Illustrator to Corel Draw Duplicates

When I import a file from CS4 to Corel vers. 14 I sometimes have duplicate images appear. I only see them in the wireframe view but it poses a problem as we use corel for cadcuts and the machine will cut that iimage twice. My coworker who uses corel is using version 10 (I use 14 and save to her version) but it happens in both versions. When saving in Illustrator I uncheck all options (pdf comaptible, compression etc.) Any advice? Thanks!

Depends on the specifics.
Boil the problem down to the fewest specific steps required to replicate the unwanted behavior. Then communicate that clearly using careful terminology (ex: "image" suggests a raster image, not a vector path).
Illustrator's interface is designed to let the user think he can apply multiple fills and strokes to a single path. Draw's doesn't. So on import or export, such a construct is written as what it really is "under-the-table": multiple individual objects. That's just a guess at what may be going on in your case. Again, in order for someone to help you, they need to know exactly (step-by-step) what you are doing so they can reliably replicate the same behavior, and then possibly explain what's going on and what you can do about it.
JET

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