how do i do registration marks for layering vinyl please?

[Glenn Sharp]

theres probably numerous ways to do it….I’ve used a bar (rectangle) at the top of the image….make sure the bar is in the same place on every seperate colour.

lay your first colour down……match the bar on your next colour with the allready stuck one & so on & so on 🙂

[Glenn Sharp]

I’ve just re-read that & I don’t know if I’ve made it very clear..let me know if you dont understand

[Glenn Sharp]

hopfully this might help

[TimDouglas]

That’s exactly what I’m looking for .. I have no problem fitting it struggling with keeping it on all colours if you catch my drift, I draw the box on the first layer how do i get it onto all the rest / in the same position?

Thanks

[Glenn Sharp]

personally I don’t use layers……never really seen the need for them

I would just draw the image on one layer (with the registration bar)…duplicate it for however many colours you have & delete as necessary.

Someone will probably tell you how to do it using layers…but as I say, I’ve never used them

[TimDouglas]

Thanks, When i press color separations in corel x3 it brings up all ways four colors ( cyan, magenta, yellow, black ) even when im only using it for one color, Am i using the wrong color pallet – Mainly vinyl or is a setting somewhere ? Thanks again

[Glenn Sharp]

the "seperations" you are talking about are only for when you are printing in four colour process….that is used in screen printing and litho to be able to produce full colour photographic images

don’t be confused by me using the word "seperations" in my drawing…that was only to indicate the 3 different images you would be cutting.

is the image you are trying to cut on multiple layers now?…..if it is I would have thought it would be as simple as drawing the registration bar on layer 1 then redrawing on top of layour 2,3 etc

[TimDouglas]

No only using single layer to, been messing around , think i have it sorted for now.. thanks for the help!!

[Graeme Harrold]

Using copy and paste should lift the object and subsequently paste the object on your other layers. Should do the trick. This can be checked if you leave all your active layers visible.

[Peter Mindham]

Hi have a look at this
I used this method yesterday on a van and it works perfectly. Never let me down yet

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=95222#95222

Peter

[Alan Drury]

May not be what you’re after vinyl wise but for future reference when printing separations objects ie. marks can be put on a ‘registration’ colour which is found at the bottom of the colour model dropdown. Any objects with this colour will appear on all plates when separated regardless of colour ie cmyk or spot.
alan D

[TimDouglas]

Yes Alan this is what i was looking for , could you explain where to find it, Im using a standard color palette, what color pallet is best to use just for vinyl designs?

[Alan Drury]

In Corel
Select object
Select fill tool (bucket) from tool bar on left
Click on Fill colour dialogue (1st icon in flyout)
Click models tab
Choose ‘Registration Colour’ – last one of the drop down list
Alan D

[TimDouglas]

thanks Alan, got it, that’s what i used before but had forgot .