ChrisB Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I'm looking to produce my own tops data panels and similar small items and print them on to decal paper. This doesn't require much in the way of software but there seem to be a lot of free packages out there. These things are always a minefield so I wondered if anybody had any experience of such things good or bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 you don't say what platform your using but inkscape is free and will do what you want. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Sorry ! Windows 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium newbryford Posted December 14, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 14, 2015 I used Serif PagePlus Starter Edition for these TTA's. I imported in the toxic labels and Hazchem symbols from images from t'interweb. And a cruel close up I've found a better way or removing the white edges (not that they are visible from other than very close. Use a VERY sharp, i.e. new blade and then run a permanent marker pen of the relevant colour (red or black) along the cut edge, before dipping them in water. There is a mix of coloured on clear paper and for those with white lettering with a coloured background, I printed the background onto white paper (effectively doing the text in "clear") The main Hazchem label is printed onto white paper, as are the black labels with white lettering. If you want to print white onto clear, then there are a couple of decal printers out there that will print to your artwork. TBH, MS "Word" has a basic drawing package that can be easy to use for numbers and rectangles. Cheers, Mick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Campaman Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The free open source office package LibreOffice has a nice drawing program included that will do what you need. http://www.libreoffice.org/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG John Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 The free open source office package LibreOffice has a nice drawing program included that will do what you need. http://www.libreoffice.org/ And OpenOffice, that LibreOffice was developed from. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I used Serif PagePlus Starter Edition for these TTA's. I imported in the toxic labels and Hazchem symbols from images from t'interweb. DSCF6761c.jpg And a cruel close up DSCF6761s.jpg I've found a better way or removing the white edges (not that they are visible from other than very close. Use a VERY sharp, i.e. new blade and then run a permanent marker pen of the relevant colour (red or black) along the cut edge, before dipping them in water. There is a mix of coloured on clear paper and for those with white lettering with a coloured background, I printed the background onto white paper (effectively doing the text in "clear") The main Hazchem label is printed onto white paper, as are the black labels with white lettering. If you want to print white onto clear, then there are a couple of decal printers out there that will print to your artwork. TBH, MS "Word" has a basic drawing package that can be easy to use for numbers and rectangles. Cheers, Mick They look spot on! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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