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How to create a new label design for Automation using Avery Design Pro 5.0

 

Follow the steps below to create a new label to be used with Automation Suite using Avery Design Pro 5.0.

 

Before you begin, make a new folder anywhere on your hard drive and name it anything you like.  (e.g Template) (I put my new folder on the desktop)

 

Using your windows explorer, go to C:\Router-CIM\Automation\Bin and copy the file called Label.dbf into the folder that you just created.

While your there, make a copy of the original RouterCIM.zpd file that is in that folder also.

 

Open Avery Design Pro.

 

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At the Start Screen for Avery Design Pro, click ‘Design from Scratch’.

 

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At the Select Template screen, choose the label you would like to use and click ‘OK’.
For this tutorial, I will be using the 8464 shipping labels.
 
KEEP IN MIND THAT THE SIZE OF THE LABEL DICTATES HOW MUCH INFORMATION YOU CAN USE ON THAT LABEL.

 

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This screen shows actual label that you chose in the previous step.

 

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From the Database pull down menu, choose Open…

 

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Click on the 'Open Database' icon.

 

At this screen, go to the folder that you created at the very beginning that has the label.dbf

 

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After opening the Template folder (or whatever you called it), select the label.dbf and click ‘Open’.

 

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At the next screen, select ‘Insert Fields’.

 

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This will open the Insert Fields box.

 

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The next few images will show Field descriptions.

 

 

Router-CIM Label file map

 

 

 

 

FIELD #

HEADER LABEL description

 

Field1:

Job name

* JOB: labels *,

Field2:

 

not used,

Field3:

 

not used,

Field4:

 

not used,

Field5:

Router-CIM Version information

* ROUTER-CIM LABELING *,

Field6:

 

not used,

Field7:

Router-CIM Version information

* for Router-CIM 2010 *,

Field8:

 

not used,

Field9:

 

not used,

Field 10:

 

not used,

Field 11:

 

not used,

Field 12:

 

not used,

Field 13:

Points to a blank file so nothing appears on label

C:\Router-CIM\automation\blank.wmf,

Field 14:

 

not used,

Field 15:

 

 

Field 16:

 

 

Field 17:

 

 

Field 18:

 

 

Field 19:

 

 

Field 20:

 

 

Field 21:

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD #

PART LABEL description

PART LABEL sample data

Field1:

Nest ID#

NEST ID # 5,

Field2:

Quantity

QTY: 5 OF 12,

Field3:

Part Name

PART: 57.DWG,

Field4:

Not Used

not used,

Field5:

X & Y dimensions

XDIM: 19.8223,YDIM: 48.0000

Field6:

Description

DESC: DESCRIPTION,

Field7:

Material

MATERIAL# 3/4 MDF,

Field8:

Sheet #

SHEET # MDF75_1,

Field9:

Customer Info 1 (Shows as “N/A” if not used in job)

label1,

Field 10:

Customer Info 2 (Shows as “N/A” if not used in job)

label2,

Field 11:

Customer Info 3 (Shows as “N/A” if not used in job)

label3,

Field 12:

Customer Info 4 (Shows as “N/A” if not used in job)

label4,

Field 13:

Part Graphic

C:\Router-CIM\Automation\wmffiles\5.wmf,

Field 14:

Backside

not used,

Field 15:

Barcode Graphic

not used,

Field 16:

Customer Info 5

label5,

Field 17:

Customer Info 6

label6,

Field 18:

Customer Info 7

label7,

Field 19:

Customer Info 8

label8,

Field 20:

NC Code filename without extension

MDF75_1,

Field 21:

Part label multiplier

1,

 

 

 

 

FIELD #

SCRAP LABEL description

SCRAP LABEL sample data

Field1:

Label Title

**** SCRAP INVENTORY ****,

Field2:

X size of scrap

XDIM: 19.8223,

Field3:

Y size of scrap

YDIM: 48.0000,

Field4:

Scrap qty

SCRAP QTY: 1,

Field5:

Material type

MATERIAL TYPE# 3/4 MDF,

Field6:

 

not used ,

Field7:

 

not used ,

Field8:

 

not used ,

Field9:

 

not used ,

Field 10:

 

not used ,

Field 11:

 

not used ,

Field 12:

 

not used ,

Field 13:

Points to a blank file so nothing appears on label

C:\Router-CIM\Automation\blank.wmf,

Field 14:

 

not used ,

Field 15:

 

not used

Field 16:

 

 

Field 17:

 

 

Field 18:

 

 

Field 19:

 

 

Field 20:

 

 

Field 21:

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIELD #

BARCODE LABEL description

 

Field1:

 

not used,

Field2:

 

not used,

Field3:

 

not used,

Field4:

 

not used,

Field5:

 

not used,

Field6:

 

not used,

Field7:

 

not used,

Field8:

 

not used,

Field9:

 

not used,

Field 10:

 

not used,

Field 11:

Number of sheets to run

Sheets to run:1,

Field 12:

 

not used,

Field 13:

 

not used,

Field 14:

Stock size required

Stock Size: 48.00 X 19.82,

Field 15:

Name of NCCODE file displayed in barcode 3 of 9 font

MDF75_1.out

Field 16:

 

 

Field 17:

 

 

Field 18:

 

 

Field 19:

 

 

Field 20:

 

 

Field 21:

 

 

 

Using the Insert, Space, and New Line buttons, you can make the layout for you’re your new labels.

 

Because of the size of this label, I was able to fit all of the fields on this label.

 

Remember, the size of the label you choose dictates how much information (or how many fields) you can actually place on the label.

 

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Notice the placement of fields 14 and 15.  This will be important because placing it at the bottom of the label; these fields will be at the bottom of the Bar Code.

Also notice that Field 13 is not on the label above.  This is explained next…

 

Field 13 is the graphic that can show the picture of your part on the label.

 

To place a graphic on the label, from the Database pull down menu, choose ‘Insert Image’

 

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Choose Field 13 and click 'OK'.

 

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By default, the graphic is placed in the upper left corner of the label.

 

 

 

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By grabbing and dragging, place the graphic box in the location you would like your graphic it be placed.  For this example, I have placed the graphic in the lower right corner.

 

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Field 15 is used to place a Bar Code graphic on the label.

 

First, from the Insert pull down menu, choose ‘Bar Code’.

 

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Your cursor will now change, drag from the upper left to the lower right to create a box.

 

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After the box is created, from the Database pull down menu, choose ‘Insert Fields’ and click on Field15 and click ‘Insert'.

 

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When finished, your label should look like this.

 

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NOTE: To prevent the bar code from becoming larger than the label and to have the name of the bar code shown, follow these steps:

 

Highlight the bar code image and right-click on the dotted edge.

 

Select 'Format Bar Code...' for the list.

 

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This will open the Format Bar Code dialog box:

 

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You want to make sure that 'Display Plaintext' and 'Adjust Size' are selected.

 

Now it’s time to save your label.  Choose 'Save’ or 'Save As’ from the file pull down menu.  The Save in: should be set to C:\Router-CIM\Automation\Bin.  

 
The filename MUST BE CALLED RouterCIM.zdp

 
If it is not named RouterCIM.zdp, it will not work.

 

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PLEASE NOTE THE FILE NAME:

The only choice you have is to save it as a .zdl type at this point.

 

In the File name: type in RouterCIM.zdp and click 'Save'.

 

You should be asked if you would like to overwrite the file.  Answer ‘Yes’

 

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Copy the label.dbf file from the Template folder created in the beginning of the tutorial to the C:\Router-Cim\Automation\Bin folder and choose 'Yes' to overwrite the existing file.

 

Then delete the copy of the label.dbf file in the Template folder you created.

 

You are finished….run a job through Automation.

 

When the job if finished and you open the Data Folder, you will see a RouterCIM.zpd file. Double-click on it. You will probably have to set the path for windows to open this type of file.

 

The application to use would be the Labeler.exe found in C:\Program Files\Avery Dennison\DesignPro 5.0 Limited Edition folder.