The last version I used before X7 was CorelDRAW 10, released in 2000. All I really want is ‘automated graph paper’, that is, a flat design surface which has a grid on it and some dimensioning tools. Here, I don’t mean full CAD engineering which you can use to program a numerically controlled milling machine, say, or architectural designs. In brief, it enables me to create technical and engineering drawings that I can use to produce my projects. The simple reason is that no other product (and I must have tried dozens) quite does what CorelDRAW does. But in spite of that, I’ve kept coming back to it, time after time. In all those years, I’ve sworn at Corel developers for not making it easy to do what I’ve wanted, been reduced to chewing the carpet over the bugs I’ve come across and, on occasion, nearly thrown my PC through the window when CorelDRAW has obligingly ‘lost’ a couple of hours work. I’ve even used graph paper, but in the end I’ve returned to CorelDRAW for my technical layouts and engineering drawings. Many times I’ve been tempted to bin the product, trying out various other tools such as Adobe Illustrator and various CAD packages. How long is long? Over 20 years? I’ve been using CorelDRAW in some form or another over that period. In fact, as Dermot Hogan explains, it is also useful for creating technical plans and designs. You may think that CorelDRAW is only useful for illustrations like this. We asked Dermot Hogan to evaluate CorelDRAW from the perspective of the more technically-oriented user. It is also suitable for technical design applications. While you may think that this is a for artists and illustrators, there is, in fact much more to CorelDRAW. It takes its name from Corel’s most famous product, CorelDRAW.
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 is the latest version of Corel’s bundle of vector-illustration and image-editing applications for Windows.
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