Tile Overlaps - Setting Up

If I were doing that, I would open in Photoshop, "save as" a copy with another name, then I would "crop" down to 52" ...Then I'd do the same with the other image. Then I'd open the originals again, "save as" another name, "crop" both of them to 21" (some overlap) & then I would resize the canvas in one file to paste in the other 21" image so both cropped images are in the same file.

The other option that might even be easier, is to set the images side-by-side & use Signlab to auto tile both at once.

 

Setting tile overlap and spacing in SignLab

Here is how to setup tiles with overlap and spacing in SignLab:

1. From the File menu, choose Print and Cut Setup.
2. Click the Page Setup tab.
3. In the Overlaps section, set the Horizontal and Vertical amount of overlap between each tile.
4. Set the Tile spacing for the amount of white space between each tile.
5. Click OK.
6. From the File menu, choose Print and Cut.
7. In the Print/Cut Toolbox, click Tile.
8. When dragging the tile lines, note that the lines now indicate an overlap amount.
9. Set your tiles and click Apply.
10. The tiles are now stacked with a gap between tiles equal to the Tile spacing previously set.

For the tiles that can fit side-by-side:

1. Click the tile to select it.
2. Then drag that tile by its center handle to reposition.

I'm not sure why the tiles aren't being placed together automatically.

Rod at CADlink
http://www.cadlink.com

 

Hi Neil,

• I do not know when your 7.1 package will arrive. I queried the fellow that sent it, but he's apparently left on vacation.
• I don't have a 7.0 package handly, but there does not appear to be a tiling issue in my 7.1 package.

• I'm trying to think of any other settings issues that would prevent you from repositioning the tiles.
• The first thing that came to mind was perhaps registration marks in combination with cut lines.
• However, I am not under the impression that you are cutting materials.
• After introducting registration marks as a test, I still did not have problem moving the tiles.

Regards,

Rod

 

When you set the tiles it will set the top 2 parts as 1 tile. You need to drag from the edge to create another tile.

First select the top tile, then drag another line from the edge. Set this line in between the 2 top portions so you now have 2 tiles selected. Then when you click apply you will have 2 seperate tiles in the main preview. You can move them independently so you can stack one on top of the other.

edited to say I was assuming a landscape preview, where the 52" runs vertically and the tiles are on the top. Still works the same either landscape or portrait.