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Repeat Serial Numbers in Illustrator?
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petepaz
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would like to know how to do that one. it would come in handy.
i have another program (sign engine) that doesn consec. numbering so i import the artwork and set the numbers then export and import into versaworks but if i could set it up right from illust. to versaworks that would be great
ucmj22
New Member
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFZ5qqrmuIA this is in corel, but im sure the process is the same. In the design program, all you are doing, is assigning a spot color stroke to a box that versa works will recognize as a field it can add information to. you can add images or text, and can edit the font and color of text within versa.
Fred Weiss
Merchant Member
This thread at the Adobe forum may be of help.
Custom_Grafx
New Member
I usually work in the hundreds, not thousands, but find that doing the data in excel, then copy/pasting into either corel or illy works for me.
After you paste, select text only via menu command, then inverse select to select only the boxes and lines that will come across, delete, then you are left with text only.
Tip, when dealing with more than say 50 or so, pre split your stuff into columns of 30 or so in excel, and bring them over as columns, just easier to work with.
1. Centre align your top text to the top rectangle or whatever your label shape is.
2. Do the same to the bottom one.
3. Select all your label shapes, distribute evenly across selection.
4. Select all the text in that column, and do a distribute evenly across selection.
I love illustrator but to be honest for this particular function, Corel is way faster and easier to use for me, and being able to so easily work with multipage in Corel is a huge advantage when you run out of room. Yes, you can multipage in Illy, but my personal preference for this particular type of work is corel... it's a little more user friendly (for my laser engraver in particular... Roland, not such a big diff maybe).
After you paste, select text only via menu command, then inverse select to select only the boxes and lines that will come across, delete, then you are left with text only.
Tip, when dealing with more than say 50 or so, pre split your stuff into columns of 30 or so in excel, and bring them over as columns, just easier to work with.
1. Centre align your top text to the top rectangle or whatever your label shape is.
2. Do the same to the bottom one.
3. Select all your label shapes, distribute evenly across selection.
4. Select all the text in that column, and do a distribute evenly across selection.
I love illustrator but to be honest for this particular function, Corel is way faster and easier to use for me, and being able to so easily work with multipage in Corel is a huge advantage when you run out of room. Yes, you can multipage in Illy, but my personal preference for this particular type of work is corel... it's a little more user friendly (for my laser engraver in particular... Roland, not such a big diff maybe).
Tony Teveris
New Member
Does your Flexi do auto number, if so then create and export to AI or EPS and import into AI
GypsyGraphics
New Member
dindesign... forget illy, go with InDesign. here's a link with nice visuals to walk you through setting up your InDesign file with variable data fields.
InDesign VDP set-up
InDesign VDP set-up
Kevin-shopVOX
New Member
Just use versa works to handle it. You are ripping through there all ready and it is pretty simple to do. Scroll to Q17 for the how to.
http://support.rolanddga.com/docs/D...ces/Manuals and Guides/VersaWorks3_FAQ_EU.pdf
VersaWorks does support variable data field printing. Unfortunately there is one "gotcha" I really don't like about it:
Most typefaces default to column spacing for the numerals. Column spacing looks TERRIBLE unless you're setting a lot of numerals in columns. I hate looking at badly spaced numerals. Anything with one or more numeral ones in it can look especially atrocious. And we're in a year that has that (2011).
Excel has nothing for settings on controlling numeral spacing. VersaWorks is a software-based RIP, not really a design tool.
InDesign has numerous settings to override many of the default spacing settings built into typefaces, including the column spacing set for numerals. This can be handy to make numeral spacing in numbers look a LOT better.
Most typefaces default to column spacing for the numerals. Column spacing looks TERRIBLE unless you're setting a lot of numerals in columns. I hate looking at badly spaced numerals. Anything with one or more numeral ones in it can look especially atrocious. And we're in a year that has that (2011).
Excel has nothing for settings on controlling numeral spacing. VersaWorks is a software-based RIP, not really a design tool.
InDesign has numerous settings to override many of the default spacing settings built into typefaces, including the column spacing set for numerals. This can be handy to make numeral spacing in numbers look a LOT better.
Kevin-shopVOX
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