We can use various methods in Corel Draw to generate very colorful and impressive effects. Especially if we use the correct tool for 3D effects, which visually attract a lot of attention and offers a professional touch to our project. Here is a tutorial that will teach you how to use the extrusion tool to generate 3D objects in Corel Draw.
You will realize how easy it is to handle and use the different tools that Corel Draw offers us . We could see this in the article that showed you how to use the smart fill tool . And then we will show you the step by step of this interesting guide.
How to use the extrude tool to generate 3D objects in Corel Draw
And what will we get with the use of the extrusion tool ? With it we can print objects with an illusion of depth that resembles a 3D effect. And to use it, first of all we must choose the object to which we are going to apply the effect. Then, we are going to go to the side panel where the tools menu is located.
In the group of interactive tools, where you can use the Shadow, Silhouette and Blend tool . When selecting, we press and hold the left mouse button, several options will appear but we will choose Extrusion . Next, we are going to position ourselves on the object, make a clip and hold down the left mouse button and drag.
On the object it will appear as a kind of coordinate axes and a letter X, this will be the vanishing point of the object that we are going to extrude. When released, it will show us an object that was previously a flat figure and now has depth. We can configure the different options of this tool, from the properties bar.
We can add different extrusion effects to our figure, of which are preset in the first option on the properties bar. Here we can preview the different options it gives us. We can also modify the position of the object with respect to the X and Y coordinate axes.
There is also a button next to the coordinate measurements, with this we can choose between 6 types of extrusion. Next to this button, we can modify the position of the vanishing point , by means of two fields. We can manipulate it very easily with the mouse, to give depth to our object.
Depth effects with the extrude tool
We can block the vanishing point, with respect to the page, with respect to the object or share the vanishing point with another object. What this means, that the modifications you make in the vanishing point of either of the two objects. These will invariably apply to the other object.
It also gives us an option that allows us to manually add the depth to the object and we can also change the extrusion rotation. When choosing this option, it shows us a preview and in it we can apply the rotation. Selecting with the mouse, we hold down the left button and drag.
But if we don’t want to do it this way, in the lower right part of the rotation window, there is a symbol, if we press it will show us the rotation values. We can modify these at will, until we obtain the desired degree of rotation. We will also find a button with which we can change the color of the extraction depth.
Here we can choose three different options, and it also shows us the color selector and in the Color shadow option we can add two colors. We can also add a bevel effect to the extraction, we can do it by using the mouse or placing the values. There is also the possibility of modifying the lighting of the object, as well as its intensity.
And finally we have the option to copy and delete the extrusion in an object and thus we conclude this tutorial. Here we were able to show you the options that we can use with the Corel Draw extraction tool .
