Advanced Letter Model
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Getting Started with the Advanced Model
The Advanced Letter Model is for merchants who need flexible pricing and scalable sign dimensions. The Simple Letter Model uses predefined sizes. The Advanced Letter Model calculates the dimensions and the price from the selected font, text, and size. This guide shows the main steps to build an Advanced Letter Model customiser. First, collect information from your supplier. Then set up Pricing, Sizes and Fonts.
Sizing - Advanced model
This guide explains how to configure Sizes for the Advanced Letter model. Each size has a Size Scale Multiplier. The multiplier scales the sign by a fixed factor from its base size. The base size comes from the font's minimum letter heights.
Pricing - Advanced letter model
Pricing in the Advanced Letter Model lets you combine several calculations into a price that matches your real production costs. When you choose Letter Material Cost, this model works out the cost from the material length each letter needs. The system measures the outline of every character, takes half of that length as an estimate of its midline (centreline) path, and multiplies it by your material rate. This guide shows how to set up Pricing for the Advanced Letter Model. Works with AI Sign Designer The Advanced Letter Model supports AI Sign Designer for neon signs and channel letter signs (Acrylic and Metal). The system measures an AI-generated SVG design in the same way as typed text. It measures every shape in the converted SVG, except a UV-printed face. For each shape, it takes half of the outline length as an estimate of the midline (centreline) path. A UV-printed face adds no material length, letter price or shipping. The system prices the measured length with your Letter Material Cost. To enable AI Sign Designer on an Advanced Letter customiser, see How to Enable AI Sign Designer.
Fonts - Advanced Model
This guide explains how to configure fonts for the Advanced Letter Model, assign pricing models, adjust font spacing, and test measurement accuracy.
Letter Material Cost
Letter Material Cost is a pricing method used in the Advanced Letter Model. It calculates the price of letters from the calculated length of each letter's path. Key Benefits: Path-length pricing: Charge based on the calculated path length of each letter. Font-sensitive pricing: Fonts with longer letter outlines cost more. Flexible pricing tiers: Set different material costs for different sign dimensions. Real-time calculations: Prices update as customers change their text or fonts. AI Sign Designer compatible: The same length and rate calculation works for AI-generated SVG designs.
Understanding Font Measurements in the Advanced Letter Model
This guide explains how and what you need to consider when setting the minimum font size in the Advanced Letter model.
Manually calculate shipping cost value
Calculate the shipping cost per square centimetre from your shipping cost matrix, for Advanced Letter and Frame Fit pricing.
Determine Material Cost from Average Cost per Letter
Your supplier gives you an average cost per letter. It is not a material cost for each centimetre or inch. You can still use the Advanced Letter model. This guide shows how to calculate a Letter Material Cost from the average.
Request essential information - Advanced model
This guide explains how to collect the information required from your manufacturer to configure the Advanced Letter Model customiser.
Get your shipping cost matrix
This Sign Customiser guide covers Get your shipping cost matrix with the steps and context you need to complete the workflow.
Test Sign Measurement Accuracy
Use this guide to test how accurate the measurements of a font are. Make a sample SVG of any text in any font. Measure the width, height and material length in Adobe Illustrator. Then compare these values with the customiser.