function, especially considering that both are vector based formats.ĭifferent versions of AI and CDR format exists, for the best results we recommend to use latest versions of CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator. cdr file format using the File ► Save as. ai graphics files and users can use it to both import and export it to CDR format. This means that it should be pretty easy to open and import. As much as we could gather, CorelDraw supports Adobe Illustrator. The only feasable ai to cdr conversion would be the export of Adobe Illustrator graphics to CorelDraw.