I attended three engraving clinics hosted by Brewer Sales on Sunday July 31, 2007 at the Moody Gardens Hotel & Resort in Galveston, TX.
8:00 – 10:00am Xenetech Users’ Clinic
Presented by Jimmy Dubose (Xenetech, Baton Rouge)
The Xenetech Users’ Clinic gave me a good idea of what the Xenetech interface looks like and it’s special features for laying out text and artwork. I don’t own a Xenetech engraving machine but it was interesting to see the Xenetech software in action.
10:30am – 12:30pm Corel X3 Projects
Presented by Roy Brewer CRM (Engraving Concepts)
I picked up some good tips at the Corel X3 Projects clinic. Roy Brewer gave the presentation and I always feel that Roy is honest and genuine about the information he presents. Some of the tips I gleaned from his presentation are:
- Tips on how to import different file types into Corel Draw and what problemsmight occur. Like how to reduce the number of nodes when importing an AutoCAD file.
- Roy showed us how to work with bitmaps in Corel Draw – like how to remove that darn white box.
- He also showed us how to use the Smart Fill in combination with the Create Boundary tool to quickly create outlines for cutting out complex objects.
- Many other useful Corel Draw features were presented.
1:00 – 4:00pm Building a Laser Engraving Business – 101 Things to do with a Laser
Presented by Mike Dean (aka “Mr. Epilog”) & Roy Brewer
The last presentation on building a laser engraving business gave me ideas on different ways to make a profit with a laser or rotary engraver. During the discussion, creating and acquiring logos came up and someone mentioned brandsoftheworld.com. This is a great website it you need a vectored logo.
Randy Allen is the salesman who sold me my laser and did a very good job of making everyone feel welcome and kept things on schedule.
