Create Closed Curves From Enclosed Regions
[CCCFER]

NOTE: Please be aware: This version of the software ceases to function after midnight Dec 31, 2001 - it is a time limited test version. No other version has been released and since it is now past that date you will be unable to run it unless you turn back your system clock ...

This program is the result of a discussion on Corel's tech-support NewsGroups about an alternative method to creating shapes in CorelDRAW. Instead of creating closed shapes and filling them with colours, why can't you just draw the lines and curves which describe a set of shapes (the same way you would with pencil and paper) and have the software figure out where the enclosed regions are.

NOTE: If you have downloaded and tried out an earlier version you may be looking for the next one - which is finally ready. Our apologies for the delay, sometimes development works slower than we'd like. Sorry for the inconvenience.

CorelDRAW^®  v9 has the capability of creating shapes from the Outlines of objects but the shapes created this way do not 'touch' or share 'walls'. They are separated by a gap the size of the original shapes' outlines. If you take away the Outlines then you cannot create the shapes.

InterSector operates differently. It is more of a 'trace' for vector drawings.

You create the paths on a layer in your DRAW document. They do not have to be closed, they only have to intersect with each other. Then you run the program and tell it which layer to look in and which layer to put the results in. (you also have control over other aspects such as Fill and Outline) Then it does the rest.

This is the third  release (v0.4a) of this add-on. The bulk of the changes are internal. If you tried a previous version you will find this one is not visibly all that different.

It has been developed and tested only with Draw 9.439 (SP2 or Rev C) and Adobe Illustrator 7 It has been completely rewritten in VB5. It will not work directly with Draw v8 or v10. To use it with those versions you will have to manually export/import AI files.

At this time there is no charge for this software, but we would like to know who's trying it out so  ... the link to it is through the form. The ZIP file is password protected, the password will be emailed to the address you provide below. Please enter the correct address or you will not receive the password and will not be able to install InterSector. The program does minimal checking so please ensure that you enter the email address correctly.

NOTE: Please be aware: This version of the software ceases to function after midnight Dec 31, 2001 - it is a time limited test version. No other version has been released and since it is now past that date you will be unable to run it unless you turn back your system clock ...
Those of you who have downloaded and asked to be updated by email about future versions will be notified as they become available. Our thanks for trying it out.

Author: Les Johnson
Copyright © 2000 Misty Creek Productions Inc. All rights reserved.
Revised: August 24, 2008

Reference links:

This program was created as an answer to a technical support question posed on Corel's technical support News Group server.

This is the current news group:
news://cnews.corel.ca/corel.graphic_apps.draw9
The old group has been archived off to:
news://cnews.corel.ca/archive.corelsupport.draw9-draw

This group and others on the same server are a valuable source of information. Get answers to questions, fixes for bugs and workarounds for problems.

The CCCFER acronym was coined by K.N. Pepper, a valued contributor to the NewsGroup community.

The Illustrator^® format this program uses comes from Adobe^®.

And, of course, the company that provides the core engine of this is Corel^®.
Corel, and CorelDRAW are registered trademarks of the Corel Corporation.