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The book for technical illustration

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The book for technical illustration

2025-09-28

Technical illustrations are the means to communicate facts in a technologized and globalized world. A complex task that requires broad knowledge of visual communication. Corel DESIGNER and CorelDRAW provide tools to efficiently accomplish this task on an industrial scale. The book

“Technical Illustration with Tools from Corel”

provides the illustrative and normative basics as well as their implementation with Corel tools.

Marco Jänicke
4rd edition
September 2025

Table of contents and abstract of the 4rd edition (pdf) (unfortunately only in German)

Order
  • Informal order by e-mail to bestellung@bravecroc.de
  • Delivery by e-mail as PDF
  • at least 180 pages in DIN A4 format
  • printable with full resolution
  • content can be copied out
  • password for protection against changes, but not for opening
  • can be freely distributed in the customer’s company
  • Price 50 € (incl. 7 % VAT)
  • payable against invoice within 14 days
Downloads to the book
Cool moves for Corel DESIGNER
Fonts for item numbers
GHS Hazard symbols
The human being according to ISO 3864
Transport symbols according to ISO 780
Safety signs according to DIN 4844-2
Safety signs according to ISO 7010

  The downloads are not subject to copyright protection.

Changes in the 4rd edition

  • Current Corel generation
  • Many new or completely revised chapters
    “Customizing Corel Tools” (all options in detail)
    “Files” (function, storage locations, exchange)
    “Double-click” and “Focus mode” in the chapter ‘Fingertips”
    “Stylistic devices in technical illustration” with “Thick and thin lines” and “Light edges and reflections”
    “Updates and Hotfixes”
    “Working in a Team”
  • New, optimized, or expanded
    Step-by-step instructions
    References to standards and comments
  • New summaries on many topics
    “At a Glance…” and
    “Good to Know…”

Changes in the 3rd edition

  • Corel generation up to 2019Complete revision and expansion of the 2nd edition
  • Step-by-step instructions new or optimized
  • Localize illustrations
  • iIntroduction to Lattice3D Studio
  • Expanded: Creating icons and symbols in a standards-compliant and professional manner
  • Extended: Standards references and annotations

Content of the 4rd edition

  • Basics | About this book | The illustration triangle | The image plan
  • Corel tools under control | Variants, versions, and functions | Terms and principles |
  • Finger skills | Files | Customizing Corel tools | Working in a team
  • Basic techniques | Quick and dirty | Standard shapes and objects | Complex shapes and objects |
  • Object Properties | Object Arrangement
  • Elements of Technical Illustrations | Labels and Legends | Dimensioning | Text | Enlargements and Cutouts
  • Stylistic Devices in Technical Illustrations | Thick and Thin Lines | Clipping | Light Edges and Reflections
  • Supplementing Technical Illustrations | Standard and Purchased Parts | Pipes, Hoses, Cables, and Chains
  • Abstract illustrations | Schematics and plans | Icons and symbols
  • Space and depth | Projected views | Exploded views
  • Working with CAD data | 2D design data | 3D design data
  • Working with raster images | Photos | Screenshots
  • Structuring illustrations | Object styles | Layers | Pages | Groups and objects | Symbols
  • Providing illustrations | Vector graphics | Raster graphics | Interactive graphics
  • Special scenarios | Colored graphics | Creating and editing fonts | Automating and extending functions