So I need to put a paisley design (That I bought) that is a rectangle into a different shape. Using fusion for my shape..and thought Corel draw would manipulate the shape. I have been messing with this for hours now. I’m ready to walk into traffic. Id post a picture but I don’t know how. Boy as I put this in words I’m really sucking at the moment,
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So, without pictures it’s hard to figure out what you need help with.
Are you simply taking a design that’s inside a rectangle and placing it elsewhere? Sounds like you just need to delete the rectangle and draw a different shape over it.
This is how you attach files by the way.
Thank you! Here are the two images attached. Need to get the design into the bottom (there will be 4 sides and a light on the top) . Ive also attached the DXF
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So I know nothing about CorelDRAW but I guess I would either -
Use CorelDRAW to delete the rectangle, then simply draw the shape you show in Fusion OR
Import the DXF into Fusion, delete the rectangle, and draw the shape you show
Sure you can, after you place it down you can select it and scale it.
Does CorelDRAW feature none of what you’re trying to do?
I’m sure it does, Im NOT a super user by any stretch of the imagination. lol. Thank you I was able to resize with your guidance. I appreciate the help!
Absolutely.
I’m only aware of CorelDRAW as my business partner uses it but he used to make shirts and decals and all that jazz. I’m unaware of what it can do though.
Users also really like to use Inkscape but I don’t know the first thing about it myself. Just know a lot of people like it for design work, plus it’s free.
I’ve tried inkscape and hated it. I unfortunately got off to a very late start teaching myself CAD at 50. I learn it and forget. 
I hear that.
If I’m not filling at least a few minutes every other day helping someone, I’ll forget things as well (traumatic brain injury) so while I am younger, my memory can be shit.
Good advice so far…I don’t do a lot of work like you are doing but I have done some significant changes to the pieces I have done. What I like to do is pull in the svg or dxf and extrude it into a body right away. Fusion is quite powerful but it sucks at manipulating svgs mostly.
But once I have it as I body, I can scale, chop it up and glue it back together. One time I needed one tree a little bigger than the others so I chopped it as a seperate body, scaled it and combined it back in. Hope that makes sense.
Thank you think I was over complicating it. Thank you guys again for the help…ill post pics when done!
Here ya go…I was going to powder coat it but I think I’m going to let it to rust because she likes patina.
Salt, vinegar and peroxide in a spray bottle will speed up the process. Then you can clear coat it when it reaches the point you want. I recommend removing the mill scale first.
Ah! What a relief! When I saw the final shape I thought it might be a custom coffin cover! 
Nice light fixture! 
Okay thank you I’ve always used water and salt but I’ll try the other ingredients as well. Good call and clear coat afterwards.
Hahahah ya it sure did.
