How To Create Print To Scale Templates In Adobe Illustrator – Online Course

This online course teaches you how to use Adobe Illustrator to create print-to-scale (1 to 1 scale) templates from a DFX file or similar file.  The course content will be available immediately after purchase. The Course Includes: 3 instructional videos totaling 39 minutes. A sample DXF you can download to use to follow along A sample logo you can download to use to follow along What Is Covered In This Course: How to import a DXF file into Illustrator to scale. A sample DXF will be available to download so you can follow along. How to check the scale so you know that it is imported to the proper scale and exported to the proper scale. How to set up artboards and arrange them so they overlap. How to group and label your template components. How to add and control Layers How to add crop marks so you can line up your templates and tape them together after printing. How to add and control layers in Adobe Illustrator. How to paste objects on all artboards. How to add objects to the Library so it’s available across all Adobe files. Learn the basics of the fill and stroke function in Illustrator. Adding labels to our parts and grouping them. Basic Text Tool Operations Adding your logo so you can brand your template A sample logo will be available for download so you can follow along. Inserting Images and turning them into a watermark Creating a cover page with a key for our template Adding new artboards and avoiding an Adobe bug Basic editing of artboards What You Will Need: Adobe Illustrator or Adobe CC subscription level includes Illustrator. Mac or PC with a 3-button mouse. (A trackpad is ok but not ideal) Basic Understanding of how to use Adobe Illustrator is a plus but not a requirement The instructor walks you through step by step Who is this for Course For: This course is ideal for woodworkers who want to learn how to take their digital designs from software like Sketchup or similar and turn them into templates that can be printed out on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper, taped together, and utilized to build their project, bringing their digital design to life.  This is also great for leather workers and seamstresses needing templates from which to work.