Overlayed bevel
Although CorelDRAW does not allow Beveled shapes to be PowerClip containers, there is a way of working around this limitation! This simple technique explains how to add a complex fill (ex. image) to a variable web-to-print text that has a Bevel effect assigned to it.
Before you start

- Add a page frame in the web-to-print template (double click on the rectangle tool). This will create a rectangular background shape with the exact same size as the paper size of your template and place it as a bottom layer.
- Input the dummy text and turn it into variable web-to-print field.
In a nutshell, we’re going to layer two copies of the same variable web-to-print text frame on top of each other. The bottom one will have a Bevel effect assigned to it while the top one will hold a PowerCliped semi-transparent image.
Bevel
Select the dummy text and press Ctrl+C on your keyboard to copy it. Don’t paste it yet, leave it in your clipboard for now.


PowerClip
Once you’ve added the bevel effect to the dummy text frame you can paste the original on top of it (Ctrl+V).

Transparency
Go inside the PowerClip (Right click on the dummy text/ Edit content) and select the image.
Assign a 50% Uniform Subtract transparency to it.
Note. Feel free to try other transparency operations too see what works best for your design.


Note. The image inside the PowerClip cannot be a variable web-to-print image field at the moment since it has transparency assigned to it. We will add this feature soon and you’ll be able to use transparency effects on PowerClip’d variable web-to-print fields.
All done!
Our web-to-print software can handle this effect easily! Upload the template into your catalog and test it.
Download the FREE CorelDRAW template file.
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