Illustrator Plugin for Templates

[CreativeCreationGraphics]

When I used to use Flexi (back at another shop I worked for), there was an option to throw the design in a template that you could attach to an estimate, for instance. It would give you dimensions, colors, etc of whatever graphic you threw in. I'm just wondering if there is something similar that Illustrator can do, perhaps a 3rd party plugin?

 

[OADesign]

I tried previously to find a plugin for Illy that pulled in the data similar to Flexi, to no avail. At least at that time.
What I ended up doing is building my template to suit (meaning set it up how I actually use it in Flexi, Because we use both here) Then exported all the versions of it from Flexi as PDFs or EPSs. In my case both 8.5x11 and 11x17. Then place them on a separate layer in Illy. Then when it comes time to send a proof I just print the entire page/artboard. It actually works really well, albeit a pia to fill in all the data by hand (but hey whats a few extra keystrokes). And if you are working with something large, or better stated, larger than your proof sheet, just scale up the proof sheet. As long as the proof sheet stays the same height to width ratio, the resulting PDF proof will be sized properly (8.5x11 or 11x17). Hope that helps.

 

[CreativeCreationGraphics]

I tried previously to find a plugin for Illy that pulled in the data similar to Flexi, to no avail. At least at that time.
What I ended up doing is building my template to suit (meaning set it up how I actually use it in Flexi, Because we use both here) Then exported all the versions of it from Flexi as PDFs or EPSs. In my case both 8.5x11 and 11x17. Then place them on a separate layer in Illy. Then when it comes time to send a proof I just print the entire page/artboard. It actually works really well, albeit a pia to fill in all the data by hand (but hey whats a few extra keystrokes). And if you are working with something large, or better stated, larger than your proof sheet, just scale up the proof sheet. As long as the proof sheet stays the same height to width ratio, the resulting PDF proof will be sized properly (8.5x11 or 11x17). Hope that helps.

Thanks for your feedback!

 

[myront]

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 in the cost and export out as a pdf.