Want to get a gradient effect in your engraving? Using a vector shape (or text) as a starting point, the “Contour Fill” tool is used to simulate a gradient effect that can then be applied with tool paths. Getting started with this feature is easy. With your vector design selected, begin by choosing: “Transform” menu…
Category: Product Feature
Fading or otherwise deteriorating designs can add a cool distressed look on a print, but sometimes you just want a print to last. You can lock up your garments in a display case and hope for the best, but if you actually want to wear them, then protecting them is a must. That’s where “spreading…
Looking for an easy way to set-up automation for repetitive tasks? CADlink actions let you do just that. Once you’ve created an action, you can apply an action on import, apply and action to a job that is already in the queue, and apply an action to copy group layouts. To create an action, you’ll…
In SignLab, EngraveLab, and ProfileLab, when you select an object, you can find Weed Border and Power Weed in the Shape Tools. In Digital Factory, Filmmaker, VPM, and Production Spooler, Weed Borders are set up in Queue Properties in the Production Markup tab. Weed Border and Power Weed create weed paths that help you remove…
Noise Shampoo is a smoothing, edge-preserving filter for simplifying or reducing noise on images in SignLab, EngraveLab, Digital Factory, FilmMaker, and VPM. Image noise can be seen as random variations in images. For example, one part of the image is brighter than the other, or there’s some color information that seems wrong. It’s usually electronic…
Contour cuts are useful for stickers, labels, wall art, signs, logos, etc. You can apply contour cuts in SignLab, EngraveLab, ProfileLab, and Digital Factory. The methods are slightly different depending on the program you’re using – they are outlined in this blog. Contour cuts create a cut path around image frames or around and on…
View Raw Data can help you save time, ink, and substrate! In Digital Factory, Filmmaker, and VPM, you can view raw data on your job before sending it to output. View Raw Data shows you a pixel-by-pixel display of what will be printed. You can change the background color, enable and disable layers for white…
In SignLab, EngraveLab, and ProfileLab, you can create custom blanks for your jobs. This blog uses the language “sign blank” and may appear differently depending on the program you’re using. This example helps you create a custom sign blank from an object you’ve designed in the workspace. You can create any design for a blank…