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MA Tools adds a docker panel to CorelDRAW and a floating toolbar with a button for each tool.

Available tools

Nesting Tool

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Nesting

Lays your parts out on sheets to waste less material, with a preview before anything changes in your drawing.

Vector Doctor

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Vector effects

Finds open lines, duplicates, intersections and self-crossing curves before you cut.

Random Circles

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Vector effects

Fills a closed shape with circles, or with any object you pick, in random sizes.

Rhinestones

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Vector effects

Sets rhinestones in rows that follow a shape's outline, with the hole size you cut.

Nesting Tool

Lays your parts out on sheets to waste less material. You see the result first: nothing changes in your drawing until you press Apply.

  • Nest on any sheet size, or on the page size
  • Nest inside a shape you choose
  • Sort by fill colour, outline colour or layer, onto separate sheets or the same sheet
  • Rotation: 90°, 180°, all four angles, or the best angle for each part
  • Allow mirroring to fit more parts
  • Edge padding and the gap between parts, in mm, cm, m or inches
  • Fast or Balanced, plus an extra search for a better arrangement
  • Choose the start corner and the fill direction
  • Sheets laid out in rows, with borders drawn and each sheet's parts grouped
  • Preview, compare with the original, then Apply. Stop at any time.
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Nesting Tool in action: select the parts, Preview, compare, Apply.
Three words in three colours, nested with Divide by: Different sheets. The preview puts each colour on its own sheet, before anything changes in the drawing.
Three words in three colours, nested with Divide by: Different sheets. The preview puts each colour on its own sheet, before anything changes in the drawing.
The Main tab: sheet size, spacing, sorting, rotation and quality.
The Main tab: sheet size, spacing, sorting, rotation and quality.
The Layout tab: units, curve tolerance, sheet rows and gaps, borders and sorting by outline colour.
The Layout tab: units, curve tolerance, sheet rows and gaps, borders and sorting by outline colour.

Vector Doctor

Finds the problems in your vectors before they reach the machine, and marks them right on the drawing.

  • Marks vector intersections with red circles
  • Marks self-crossing vectors with blue circles
  • Selects open or closed vectors
  • Finds duplicate and identical vectors
  • Finds closed shapes smaller or larger than an area you set
  • Finds lines shorter or longer than a length you set
  • Works on the current selection, or looks inside groups without ungrouping them
  • Join tolerance in mm, or 0 for exact
  • Clear all the markers in one click
A self-crossing loop in the letter A, marked with a blue circle after Identify.
A self-crossing loop in the letter A, marked with a blue circle after Identify.
The M and the A overlap: their intersections are marked with red circles.
The M and the A overlap: their intersections are marked with red circles.
Stray open lines next to the M: the Open button selects them, ready to delete.
Stray open lines next to the M: the Open button selects them, ready to delete.

Random Circles

Fills a closed shape with circles, or with any object you pick, in random sizes.

  • Fills any closed shape
  • With circles, or with any object from your drawing, even text or a group
  • Smallest and largest size, and how many sizes in between
  • Gap between items and gap from the outline
  • Keep every item fully inside the shape
  • Turn each item to a random angle
  • Spread the sizes evenly, least-used first
  • The same layout every time (seed), or a new one
  • Effort per spot, for a denser fill
The letter R filled with circles of five sizes, each turned to a random angle.
The letter R filled with circles of five sizes, each turned to a random angle.
The same letter filled with a star from the drawing instead: 635 stars placed in one click.
The same letter filled with a star from the drawing instead: 635 stars placed in one click.

Rhinestones

Sets rhinestones in rows that follow a shape's outline, ready for your template.

  • Rows of stones that follow any closed outline
  • Stone diameter, gap between stones and gap between rows
  • The hole size you cut, or the size of the stone
  • Keep clear of the outline, and keep every stone inside the shape
  • A set number of rows, or fill the whole shape
  • Staggered rows that interlock
  • Place any object along the rows instead of circles, turned to follow the outline
The letter F set with five staggered rows of round stones that follow its outline.
The letter F set with five staggered rows of round stones that follow its outline.
The same letter filled with a star from the drawing, placed along the rows instead of circles.
The same letter filled with a star from the drawing, placed along the rows instead of circles.

Check before you cut. Always check the result (sizes, spacing, cuts) before you cut or produce anything.

Try it in your own drawings

The Demo is free for 3 days. To buy the full version, message us on Telegram.

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