Vehicle Dimension Templates for CorelDRAW

Designing vehicle wraps, commercial lettering, and fleet graphics requires accurate, scaled templates to ensure graphics fit body panels, windows, and contours properly. CorelDRAW is a primary design tool in the sign and wrap industry, relying on third-party vector vehicle outline libraries to provide precise dimensional data. This article outlines the premier vehicle dimension template libraries compatible with CorelDRAW, detailing their features, scale ratios, and file formats.

Pro Vehicle Outlines (PVO)

Pro Vehicle Outlines is one of the most widely used template libraries in North America for wrap shops and vehicle graphic professionals.

  • Compatibility: Native support for CorelDRAW through .CDR and .EPS vector formats.
  • Scale and Accuracy: Templates are drawn at a consistent 1:20 scale, with precise measurements of vehicle lengths, wheelbases, and panel transitions.
  • Coverage: Includes thousands of cars, light trucks, commercial vans, trailers, and specialty vehicles, with new models added continuously.
  • Format: Available via an online subscription model with downloadable files, or as an annual software package.

Impact Vehicle Outlines

Impact Vehicle Outlines provides precise, multi-view vector outlines designed specifically for vehicle graphics, window tinting, and partial wraps.

  • Compatibility: Provides outlines in .CDR, .AI, and .EPS formats, allowing direct drag-and-drop capability into CorelDRAW workspaces.
  • Scale and Accuracy: Vehicles are drafted at 1:20 scale. Dimension callouts include overall height, width, length, and wheelbase measurements directly on the template layers.
  • Coverage: Comprehensive coverage of passenger vehicles, light commercial trucks, fleet vans, and emergency vehicles.

The Bad Wrap

The Bad Wrap offers a hybrid approach between vector templates and dimensional photo-realism, tailored primarily for full-print vehicle wraps.

  • Compatibility: Files are supplied primarily as layered formats (such as layered .PSD or high-resolution vector/raster hybrids) that can be imported directly into CorelDRAW Graphics Suite or Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
  • Scale and Accuracy: Built at an ultra-precise scale (often full-scale or 1:10 ratio) with extreme attention to compound curves, door handles, body moldings, and bumper seams.
  • Coverage: Focuses heavily on the most commonly wrapped commercial fleet vans, pickup trucks, and popular consumer cars.

Mr-ClipArt (CarShapes)

Mr-ClipArt's CarShapes library is a longstanding global provider of dimensionally accurate vector vehicle outlines, with particularly strong coverage of European and international vehicle models.

  • Compatibility: Direct .CDR file downloads alongside .EPS and .DXF options.
  • Scale and Accuracy: Scaled at 1:20 or 1:30 depending on vehicle size, featuring five views (driver side, passenger side, front, rear, and roof).
  • Coverage: Extensive catalog covering passenger cars, heavy utility trucks, buses, trams, and specialized transport.

Working with Templates in CorelDRAW

When importing templates from these libraries into CorelDRAW, consider the following best practices:

  • Verify Scale Ratios: Most vector outline libraries use a 1:20 scale. Use CorelDRAW’s Drawing Scale tool (Layout > Document Options > Page Dimensions) to set the workspace to 1:20 so that all dimension tools read full 1:1 real-world values.
  • Layer Management: Keep the template outlines locked on a dedicated guide layer. Place graphics, bleeds, and cut contours on separate working layers beneath or above the template lines.
  • Allow for Bleed: Always extend designs 2 to 3 inches beyond the template’s vector body lines to account for compound curves and vehicle manufacturing tolerances during physical installation.