How do you create the edge spot part of a design mock-up for a printer? (1 Viewer)

[ngmcs8203]

I was wondering the best strategy for creating the edge spot part of a mock-up. How do you make sure the spacing between spots in the strip is accurate?

Here is what I am working with.

 

[Venturalvn]

The arc of the spot as a measure of the circumference translated to a fraction of 360 on a linear plane.

 

[ngmcs8203]

The arc of the spot as a measure of the circumference translated to a fraction of 360 on a linear plane.

 

[TheOffalo]

Read through this thread for information on how to calculate the edge spots (page 1 has info on how to do it in Inkscape, page 2 has info on how to do it in Illustrator). You can also use @eightyWon's template file in that thread which has the edge stripes built already.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Read through this thread for information on how to calculate the edge spots (page 1 has info on how to do it in Inkscape, page 2 has info on how to do it in Illustrator). You can also use @eightyWon's template file in that thread which has the edge stripes built already.

Omg I wish I found that post earlier this week. I had to recreate the inlay shapes myself and they were far from perfect. Now time to update my AI file.

 

[Venturalvn]

Read through this thread for information on how to calculate the edge spots (page 1 has info on how to do it in Inkscape, page 2 has info on how to do it in Illustrator). You can also use @eightyWon's template file in that thread which has the edge stripes built already.

See?? I wasn't lying!

https://www.pokerchipforum.com/thre...-for-tina-anita-cards-mold.81302/post-1670054

 

[ngmcs8203]

OK inlay shapes were never re-drawn so my method will have to do for now until someone with more accuracy decides they want to help.

 

[Colquhoun]

OK inlay shapes were never re-drawn so my method will have to do for now until someone with more accuracy decides they want to help.

You can’t use eightywon’s templates for edgespots?

 

[ngmcs8203]

You can’t use eightywon’s templates for edgespots?

The inlay shapes were on his to-do list and not in the most recent artwork file. I created a 43mm version and am redrawing the inlay shapes by hand instead of relying on the trace action in illustrator.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Oh I see! @TheOffalo redrew them and shared them in the thread as an SVG. That will work!

 

[Quicksilver-75]

You'll need to figure out how to use the polar tool in illustrator. It's the only way to get things dead-nuts.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Thanks for the tips, folks. Here's what I've got so far: https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d20cc481-1f99-4090-9ba7-61f41af6df05?view=published

 

[Colquhoun]

Thanks for the tips, folks. Here's what I've got so far: https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d20cc481-1f99-4090-9ba7-61f41af6df05?view=published

Chips look great! Are these going on cards mold? There’s a recessed ring on the edge of the “inlay” area…are those faux shaped inlays clear of that?
Also, I would be careful with small thin type on a black background. The dye-sub process causes black to “bleed” and it will eat up any thin white type. I think you’ll need to make all your small type larger and avoid serif typefaces.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Chips look great! Are these going on cards mold? There’s a recessed ring on the edge of the “inlay” area…are those faux shaped inlays clear of that?
Also, I would be careful with small thin type on a black background. The dye-sub process causes black to “bleed” and it will eat up any thin white type. I think you’ll need to make all your small type larger and avoid serif typefaces.

I was thinking the Greek mold hybrids which would be printed labels, right?

 

[Colquhoun]

I was thinking the Greek mold hybrids which would be printed labels, right?

They will print much better on labels, for sure. I haven’t seen the fidelity of the printing on those yet. However, even with CPC inlays with a black background, you need to be careful with extremely small text.

 

[ngmcs8203]

I think I need to shrink my labels down a little. It looks like they will be 24mm

 

[Colquhoun]

The thins on that typeface in the “Bay Area Rounders” may be troublesome to capture when printed, they seem REALLY thin.

 

[ngmcs8203]

Agree. I was riffing off the Caesers logo and that was what I felt was the closest typeface.

 

[ngmcs8203]

The thins on that typeface in the “Bay Area Rounders” may be troublesome to capture when printed, they seem REALLY thin.
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Went with a different typeface. What do you think now? I still need confirmation from justin that the 39mm and 43mm will have the same inlay size requirements of 24mm.

 

[ngmcs8203]

24mm on both chip sizes confirmed.

 

[BigCountryHateU]

Thanks for the tips, folks. Here's what I've got so far: https://assets.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:d20cc481-1f99-4090-9ba7-61f41af6df05?view=published

Check your edge spots on the 500 chip

 

[ngmcs8203]

Check your edge spots on the 500 chip

Wow great eye! I went off the chip label in @eightyWon's original chip mold art file. There is a typo there. The second 2TA181418 should actually be 3TA181418.

Updated my artwork with the correction. Thanks @BigCountryHateU!

 

[carza]

I was wondering the best strategy for creating the edge spot part of a mock-up. How do you make sure the spacing between spots in the strip is accurate?

Here is what I am working with.

Thank you for posting this question, was trying to figure out the same thing!