3.123 Set TrimBox to the Dieline

Updated on Apr 25, 2024

Learn in this article,

which requirements are needed for this Fixup and
how to apply this Fixup.

1. Introduction

The Fixup Set TrimBox to the Dieline is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to set the TrimBox to an existing Dieline in the print file and the BleedBox at a certain distrance from the TrimBox.

2. General

Use this Fixup after checking if it turns out that the TrimBox does not match the existing Dieline, and the BleedBox isn't located at the desired distance from the TrimBox.

You can find this Fixup in the footer of the Document Information and User-defined Fields area under the Print Data tab of an Article, Production Job or Order or in the Data Preparation tab.

3. Fixup Description

With this Fixup set the BleedBox at a defined distance to the TrimBox. The Print Item will be cropped to the BleedBox, however, the Fixup itself will not create a Bleed.

3.1. Requirements and Functionality

In order for this Fixup to work correctly, the following requirements must be met:

A Dieline has been added to the Print Item as a Spot Color.
The Dieline must be a path and not a filled area.
The Dieline does not have to use a system-wide defined Technical Color, since the user can also apply this Fixup using all Spot Colors contained in the document.
The Dieline should be set to overprint. A Dieline that has been set to knockout, will not be set to overprint when using this Fixup.
The document contains a defined Bleed.

Figure 1: The dialog Set TrimBox to the Dieline Fixup.

You can choose from the following options:

Templates [1]– Settings that are selected in this dialog can be saved as a template and therefore used for other Articles/Print Items.
Select Dieline [2] – In this drop-down menu you can select any Spot Color that is present in the print file. Select the Spot Color that defines the Dieline in this case.
Bleed [3] – Enter the Bleed to be created in the input field. You can enter values between 0 and 20. Note that the Bleed created here using the Fixup means only the space for the Bleed is created. Creating content for the Bleed can be accomplished using Fixups located in the Add Bleed Fixup group. Select the desired placeholder for the Variable Content [4] - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the Bleed should be retrieved.

Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: edited file where the TrimBox was set to the Dieline and the BleedBox was set 3mm from the TrimBox

3.2. Before/After

In the source file "Wine_Lugana_Start.pdf", all page geometry boxes are set to the MediaBox. An overprinted Dieline using the Spot Color name CutContour is created using the correct size for the label with rounded corners.

Applying the Fixup creates a corrected version "Wine_Lugana_End.pdf".

Figure 2: Comparing the files before and after applying the Fixup.