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My very first entry into the sign industry was in the 80's when I quit my job as an architectural draftsman (drawing the dinosaur way, entirely with a pencil) in Hawaii & moved to New York City. I landed a job at the nations largest Architectural Signage franchise. The only computer work I'd...

in this industry, with this type of equipment, I agree that the time comes when maintenance will be more costly than investing in new technology... ...that said, paying to unlock an error code seems like a hostage negotiation, ESPECIALLY after the other events cited in the op's post.

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You seem to know yer s#it... ya just don't seem to know yer's stinks like the rest of us... you and your "asking basic function" claims, received an excellent & informative answer to part one... then an equally informative answer that you didn't happen to like about something else... so on...

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no, it won't launch (properly) without the dongle. It will launch in demo, which does disable saving. you can't remove after launching, because it pings for the dongle at frequent intervals, to eliminate things such as running a team of designers on one seat of software.

how soon do you hope to get out? I would think another reason someone might do this, is to "retire" the biz name you've worked under for 20+ years, make the transition with all your clients knowing you are still owner, at same location, selling same quality... ...and then after...

u So, you're saying "same amount of time" to do the easy half of the job in Corel, compared to completing the job in PS? (You don't need to do a mask in PS, with a transparent background, you distort the rectangular image, into the foreshortened version, with a few mouse clicks, in one...

Do a few tests too... Takes no time (you can even check results when wet)... ...it always amazed me how good it looks, even when brush marks show on the back... it still looks perfect through the acrylic... especially with the non glare!

Long ago I pondered this same question... before large format inkjet printers existed (in the sign industry anyway, with suitable outdoor durable inksets) ...and at that time, my decision was to find a wholesale source for edge prints, to help transition this technology into my products &...

A few weeks already? I'd say yer good to go! That should be enough childhood...

winning!!

I think it is just to keep the end from unrolling and the finger hole is for removing the clip

are you finding this with other rolls of media, or all with the same one? check the perf punching pattern. I remember having some bad punching, and if it worked it's way through for any distance, it would show up in damage to the holes, but the resistance that issue created had caused me some...

nice work Tim!

Or 3M clear VHB sheet adhesive

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yeah, what he said, but he may not know what "convert to curves" means, so tell him any type should be selected & then under the type menu, he needs to "create outlines". Also, tell him to make sure everything is within the artboard

hey thanks a bunch... I don't think this is the right job for me to want you to go that far with it... ...to explain better would be to start revealing the tip of an iceberg worth of a topic that I've felt I should start writing up here some day... ...but the short version is that i...

I think they want to minimize the flutter with heavier canvas, as well as increase the classy factor, but I think they are in too much of a hurry for a custom job produced off island, but thanks