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Yes, for instance navigate to change the shortcut for Object/Bring Forward. The default is Ctrl+]. Try to change to Ctrl+PgDn which makes a lot more sense imo. Can't do it. How about alignment shortcuts? Hmmm...don't have em. Have to set up actions for those or use a docker which brings up a...

No, quite the contrary. I was referring to creating shortcuts in illustrator. Nearly impossible without 3d party software.

Templates never take into account the various body moldings available. Burned us many a time. All the panels are printed 4-6 inches larger to account for any size differences.We make our customers bring the vehicle in for a survey. Take all our own photos and jot down key measurements. Send them...

Why a template? Why not use photos and key measurements

After taking a look at scripts I see that they are very similar to corel macros. Corel has a lot more macros and is a lot easier to edit/assign shortcuts/add icons to the workspace etc. No 3rd party programs needed. Looking specifically at the "Specify-master" script. Select a shape run the...

If your file has both raster and vector, eps is not the way to go. The file will be huge. PDF is damn near perfect. If it isn't something is going wrong with your pdf settings on output.AS stated too, rgb @ 150, any more is overkill. Also if all vector AND gradient fills, DO NOT USE EPS.

Macros and Actions are basically the same thing. You cannot apply keyboard shortcuts of your choice to actions.Nor can you write your own actions as you can with macros.

OH NO HERE WE GO AGAIN! All sign shops should have both. Corel is a 100 times faster and easier to teach. The workspace is highly customizable. You can add any kind of keyboard shortcuts you want. Macros are way better than "actions" too. That being said, I don't care what you use as long as it...

you can try setting your printer to "double strike"? Makes for a deeper/richer color

This was news from a month ago. Making things interesting already:mad:

We use 3M reflective for all especially for vehicles, has a little more "flex" or "comply" to it. Can print to it then laminate. pia to remove though.

Easily done yourself with a macro in corel. I too, designed my own template for this. Once the design was ready for the proof I just selected what I needed and hit an icon that dropped it onto the template, automatically filled in the artist's name, the current date, the file location etc. drop...

If you know what you're doing, yes. I was sent a link to download files for a job. Each file was over 2GB. All they were were flattened psd files full scale over 500inches and 300dpi!

Why can't anyone understand how to make a pdf with NO PREPRESS MARKS, NO CROP MARKS, and NO BLEEDS and all fonts converted? If it's just text on a white sign blank you must include the sign blank or I will not know what size you're after.

and when you get an eps that's just a scan of a paper copy saved as an eps. Or an eps from a design that uses gradients.

Please don't use photoshop for the layout. Absolutely no reason the file should be over 1GB! 250MB max. That's not what photoshop is for. Use a vector program (illy, corel, flexi, signlab, etc)

Ditto. They always see the error in their ways.

Agreed. I'd keep all photos at their respective dpi. In corel I'd lay it out at scale. No problem, do it all day long.

I've gotten many "sign specs" from companies where the math doesn't add up and no font specified. 0r calls for 4" LH Helvetica which becomes way too long to fit within "the specs" now what? "Can't you just squish it!"

Bigger question would be why you can't get it to load? Was the font purchased?