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Bora George
Asked: 2012-06-20 06:20:42 +0800 CST

Inkscape won't open .cdr files

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Hello I'm running Kubuntu 12.04 and I've installed Inkscape because I need to edit a .cdr file, Inkscape works like normal but the sole task I need it to do is edit said .cdr file which I understand it should be capable off by default.

Whenever I try to open the file though I get the following error:

UniConvertor failed:

The eror itself is longer but what it seems to be saying that it can't find this application, and I myself haven't found it in the package manager.

If someone has experienced something similar or has a simple solution for editing cdr's I'm no artist I just need to change some names, I would be very gratefull.

The full error.

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3 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    According to the error log

       load_drawing_from_file
    raise SketchLoadError(_("unrecognised file type"))
    app.events.skexceptions.SketchLoadError: unrecognised file type

    the CDR file ist not recognized.

    What is the version of the CDR files? UniConvertor supports only the following CDR versions:

    • CorelDRAW ver.7-X3,X4 (CDR/CDT/CCX/CDRX/CMX)

    (Information from here: http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor)

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  2. You can find it under Ubuntu Software Center with the name Universal Vector Graphics Translator: python-uniconvertor

    OR

    You can find uniconvertor .deb packages here: http://sk1project.org/modules.php?name=Products&product=uniconvertor&op=download

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  3. LibreOffice Draw, included with LibreOffice suite has the ability to open most CDR files flawlessly, just some specialized features may end needing manual fix after opening.

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