a method and system for producing a rotating , clamped stencil includes producing a pattern in the surface of the stencil by means of an engraver by moving an engraving head of the engraver relative to the stencil . the engraving head is switched on and off by a control computer in coincidence with a predefined bit sequence which is generated from a byte sequence taken from a color file . the color file describes a pattern and is stored in a large - scale memory of a server . the server sends the color file containing the byte sequence relating to the engraving of the stencil to a further computer or to the control computer . this further computer or control computer creates the bit sequence assigned to this stencil . the result is a saving in computing time and memory capacity for the server . the bit sequence is created by the further computer or control computer only when the engraving of a stencil is actually to be carried out . the production of the bit sequence can also be carried out &# 34 ; on the fly . &# 34 ;