How to create sequential numbering stickers

[George Neagu]

Hi Jon,
I don’t think any of your software can do that without an intensive work.
But I know you can do that in a breeze with InDesign because it’s a pagination software. One tutorial is here but there are tons of others on Google. http://indesignsecrets.com/making-numbered-tickets.php.
Not sure if you can do that on InDesign trial mode but it’s worth a try. Install InDesign as trial and see if works.

Let us know how it went.

[Jon Miller]

Thanks George, I shall have a go when I get a chance and keep you updated.

Kind regards,

Jon

[Michael Evans]

Hi Jon,

I’m not sure what rip software you use, but Versaworks can make variable data.

It takes a little bit of setting up in the design software.
I use Corel so am unsure how to do it in the software you use.

I’m sure it’s in the user guide, but this is only helpful if you use Versaworks

[David Hammond]

Sign lab can too using the badges function.

Versaworks also can, but from memory is limited to fonts installed on the machine VW is running on.

[Jon Miller]

Rasterlink 5.

Forgot to mention I also have omega 5 for the edge which I would imagine should have something for that given the type of printer it is. No use for inkjet though unless created in there and exported as vector..
Something else added to tge growing list of things to look in to 🙂

[David Hammond]

Send the spec over, and I’ll knock the artwork up in sign lab and I should be able to export it as a PDF, with the cut path…

[Jon Miller]

Wow, most kind David thank you.
It will havve to wait until I am back in the unit. Will also have a look at the other methods first before troubling you. 🙂 as is something I need to be able to do myself really. What if you are on holiday or something just when I need it :D..

[David Hammond]

Honestly, take a look at signlab.

We’re adobe user, and whilst the interface of signlab to me looks like something from the 80’s, it has some really good features. Barcode Printing, Badges, variable data, easy contour cut tools, and it’s really easy to do.

http://www.cadlink.com

Although we usually create the fixed artwork in illy, and import to SL, the just drop in the variable bits. :thumbsup:

[David Hammond]

Thinking about it though, indesign should do it too, and export each sticker as an individual pdf. So long as the cut path is the right spot colour it should work.

[Robert Walker]

David is right Indesign does it and will put x amount to a sheet if you want then your not stuck to the 250 limit in versaworks

[Jon Miller]

Will try indesign trial tomorrow at some point and see if it is present there. Will do some digging regarding the omega too as I would have thought that would surely have a similar feature.

[Robert Walker]

It’s there on the demo. It’s under Window-utilities-data merge

[Fred McLean]

Jon, omega has an automatic sequential numbering option. Just use the #1 where you want to repeat, then tools-repaets/merge and then auto-number.Gives you plenty of options for repeating 1 2 3 4 or 01 02 03 04 001 002 003 004 etc……

Fred

[Jon Miller]

Thanks Fred, I thought it must have the option!
Quick test importing file from illustrator, creating the sequential edits and saving and opening in to illustrator again.. worked a treat, thank you!!

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[Fred McLean]

Glad you got it sorted Jon :smiles:

You can repeat horizontally first, as well as vertically,
if you are cutting them into individuals, whichever is easiest to keep track when checking/packing.

Hope that makes sense.

F

[Ewan Chrystal]

Is there an option for this in Flexisign?

[Jon Miller]

Thank you Fred 🙂

Hi Ewan, had a quick search and this popped up. http://www.thinksai.com/blog/2016/03/24 … n-feature/

[Ewan Chrystal]

Cheers John. I don’t have that option in my menu. Maybe it’s the next version up from what I have?

[Jon Miller]

Sorry bud, I don’t know the software so cannot say. I guess give Flexi a shout to see which versions offer this feature.
Maybe it is in there but hidden in a menu or under another tool name.

[Glen Mathers]

[quote="Ewan Chrystal"]Cheers John. I don’t have that option in my menu. Maybe it’s the next version up from what I have?[/quote]

Hi Ewan,
click "arrange" then down to "auto serialize" at the bottom

Sorry ewan, just clicked the link about it, what version of flexi are you in?

[Ewan Chrystal]

Version 10 but it’s not flexisign pro.

[Glen Mathers]

If you want me to do it for you you can send me the file across.

[Ewan Chrystal]

Cheers Glen, was just for future reference

[Greg McCarthy]

I have the same type of job to do. 1-700 for some stickers. I have Illustrator with rasterlink 5 but do fancy manually entering all 700!

I have found this that might help others but I havent had chance to set it up yet. Its a script that runs in illustrator so sequential numbers can be inputted.

https://github.com/Silly-V/Adobe-Illust … porter.jsx

Im going to see if InDesign trial works any better

[David Hagerty]

InDesign should be able to do it quite easily, as long as the trial let’s you output print ready files.
We either use data merge (with a csv file containing the numbers) or you could just put a current page number in the master page and insert 700 pages.