline by placing it outside or within the object, or centering it so that it overlaps equally the outside and the inside of an object. The effect of outline position options are more obvious with thick outlines.

You can specify the position of the outline. Outline options from left to right: Exterior, Centered, Inside.

Line styles and calligraphic outlines

You can create custom line styles, and you tin can edit the available preset line styles.

In improver, y'all tin can create calligraphic outlines. A calligraphic outline varies in thickness, creating the event of a hand-fabricated drawing.

Default line and outline properties

The default line and outline properties for each new object that you draw are every bit follows:

• black color

• solid line

• square corner and line cap styles

• centered outline

• no arrowheads applied

• outline applied on superlative of an object's fill

• outline not linked to an object's size.

However, you tin change any of these default line and outline properties at whatsoever fourth dimension.

Cuttable outlines

To create a cuttable outline for devices such equally plotters, vinyl cutters and Print-Cut devices, you need to assign the appropriate predefined color name (usually CutContour) that is specified past the device manufacturer.

Note that cuttable outlines practise not impress when identified by the RIP or Print-Cut device. If you lot want to make the outlines printable, you can use the Object Shaping Boundary command. For more than information, encounter To create a boundary around selected objects.

To change the color of a line or an outline

1 Select a line or an object that has an outline.

ii Control-click a colour on the onscreen color palette.

To specify line and outline settings

1 Select an object.

ii Click Window Inspectors Backdrop.

3 In the Outline section, type a value in the Width box.

If the Outline section is not displayed, click Outline.

If you want to change the color, open the colour picker, and click a color.

4 Choose a line style from the Style box.

You can as well
Change the units of measurement for the outline width	Choose a unit of measurement from the Outline units box.
Ready the shape of corners	Click one of the following buttons: • Mitered corners — creates pointed corners • Round corners — creates rounded corners • Beveled corners — creates squared off corners Corners from left to right: Mitered, rounded, and beveled.
Gear up the appearance of endpoints in open up paths	Click one of the following buttons: • Square cap — creates foursquare end shapes • Round cap — creates rounded end shapes • Extended square cap — creates square end shapes that extend the length of the line Line caps from left to correct: Square cap, Extended square cap, and Circular cap.
Control the corners and end points of dashed lines and outlines	Click one of the following buttons: • Align dashes button — aligns the dashes with the stop and corner points of lines and outlines • Fixed dashes push button — creates dashes of fixed length in the corners and ends. These dashes are half the length of the first dash in the dashed line design. Tip: The Default dashes push button , which is enabled past default, spreads evenly dashes along the line or outline without making any adjustments. Dashed line options from elevation to bottom: Default dashes, Align dashes, and Stock-still dashes.
Set the miter limit for lines that run across at sharp angles	Blazon a value in the Miter limit box. Lines run into at the aforementioned precipitous bending. Left: The angle exceeds the miter limit, creating a pointed corner. Correct: The angle is below the miter limit, creating a askew corner.
Specify the outline position	Click 1 of the following buttons: • Outside outline — places the outline outside the object • Centered outline — centers the outline forth the object edge • Inside outline — places the outline inside the object
Apply an outline behind an object's fill	Enable the Backside fill check box. If this check box is non displayed, click the arrow button at the bottom of the Outline department. The Behind fill up bank check box is disabled (left) and enabled (correct).
Link the outline thickness to an object's size	Enable the Scale with object bank check box. If this bank check box is not displayed, click the arrow push at the bottom of the Outline section. Left to right: Original object; scaled object with Calibration with object disabled — at that place is no change in the outline thickness; scaled object with Calibration with object enabled.
Set the outline to impress on top of underlying colors during printing	Enable the Overprint outline cheque box. If this cheque box is not displayed, click the arrow button at the bottom of the Outline section.

You tin can too change the outline width of a selected object by typing a value in the Outline width box on the property bar.

To create or edit a line style

one Select an object.

2 In the Outline department of the Properties inspector (Window Inspectors Properties), perform a job from the following tabular array.

To	Do the following
Create a line style	Click the Settings button , and move the slider in the Edit line style dialog box. Past clicking the boxes to the left of the slider, yous can specify the placement and frequency of the dots in the new line way you create. Click Add together.
Edit a line style	Choose a line style from the Style listing box, and click the Settings button . Create a line style in the Edit line style dialog box, and click Replace.

To create a calligraphic outline

i Select an object.

2 Click Window Inspectors Properties.

iii In the Outline section, click one of the post-obit buttons to set up the shape of corners:

• Mitered corners

• Round corners

• Beveled corners

If the Outline department is not displayed, click Outline.

four Type a value in the Stretch box to change the width of the pen's neb.

If the Stretch box is not displayed, click the arrow button at the bottom of the Outline section.

The value range is from 1 to 100, with 100 as the default setting. Reducing the value makes square nibs rectangular and round nibs oval, creating a more pronounced calligraphic event.

5 Blazon a value in the Tilt beak box to change the orientation of the pen in relation to the drawing surface.

To reset the Stretch and Tilt beak values to their original values, click the Default button.

Yous can as well adapt the Stretch and Bending values past dragging in the Neb shape preview box.

The features documented in the Help are available in the full version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2021. Some features may not exist available in this version of the production.