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Studio Essentials

The result will be a Collada file that you can use in Studio Essentials in Adobe Illustrator. It will contain a Printable Part for every label.

Drawing a label on a shape

In Studio Toolkit, you can draw a label on a 3D shape.

1. Select the shape on which you want to add the label

2.

Click the Add Label button

The shape will be represented with all the triangles that it consists of.

3. Draw your label.

• If you click and drag from inside the label, or if no label exists yet, your cursor will be yellow, and anything you brush will add the triangles to the label.

• If you click and drag from outside the label, your cursor will be blue, and anything you brush will remove it from the label.

• Using the slider at the top of the window, you can define the Brush size. You can also change the brush size using the shortcuts [ and ].

Note: The label you draw can NOT contain any holes. You won't be able to add or remove areas that would result in a hole in the label.

4. To stop drawing the label, click the Done button at the top of the window. You can also click the Add Label button again, or click the Modify Area button in the pane on the right.

Note: After clicking Done, it is advisable to check the Maximum Distortion. See Distortion

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Tip:

• If you received a curve representing the shape of the label (i.e. a die-cut in Illustrator), you can save this as a .PNG or .JPG file, and import it onto the 2D view of the label to check if the brushed area has the right size and shape. See

Using graphic files

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• If the edges of your label are too rough, and you have Studio Visualizer, you can select a slightly oversized area and use the Die Cut operation in Studio Visualizer to trim away the unwanted parts.

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