Corel Corel Draw Technical Suite - X7 Reviewer's Guide
Reviewer’s Guide
Contents
1 | Introducing CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 ..................... 1
2 | Customer profiles............................................................ 5
3 | What’s included? ............................................................ 7
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Key features .................................................................... 9
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Optional Add-on Lattice3D Studio CAD Corel Edition
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Introducing CorelDRAW® Technical Suite X7
CorelDRAW® Technical Suite X7 is the complete
solution for visual communication and
technical publication — print, online and to
mobile devices. Industry-leading file
compatibility and precise illustration tools
streamline the workflow of today’s technical
communication professionals and technical
graphics users, simplifying single-source
publishing of standards-compliant technical
publications for a global market.
Precise technical communication
Corel DESIGNER® X7 is renowned for its
specialized tools and features designed for the
specific tasks required of technical illustrators.
From dimension lines, callouts and annotations
to threads and wells, magnified views,
projected measurements and precise alignment
aids, Corel DESIGNER X7 offers everything you
need to create clear and accurate technical
illustrations. In addition, there are new and
enhanced tools and features that simplify the
creation of high-quality, technical
communication projects, including
sophisticated documentation, detailed
assembly instructions, user and maintenance
manuals, and more.
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Leverage technical assets
Advanced standards compliance
Using CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7, you can
access your critical data from various sources
and ensure all of your important technical files
can be delivered in a readable format. You can
take advantage of Lattice3D Studio Corel
Edition to open, edit, and modify 3D models
and import 3D views into your technical
illustrations. This 3D visualization application is
fully integrated with Corel DESIGNER and Corel
PHOTO-PAINT, so you can easily output 3D files
to high-quality vector illustrations and bitmap
renderings. And with 3D visualization
efficiencies, you can insert 3D models as linked
or embedded objects into any technical
illustration for instant access, sharing and
reference. As an optional add-on, Lattice3D
Studio Corel CAD Edition lets you automatically
update 3D-sourced illustrations to implement
manufacturing design changes.
CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 provides
industry-leading file format compatibility,
which ensures smooth collaboration with
colleagues and clients alike. Whether it's
AutoCAD
CS/CC, Adobe
Publisher, or Adobe
®
DWG® and DXF, Adobe® Illustrator®
®
Photoshop® CS/CC, Microsoft®
®
Acrobat®, you can access
and repurpose data from a wide range of
formats.
Unmatched publishing options
Furthering its industry-leading file format
compatibility, CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7
now lets you publish your document as a 3D
PDF. You can export to over 100 file formats —
including CGM, SVG, EPS, DWG, TIFF, PNG,
JPEG — ensuring that you can easily exchange
files with colleagues and clients worldwide and
produce a range of downstream outputs.
If your work is destined for a global audience,
you can easily localize your drawings thanks to
new XLIFF file support, the format used to send
text to, and receive text from, Translation
Memory Systems (TMS). You can also rely on
compliance with various standards-based
systems thanks to support for SVG and CGM,
including WebCGM standards from ATA and
S1000D.
Work faster and more efficiently
With Corel DESIGNER X7, you’ll work more
efficiently and productively thanks to a wide
array of new and enhanced features — from
fills and transparencies to improved multiple
document and automation workflows.
Corel DESIGNER X7 provides a powerful
automation interface, which lets you publish to
SVG as a background task. This also makes it
easy to integrate with Content Management
(CMS), Product Data Management (PDM), and
Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM).
CorelDRAW Technical Suite X7 also provides
professional creative design and image editing
applications, such as CorelDRAW
®
Corel
PHOTO-PAINT™ X7, which are ideal for
producing downstream outputs from a
technical illustration or imported 3D design,
such as marketing collateral, graphics, and
presentation materials.
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X7 and
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Choose your purchase option
In the interest of user choice, there are several
CorelDRAW Technical Suite purchase options.
Perpetual
• Technical Suite Standard Membership:
Anyone who licenses a box, download or
multi-seat permanent license of the suite is
eligible for this free membership option,
which includes access to performance and
stability updates, as well as access to fonts
and online content and features, such as QR
code validation.
Technical Suite Premium Membership: This
•
paid membership option includes access to
exclusive online content, professional fonts,
early access to new features and services as
they become available, and upgrades to the
next major version of the suite for as long as
your Premium membership is active.
Subscription
• Subscriptions are ideal for companies and
individuals who are on a fixed monthly or
annual software budget, but need the most
up-to-date tools. You can rent the software
for either 30 or 365 days, and you get all the
benefits of the Premium membership,
including complete access to online content,
professional fonts, new features and services
as they become available, and automatic
upgrades to the next major version of the
suite within the subscription term.
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Customer profiles
Technical communication professionals
These users often have formal training in a
technical or graphics field, such as technical
illustration or technical writing. They work in
discrete manufacturing, automotive,
aerospace, high tech and telecommunications,
architectural engineering and construction
(AEC), and apparel industries.
The graphics created by technical illustrators
are used in assembly instructions, user guides,
illustrated parts catalogs (IPCs), maintenance
manuals, schematics, or wiring diagrams. These
documents are output to various media, such
as print, the web, mobile devices, and
interactive electronic technical manuals
(IETMs).
Technical communication professionals need
create to technical publications in multiple
languages for a global customer base. The
ability to work seamlessly with Translation
Memory Systems (TMS) used in the localization
workflow is critical to streamline processes.
In addition, many small to medium-sized
organizations rely on content authoring and
management systems, so they seek solutions
that can be easily integrated.
Technical graphics users
These users are often self-taught in graphic
design and work in large enterprise
environments, such as manufacturing,
automotive, telecommunication,
pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and energy
industries.
Among their many tasks and responsibilities is
the need to create a variety of graphics,
including diagrams used in presentation
materials, floor plans, schematics, and
marketing materials.
These users may create graphics from scratch
or base them on legacy files. They often work
collaboratively, and the graphics they create
may later be imported for reuse with officeproductivity, diagramming, and desktoppublishing software.
In a typical organization, there may be many
technical graphics users spread across several
departments. They are not generally required to
use the software daily, and as such, they do not
often get opportunities for extensive training.
They require cost-effective and easy-to-use
solutions that enable them to repurpose legacy
files and 2D CAD data, create basic technical
diagrams, and publish standardized outputs.
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