3.126 Set TrimBox to the Dieline

Updated on Mar 12, 2025

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 distance from the TrimBox.

2. General

Use this Fixup if the TrimBox does not match the existing Dieline and the BleedBox is not positioned at the desired distance from the TrimBox.

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

3. Fixup Description

This Fixup sets the TrimBox to the selected Dieline and the BleedBox at a defined distance from the TrimBox. The Print Item is then also cropped to the BleedBox, but the Fixup itself will not create a Bleed.

3.1. Requirements and Functionality

For this Fixup to function 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 of the Fixup Set TrimBox to the Dieline

To set the TrimBox to the Dieline, the following options are available:

Templates [1] – the settings selected in the dialog can be saved as templates, which can then be applied to other Article/Print Items and used in the Apply Fixups operation.
Select Dieline [2] – from this drop-down menu, select a Spot Color that is present in the print file. Select the Spot Color that represents the Dieline.
Set selected Spot Color to Overprint [3] – activate this option if the selected Spot Color in Select Dieline should be set to Overprint.
Bleed [4] – enter the distance of the BleedBox from the TrimBox in the input field. Values between 0 and 20 can be entered. Please note that setting the Bleed here only defines the BleedBox. A Bleed can be created using the Fixups located in the Add Bleed Fixup Group. For Variable Content [5], select the desired placeholder – database field or user-defined field – from which the value for the Bleed should be retrieved.

3.2. Before/After

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

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

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