James Burke
Being a grandpa is more fun than working
Just got a copy of Omega 5 LS today and ran it through the paces with Adobe Illustrator CS5, SignLab 8 and AutoCAD 2000i. Since we do monument sandblasting, we mainly do line art and a lot of text.
Overall, the files interact well with other in .ai, .eps, .dwg and .dxf formats. Oftentimes, we will manipulate / tweak images a half-dozen or more times across formats and between programs. Each program has a few extra necessary features that the others don't, and it's handy having all those options. As crazy as it sounds, it really works well.
Some formats seem to work better in their naitive programs, but in the end it all seems to work. Ultimately, everything gets sent to SignLab for cutting.
On a side note, I've never been fond of SignLab's very poor screen resolution for linework. Outlining in SignLab has always been a disaster and sometimes requires adding a hair line stroke just to be able to see anything...sad, but true. Multiple outlines often result in a snarled mess of crossing vectors.
Omega eliminates all of those problems and is definitely worth the investment.
JB
Overall, the files interact well with other in .ai, .eps, .dwg and .dxf formats. Oftentimes, we will manipulate / tweak images a half-dozen or more times across formats and between programs. Each program has a few extra necessary features that the others don't, and it's handy having all those options. As crazy as it sounds, it really works well.
Some formats seem to work better in their naitive programs, but in the end it all seems to work. Ultimately, everything gets sent to SignLab for cutting.
On a side note, I've never been fond of SignLab's very poor screen resolution for linework. Outlining in SignLab has always been a disaster and sometimes requires adding a hair line stroke just to be able to see anything...sad, but true. Multiple outlines often result in a snarled mess of crossing vectors.
Omega eliminates all of those problems and is definitely worth the investment.
JB
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