Export Print-Ready Files from Customizer and Designer

From Design to Production

Turn virtual ideas into real products. With Alter Product, you can print both customer orders (made in the Customizer) and your own projects (prepared in the Designer). Everything happens in one seamless flow: prepare → customize → download → print.

This post shows how you can move from creative idea to production-ready file — all inside one powerful platform.

Designer and Customizer — A Perfect Match

The Designer is your backstage studio — where every product begins. Here you define the product structure: variants, materials, print methods, colors, prices, print areas, and even ready-made templates.

Once your product setup is complete, you can activate the Customizer — your front-end tool for customers to personalize products in 2D or 3D. It uses everything you built in the Designer, so your workflow stays consistent from setup to sale.

• Designer — create, configure, and prepare the product.
• Customizer — your customers personalize it in real time.

Both lead to the same goal: a print-ready file that connects creativity with production.

How to Export Print-Ready Files

Whether you’re printing your own design or fulfilling a customer order, exporting is quick and intuitive. Just follow these steps:

1. Open the project or product you want to print.
2. Go to the Layers panel.
3. Click Download — a settings window will appear.
4. Adjust export options: quality (DPI), margins, cutting lines, or layers.
5. Click Download again to save the file.
6. Open it in your printing software — and start production.

You’ll receive a transparent, high-resolution PNG that’s ready for sublimation, DTG, DTF, UV, or any other printing process you use.

Printing Methods — One Export, Many Possibilities

Sublimation

Perfect for mugs, bottles, and polyester textiles. The exported PNG keeps transparent backgrounds and accurate proportions, ensuring crisp and vibrant results on curved or coated surfaces.

DTG (Direct-to-Garment)

Ideal for cotton apparel. Transparent PNGs guarantee sharp edges and clean color transitions — simply add the white underbase in your DTG software.

DTF (Direct-to-Film)

Flexible and versatile for short runs. Export the PNG, print it on transfer film, apply adhesive powder, and heat-press it onto fabric. Always make a test print first to verify color and alignment.

UV Printing

Best for rigid materials like glass, metal, or plastic. The exported PNG maintains detail and color fidelity — just match the print area to your UV printer setup.

Screen Printing & Other Methods

For techniques like screen printing or heat transfer, use the PNG as your base artwork and handle separations or alignment inside your own RIP software. Alter Product provides the precision — your workflow does the rest.

Pro Tips for Perfect Quality

• Keep logos and key elements away from edges or curves.
• Export at an optimal DPI.
• Preview the design on the actual material color before printing.
• Run one test print before full production to confirm alignment and colors.
• Use AI upscalers to enhance low-resolution images when needed.

Preview Before You Print

Before exporting, use the built-in 3D preview to verify placement, proportions, and alignment. You can also generate a photorealistic render or 360° video to visualize how your design will look in real life.

When you’re ready, go to Layers → Download and get your print-ready file in one click.

Summary

The Designer defines. The Customizer inspires. And the export connects creativity with production.

With Alter Product, every personalized design is just one click away from becoming a real, print-ready product.