CorelDRAW / DESIGNER SDK :: SVG Export Data

I would like to export my Corel files and parse them myself with C# code for display in Microsoft’s WPF. I've tried this with SVG files with mixed success. Any resource that explains the coordinate system of Corel's SVG export data? 

After parsing corel SVG paths, I've noticed some odd behavior. Here are a few things:

The position of a Corel graphic on a page prior to exportation affects the size of the graphic in the SVG file?

I get negative numbers (x y points) in the SVG file when corel numbers are all pos. The x,y values seem to be flipped to y,x values. 

I have a large volume of our own clip art that I need to put on line via Microsoft's WPF (windows presentation foundation) all of which is saved in CDR files .