Your CorelDRAW  Sign Making Toolkit

     

About SignTools3 & CorelDRAW

One of the most frustrating problems sign & graphics professionals face is trying to make their sign designs and graphics CUT & PRINT OUT the same way they look on screen! 
    
Many new cutting plotters have arrived on the scene lately. Most are very good plotters, but the one component that is lacking is the included software, which is usually very basic text and limited graphics software.
    
For more sophisticated graphics and designs, these limited software programs leave you flat, and you are forced to upgrade or buy another software program. Look to spend another $750 to $1,000, depending on what you need, for the new software. Many sign design programs cost $2,000 up to $5,000!
     

The alternative for some, is to turn to CorelDRAW. Using CorelDRAW is a natural, as every shop has to buy CorelDRAW sooner or later. It's a given...sort of the "de-facto" standard in the industry. And let's face it...CorelDRAW IS the best for sign, screen print and graphic designers!
    
CorelDRAW offers a feature, although limited, that allows you to cut from their program by sending plot data to a cutting plotter. The problem here is one of limitations again. 

CorelDRAW is a premium design software...but not a premium CUTTING PLOTTER software. So again you face limitations and you have to perform several "duties" to your designs & graphics before you can get them to cut. Other limitations include the lack of specific Plotter dynamic controls that enhance cut quality, sizing , repeats, point cut spread controls, speed and other needed control features....
    
SignTools3 eliminates these problems! 
    
Most people get fed up trying to cut directly out of CorelDRAW to their plotters. That's why most people buy a dedicated Sign Making program. BUT traditional dedicated "Sign Making" software is VERY expensive...usually costing Thousands of dollars! And the cost of constantly updating these expensive software systems is also very costly...usually costing hundreds of dollars every time there is a NEW update! 
    
Many of the dedicated Sign Design & Cutting programs "license" technology from Corel Inc., the makers of CorelDRAW, to include in their multi thousand dollar programs! And why not! CorelDRAW IS the PREMIUM design software for our industry.....
    
So why not capitalize of the strength of CorelDRAW! SignTools3 provides the solution!
    
There is a very effective and low cost solution that rivals the performance of these very expensive programs, yet costs very little in comparison! This software is SignTools3 for CorelDRAW.
    
So why SignTools3 & CorelDRAW? 
    
Traditional "Sign Making" software is VERY expensive...usually costing Thousands of dollars! And the cost of maintaining these expensive software systems is also very costly...usually costing hundreds of dollars every time there is a NEW update! 
    
No sign shop is complete without CorelDRAW. It's essential for importing graphics from a variety of file types. As well as it's unmatched design tools it comes with a huge selection of fonts and clip art, which makes CorelDRAW the obvious choice for sign makers. 
    
However, exporting designs from CorelDRAW into traditional sign making programs can be problematic....
    
With the SignTools add-on you can cut directly from Corel with a click of a button. 
      
You will never need to export your graphics again.
     
SignTools3 GRS SPECIAL EDITION  works from within CorelDRAW 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, X3 & X4* and contains 30 specialty sign making and design tools. 
     
We include OVER 250 PLOTTER DRIVERS with SignTools3 ! These are dedicated drivers that allow you to get the best performance with your system. Plotter quality, speed, point separation control and other features are included with SignTools3.

These dedicated drivers are not available in CorelDRAW without the SignTools Plug-In to CorelDRAW!
     
No other CorelDRAW add-on or plug-in has as much power or is as easy to use... 
   
That's why we call SignTools "Your CorelDRAW Sign Making Toolkit".
     
SignTools is dongle (security key) free and will not affect any other sign making package or printer/plotter that you may have on your system. SignTools is protected by serial number codes and activation codes instead. 
    
SignTools is quick and easy to install and you can be cutting within minutes of placing the installation CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
    
 

AUTOMATIC & PRESET VECTORIZING

CorelDRAW couples with SignTools3 to provide a very powerful scanning processor and bitmap image vectorizing tool, thus allowing SignTools3 to 'cut' your scanned image in vinyl or nearly any other sign graphics media.

SignTools3 and CorelDRAW work together with your Twain or WIA (Windows Vista & XP only) compatible scanner!

INPUT IMAGES FROM YOUR SCANNER OR DIGITAL CAMERA!

You can load images from your Scanner or Digital Camera into CorelDRAW for editing and cutting in SignTools3 & CorelDRAW X3 !

CorelDRAW X3 supports scanners that use Microsoft Windows Image Acquisition (WIA), which provides a standard interface for loading images. If your scanner or digital camera does not support WIA, you can use the scanner’s or digital camera’s TWAIN driver for loading images. 

VECTORIZING SCANNED OR DIGITAL PHOTOS

The process is simple with many of the functions assigned to 'presets'. This allows you several intelligent 'pre-selected' parameter settings you may select to easily obtain optimal results. 

You may also select the Automatic Quick Trace Vectorization mode. In this mode the process is handled for you automatically with the software selecting optimal settings for you!

Each preset style is a collection of settings that are appropriate for the specific type of bitmap you want to scan and vectorize, for example, line art or a high quality photo. This makes the process simple with excellent results.

Here is a sample of the process...

New SignTools3 GRS SPECIAL EDITION 

• PANELING - MAKE VERY LARGE SIGNS USING SMALLER "TILES"

• OUTLINING - 1 CLICK OUT-LINING TOOL FOR FONTS & GRAPHICS

• DESCRIPTIVE TEXT - 1 CLICK SPECIAL TEXT EFFECTS

• PRICE FORMATTER - GREAT FOR MAKING MENU BOARDS & SALE SIGNS

• AUTO-NUMBERING - MAKES SEQUENTIAL NUMBERING SIMPLY & AUTOMATICALLY

• STRIPE EFFECT - CUT STRIPES INTO ANY TEXT OR GRAPHICS

• PINSTRIPE MAKER - CREATE & CUT HIGH QUALITY & ACCURATE PINSTRIPES

• SPECIAL TEXT EFFECTS - RELIEF DROP SHADE, BLOCKING, CAST SHADE, RELIEF CAST SHADE...

• SPECIAL TEXT EFFECTS - OUT-LINING, IN-LINING, SHADING, EMBOSS, DROP SHADE & MORE!

• COLOR SEPARATOR - GREAT FOR CUTTING & SCREEN PRINTING SEPARATE COLORS

• REMOVE OVERLAPS - AUTOMATICALLY REMOVES CUT OVERLAPS IN SCRIPT LETTERING

• REGO MARKS - CREATES AND APPLIES REGISTRATION MARKS

• VINYL SAVER - OPTIMIZES YOUR LAYOUTS PRIOR TO CUTTING TO SAVE VINYL

• SHAPE CONVERTER - QUICKLY COVERT AN OBJECT INTO A SPECIAL SHAPE YOU DEFINE

• MULTICOPY - MAKE QUICK AND SIMPLE MULTIPLE COPIES OF ANY OBJECT - FAST!