New Starter Kit for Ponoko - 4 Great Flavors! October 15
The post below is courtesy of the geniuses on the Ponoko technical team. In order to help everyone (and in particular people like me who have very little experience in designing with vector software) we needed to make some changes to our starter kit. This addresses any problems opening .eps files with the vector software we recommend using. These changes come thanks to all the great feedback we get from you guys out there and on the Ponoko Forums. We can’t implement every change we get requested but we certainly love hearing them so don’t be shy about commenting or letting us know your thoughts.
Why have you changed the templates and the making guide?
Unfortunately, we’ve been finding out that one size does not fit all when it comes to .eps files. Adobe Illustrator CS®, Macromedia Freehand MX®, Inkscape and CorelDraw X3® all handle .eps files differently - which has been causing problems for everyone!
We did a bit of investigation and saw that we needed to provide templates that work in each of these vector art packages.
So we’ve been busy and created 4 downloadable starter kits. They contain new Ponoko templates and a revised making guide for Adobe Illustrator CS®, Macromedia Freehand MX®, Inkscape and CorelDraw X3®. The revised making guide outlines the design steps you need to follow to make sure the .eps files you create upload properly.
I have the old .eps templates and making guide, what do I do?
You’ll need to download the new starter kits. They contain unique templates and making steps for Adobe Illustrator CS®, Macromedia Freehand MX®, Inkscape and CorelDraw X3®. You can also download a ‘general’ making guide that shows you the design process to make with Ponoko - but doesn’t outline the unique steps for saving .eps files.
Why can I only upload .eps files?
We have chosen to use .eps files because they have a greater degree of accuracy than other file formats. This means you have greater control over your design. We are currently investigating how to accept other file formats.
Got more questions?
Check out the Templates and .eps files FAQs.
November 27th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Really nice job on the “starter kit” — they’re absolutely delicious! Thanks…
January 29th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
[...] So, what’s the next step? Go sign up for Ponoko here, have a look at the Starter Guide and our other resources and get designing. There is still time to get it done if you hustle, you need to give us at least a week to get the end result to you. If you are having any problems, check out our Forums or leave a comment on the blog and we’ll help you out. [...]