.CDT File Extension
CorelDRAW Template (Legacy)
| Developer | Corel |
| Popularity |
3.3 | 8 Votes |
A CDT file may also be a template created by CorelDRAW, an image editing and page layout program included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. It contains properties for a new document, including graphic and object fill settings and page, ruler, grid, guideline, and style properties. Corel replaced CDT files with .CDRT files.
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CorelDRAW is one of several apps, along with PHOTO-PAINT, included in the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. It has many tools for modifying graphics and documents and provides templates for users looking to make multiple CDR documents or images with the same layout or style. Before being replaced by CDRT files, CorelDRAW users would create CDT files to compose documents such as letters, postcards, images, icons, web pages, web banners, and brochures.
How to create a CDT file with CorelDRAW
While Corel replaced CDT files, you can still create a CDT template from a CDR file. To create a CDT file, select . You can also edit one of Corel's many pre-made templates available online. To access these templates in the application, select .
How to open a CDT file
You can open a CDT file with the CorelDRAW application included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite in Windows and macOS. To open a CDT file, select or .
You can also open CDT files with Corel Presentations (Windows), Canvas X Pro (Windows), and Inkscape (multiplatform).
How to convert a CDT file
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite can convert CDT files to many formats. To convert a CDT file with CorelDRAW, select and choose one of the formats:
- .JPG - JPEG Image
- .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
- .BMP - Bitmap Image
- .GIF - Graphical Interchange Format
- .SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics File
- .EPS - Encapsulated PostScript File
- .DWG - AutoCAD Drawing
- .DXF - Drawing Exchange Format
- .PSD - Adobe Photoshop Document
- .AI - Adobe Illustrator Artwork
- .RTF - Rich Text Format
- .DOC - Microsoft Word Document (Legacy)
- .PDF - Portable Document Format
Programs that open CDT files
ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Template (Legacy)
| Developer | Computer Systems Odessa |
| Popularity |
2.0 | 4 Votes |
A CDT file may also be a diagram template created by CS Odessa ConceptDraw DIAGRAM, a diagramming application. It stores a diagram, similar to a .CDD file, which stores preset shapes, lines, text, and symbols, but users primarily use it to generate new diagrams with similar content and design. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM users may design CDT templates, or CS Odessa may include them with the software.
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ConceptDraw DIAGRAM is an amateur and professional diagramming application for Windows and macOS. You can use the app to document simple and complex processes, such as the timeline of an anniversary party for your parents or the intricacies of the rollout process of enterprise software.
The CDT format was the default format for saving diagram templates in ConceptDraw PRO before CS Odessa replaced it with the CDTZ format when it released version 10 of the software (and eventually renamed the app to ConceptDraw DIAGRAM). However, the software can still save diagram templates as CDT files (select , then choose from the "File Format" dropdown menu).
How to open a CDT file
You can open CDT files with CS Odessa ConceptDraw DIAGRAM in Windows and macOS. To open a CDT file, select .
How to convert a CDT file
CS Odessa ConceptDraw DIAGRAM can convert CDT files to various file types, including the following formats:
- .CDDZ - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Document
- .CDD - ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Document (Legacy)
- .PPTX - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation
- .VSDX - Microsoft Visio Drawing
- .VDX - Visio Drawing XML File
- .JPG - JPEG Image
- .PNG - Portable Network Graphic
- .SVG - Scalable Vector Graphic
- .PDF - Portable Document Format File
- .SWF - Shockwave Flash Movie