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Understanding Channel Letter Printing and the PrintUP 3D Printing Software (Part 1)

Source: https://softwaretraining.co.za/understand-channel-letter-printing (canonical on this live HTML; live file /workspace/understand-channel-letter-printing-fresh.html; html lang="en-ZA"; og:locale en_US (also en_ZA); schema inLanguage en-ZA; WP-Super-Cache stamp 2026-08-16 05:22:11; live GET of pretty slug understand-channel-letter-printing 200; HTTP Date Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:22:04 GMT). Fetched 2026-08-16T05:22:04 SAST. Published 1 September 2023 (datetime 2023-09-01T11:29:21+02:00 / article published time 2023-09-01T09:29:21+00:00). Site modified 26 May 2026 UTC / 26 May 2026 SAST (2026-05-26T05:22:16+00:00 / og:updated_time 2026-05-26T07:22:16+02:00). WordPress post id 28534. Also known as https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=28534 (shortlink / wp-json posts/28534 / postid-28534 / html_entry_id_28534 / post-entry-28534 / post-28534 on this URL; not separately re-fetched). Alternate long pretty slug understanding-channel-letter-printing-and-the-printup-3d-printing-software-part-1 also printed on this URL (query_vars name; not invented; not fetched). Canonical / og:url pretty slug is understand-channel-letter-printing (printed; not invented). Not WordPress id 28533 and not slug channel-letter-download. Same page as unused avia next named on already-ingested PrintUP Getting Started INDEX (pretty slug understand-channel-letter-printing was printed there; not invented; title there: "Understanding Channel Letter Printing and the PrintUP 3D Printing Software (Part 1)"). Same WordPress id as unused INDEX body PART 1 listed as ?p=28534 on that INDEX (INDEX body title there: "PART 1 – About PrintUP"; pretty slug was not printed on that INDEX body link; this live HTML confirms WP 28534). Live page title is "Understanding Channel Letter Printing and the PrintUP 3D Printing Software (Part 1)".

What this is: One public English how-to page on softwaretraining.co.za, an AM.CO.ZA training-video project. This is AM softwaretraining PrintUP (PrintUP / PrintUp / PrintUp 3D named on this live HTML title, tags, and body chrome; tags also name AM.CO.ZA / AM3D), not UltraPrint and not a third-party RIP. Knowledge on this page is universal and cited to this softwaretraining URL. This page is Part 1 titled Understanding Channel Letter Printing. This is a part, not an INDEX. This fills leftover avia next of already-ingested INDEX channel-letter-download. Distinct from already-ingested PrintUP Getting Started Downloading/Running INDEX training/channel-letter-download.md (source https://softwaretraining.co.za/channel-letter-download; avia prev chrome on this URL; already in KB; dest 27189 not touched; leftover INDEX HTML not reused; not recrawled), from unused avia next https://softwaretraining.co.za/channel-letter-download-install (title: "Where are we able to Locate Download and Install PrintUP 3D Printing Software (Part 2)"; pretty slug printed; not invented; not fetched), from unused body Mini-Series https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=28533 (pretty slug not printed on the body link; same WP id as already-ingested download INDEX; not invented; not recrawled), from unused body next Download and Install https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=28535 (pretty slug not printed on the body link; not invented; not fetched), from unused INDEX leftover body PART 3 https://softwaretraining.co.za/?p=28536 (not printed on this URL; not fetched), from already-ingested PrintUP 3D Navigation how-to training/channel-letter-3d-navigation.md (already in KB; dest 31344 not touched; leftover 3D Navigation HTML not reused; not recrawled), from already-ingested PrintUP Channel Letters 3D Transformation INDEX training/channel-letters-3d-transformations.md (already in KB; dest 24544 not touched; leftover INDEX HTML not reused; not recrawled), from already-ingested printhead colour-channel INDEX training/colour-channel-manipulation.md (already in KB; dest 31715 not touched; leftover printhead INDEX HTML not reused; not recrawled), from already-ingested Doubling Up Color Channels INDEX + Parts 1-3 dests 26424 / 33763 / 35120 / 33405 not touched; leftover HTML not reused; not recrawled, from already-ingested Printing Black Without the K INDEX + Parts 1-3 dests 25387 / 31154 / 32454 / 33779 not touched; leftover HTML not reused; not recrawled, from already-ingested Printing CMYK to CMY with Fake K INDEX + Parts 1-6 dests 22779 / 33738 / 28031 / 29453 / 29712 / 32465 / 34114 not touched; leftover HTML not reused; not recrawled, from unused You might also like https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-pie-circle-cut-out / https://softwaretraining.co.za/flexiprint-objects-ordering / https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-contours-internal-external / https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-delete-microjoints-toolbar / https://softwaretraining.co.za/fabricam-parts-selection-information (pretty slugs printed; not invented; not fetched), from unused More Articles other-host RSS chrome printed on this URL (cited not fetched), from unused Photoshop Fake K INDEX photoshop-cmyk-cmy and Photoshop Doubling Up INDEX photoshop-double-colors (those slugs were not printed on this URL; not fetched), and from youtube chrome (YouTube was not crawled). Named as unused avia next Part 1 on already-ingested download INDEX (pretty slug understand-channel-letter-printing was printed). This does not ingest other PrintUP series parts this pass. channel-letter-download-install was not ingested this pass. ?p=28535 / ?p=28536 were not ingested this pass. channel-letter-download dest 27189 was not touched this pass. channel-letter-3d-navigation dest 31344 was not touched this pass. channel-letters-3d-transformations dest 24544 was not touched this pass. colour-channel-manipulation dest 31715 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-double-image-channel-color dest 33405 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-setup-project-image dest 35120 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-print-double-colors dest 33763 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-double-color-channel dest 26424 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-export-image-new-cmyk dest 33779 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-replace-k-with-fake-k dest 32454 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-setup-image-project dest 31154 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-black-without-k dest 25387 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-export-image-cmyk dest 34114 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-add-fake-key dest 32465 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-print-cmyk-vs-cmy dest 33738 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-remove-image-key dest 29712 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-convert-rgb-cmyk dest 29453 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-setup-project-ready dest 28031 was not touched this pass. coreldraw-cmyk-to-cmy dest 22779 was not touched this pass.

Not FabriCAM / FlexiPRINT / PrintEXP / UltraPrint / AcroRIP / InkRIP / CorelDRAW / Photoshop this how-to. Distinct: InkRIP (AM software, different RIP programme; already-ingested More Training Videos inkrip-driver-import-export / inkrip-printer-driver-resolutions / inkrip-printer-driver-properties / inkrip-printer-driver-copies / YMAL inkrip-default-design-shapes / sidebar ICC INDEX are More Training Videos / YMAL / sidebar chrome on this URL, not this PrintUP how-to, and were not recrawled except as already in KB), PrintEXP (AM software, different RIP / control programme; not this PrintUP how-to and not fetched), UltraPrint (not this page; buythis RSS chrome on this URL names UltraPrint Lite; not AM softwaretraining PrintUP; not this how-to and not fetched), AcroRIP, WellPrintEXP (stored/OEM), FlexiPRINT / FlexiSTARTER (SAi third-party stored; You might also like chrome on this URL names a FlexiPRINT page; that is a different page, not this how-to, and was not fetched), Photoshop (third-party/industry; unused Photoshop series slugs were not printed on this URL and not fetched), CorelDRAW (third-party/industry software on AM softwaretraining, not AM stack / AM RIP / AM product; completed CorelDRAW dests not touched and not recrawled), FabriCAM (AM software, different CAD/CAM programme; You might also like chrome on this URL names FabriCAM pages; those are different pages, not this how-to, and were not recrawled except as already in KB), RouterCAM (AM CorelDRAW plugin / CAM; sidebar / category chrome names RouterCAM folders; those are different pages, not this PrintUP how-to, and were not fetched). Sidebar / category chrome on this URL names FlexiPRINT / other RIP / vinyl / laser / FabriCAM / Photoshop / CorelDRAW / 3D Printer Channel Letter training-video folders; those are different pages, not this how-to, and were not fetched except as already in KB. Sidebar chrome on this URL also names buythis.co.za; buythis was not crawled. Sidebar chrome also names cncu.co.za; cncu was not crawled. Share-on-WhatsApp / share-by-mail are page chrome only; email / WhatsApp were not crawled. YouTube channel links are present in page chrome; YouTube was not crawled. Cover chrome also names channelletters.co.za; channelletters was not crawled. Footer / More Websites chrome also names a2.co.za / airpumps.co.za / other AM sites; those hosts were not crawled except as already in KB. More Articles chrome also names updating.co.za / sortit.co.za / univision.co.za / cornerstone.co.za / buythis.co.za; those hosts were not crawled.

English peek (quoted from the live page)

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How to understand channel letter printing in PrintUP (from this page)

The live page body is short; the on-page "Video Transcript" block is the step source. Raw auto-caption is not copied in full; no transcript invented. Cleaned steps from that live block:

  1. This Part 1 is an overview of what PrintUP is for, before later download/install steps.
  2. The live body says 3D printing has two popular types; for PrintUP this series looks at channel letter printing, not conventional/modern 3D printing of fully detailed models.
  3. Channel letters are built on a 2D plane going upwards (signage; letters can take lights). The live block says PrintUP is free and can be used without 3D-modelling knowledge, including designs based on fonts.
  4. The live block uses an AM.CO.ZA sample process: start on a flat plane, build higher, optionally multiple colours in one print, later bevels, and a path for lights on the inside.
  5. Recap from the live closer: softwaretraining.co.za search (top right) and the on-site request-a-training-video form if a video is missing. Avia next on this URL is a different page at https://softwaretraining.co.za/channel-letter-download-install (pretty slug printed; not invented; not fetched).

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