FREE Summa barcode Gen for Illustrator

[DonutSlinger]

Hey I thought I'd share this script I made that creates Summa barcodes+marks in illustrator. If you find issues let me know but works great for our needs

LINK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14Qx4JR8xE7iVIJGgKHU_B35Rftw9SrMv?usp=sharing

2 versions:
1 - marks+barcode around artboard
2 - marks+barcode around selection


Prompts for the following settings:
-Barcode (if less than the required #'s are entered it adds 0's, and it filters out text characters)
-Marks offset (defaults to .31in)
-Barcode offset (defaults to .05in)
-Add additional marks on the left and right sides (to create marks in the corner use 0 which defaults to)

*Places the Marks in a separate layer named "Marks" and the barcode into a layer named "Barcode XXXXXXXXXXX"

How we use it
Send to Go-Sign to create the cut file, and then use cutter control for reading the barcodes. File names must match the barcode number exactly.

How to install in illustrator
Needs to be added to the scripts folder in illustrator something like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2025\Presets\en_US\Scripts

Where to find it in Illustrator:
File>Scripts


Enjoy

 

[ozpall]

Summa has a plug in in their website for illustrator that give you all that, plus layers for every element with spot colors already built in.
is yours any different?
thanks for sharing thou.

 

[DonutSlinger]

Theirs doesnt create a barcode, just 4 marks and you can’t modify the offset or rows of marks. At least last time i used it.

In order to to generate barcodes you must purchase macsign which hasnt been updated in 4 years and its $500. Plus the dongle must be used on the computer to generate

 

[ozpall]

Theirs doesnt create a barcode, just 4 marks and you can’t modify the offset or rows of marks. At least last time i used it.

In order to to generate barcodes you must purchase macsign which hasnt been updated in 4 years and its $500. Plus the dongle must be used on the computer to generate

ok cool thanks for the clarification,
on theirs you can modify marks.
i'll check yours out,
thanks again.

 

[ozpall]

Hey I thought I'd share this script I made that creates Summa barcodes+marks in illustrator. If you find issues let me know but works great for our needs

LINK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14Qx4JR8xE7iVIJGgKHU_B35Rftw9SrMv?usp=sharing

2 versions:
1 - marks+barcode around artboard
2 - marks+barcode around selection


Prompts for the following settings:
-Barcode (if less than the required #'s are entered it adds 0's, and it filters out text characters)
-Marks offset (defaults to .31in)
-Barcode offset (defaults to .05in)
-Add additional marks on the left and right sides (to create marks in the corner use 0 which defaults to)

*Places the Marks in a separate layer named "Marks" and the barcode into a layer named "Barcode XXXXXXXXXXX"

How we use it
Send to Go-Sign to create the cut file, and then use cutter control for reading the barcodes. File names must match the barcode number exactly.

How to install in illustrator
Needs to be added to the scripts folder in illustrator something like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2025\Presets\en_US\Scripts

Where to find it in Illustrator:
File>Scripts


Enjoy

downloaded and installed, works good, i like being able to make my barcode, thank you!!!

 

[DonutSlinger]

downloaded and installed, works good, i like being able to make my barcode, thank you!!!

Right! They sell the machine for barcodes but you must use a 3rd party rip like Flexi, or Onyx to create and they place so much spacing around them it's a waste. I don't like those programs for various reasons. Trying to find a way to get the cut file creation process more automated in GoSign using barcodes. Currently pulls the barcode layer in as cut paths that must be manually removed and then manually rename the cut file to the barcode.

 

[ikarasu]

Hey I thought I'd share this script I made that creates Summa barcodes+marks in illustrator. If you find issues let me know but works great for our needs

LINK: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14Qx4JR8xE7iVIJGgKHU_B35Rftw9SrMv?usp=sharing

2 versions:
1 - marks+barcode around artboard
2 - marks+barcode around selection


Prompts for the following settings:
-Barcode (if less than the required #'s are entered it adds 0's, and it filters out text characters)
-Marks offset (defaults to .31in)
-Barcode offset (defaults to .05in)
-Add additional marks on the left and right sides (to create marks in the corner use 0 which defaults to)

*Places the Marks in a separate layer named "Marks" and the barcode into a layer named "Barcode XXXXXXXXXXX"

How we use it
Send to Go-Sign to create the cut file, and then use cutter control for reading the barcodes. File names must match the barcode number exactly.

How to install in illustrator
Needs to be added to the scripts folder in illustrator something like C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator 2025\Presets\en_US\Scripts

Where to find it in Illustrator:
File>Scripts


Enjoy

Any reason you don't put it on the correct layers? I would also auto generate the barcode... I made my script for The flatbed cutters, but I assume its the same on roll cutters.

If it's a 0 it denotes the front... if it's a 5 it denotes the back. That way you can have a barcode on both sides - then whether you're laminating or not, your cutter will still read it in the correct orientation.

Attaching my script - It's circles as its for the flatbed. but it also Creates a Kiss / Thru layer, and moves all the Kiss/Thru Swatches to their prespective layer, as well as print data and reg marks.


With mine You just generate it... You can save the pdf in a folder, and the summa goproduce software can be told to pull from that folder and it'll auto pull the file, no needing to use go-sign to generate a cut. I havent modified mine in a long time.. been meaning to get back into it and make a GUI / Menus and stuff. Right now this one will auto resize the artboard 1" in each direction to add thebarcodes and fiducials. It'll also auto add more dots every 12" I believe? Been awhile!


I dont like the illustrator plugin summa made. It'd be nice if we could modify it a bit to do all the above in a clean gui format like graphtec has... The only thing I don't like about the summas is the plugins, Graphtecs CM4 plugin is so much more robust.

 

[ikarasu]

Right! They sell the machine for barcodes but you must use a 3rd party rip like Flexi, or Onyx to create and they place so much spacing around them it's a waste. I don't like those programs for various reasons. Trying to find a way to get the cut file creation process more automated in GoSign using barcodes. Currently pulls the barcode layer in as cut paths that must be manually removed and then manually rename the cut file to the barcode.

Have your barcode generate on "Print Data", and your square fiducials generate on "Regmark", move all the print data to "Print Data" as well...and have the cutline moved to "Kiss-cut" And goproduce shouldn't put non cut stuff to be cut. I believe you can use the script to change the name of the tab to your barcode name as well...then when you save it, it's 1 less step at least. I'm pretty sure the first version of my script did that until I realized I wanted it to be saved as the sticker item code I was using.