Find out in this article,
- which requirements must be met to carry out this Fixup and
- how to apply the Fixup.
1. Introduction
The Fixup Replace Dieline is available in the Workflow. The aim of this Fixup is to remove an existing Dieline and replace it with a new Dieline in the same position.
2. General
The Fixup Replace Dieline can be used to remove an existing Dieline and replace it with a new one that is e.g. dashed and has rounded corners.
Find the Fixup in the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- activating the option Object in the Category area,
- activating the option Add in the Action area,
- activating the option Dieline or Spot Color in the Search area.
3. Description
This Fixup removes an existing Dieline and replaces it with a new Dieline with the new values - for example Offset, new line shape or corner radius.
Use this Fixup for the following applications:
- Converting a Dieline that exists with corners in the print file to a Dieline with rounded or flattened corners.
- Converting a Dieline with rounded corners in the print file to a Dieline with corners.
- Converting a solid line to a dashed line.
3.1. Requirements and Functionality
For the Fixup to do what it promises, the following requirements must be met:
- there is already a Dieline or Outline in a Technical Color in the Print Item.
Figure 1: The tab Basic Settings and the tab Advanced in the dialog of the Fixup Replace Dieline
The following options are available to replace the Dieline of the TrimBox:
Basic Settings
- Existing Dieline [1] – in the selection menu, select the Dieline you want to remove from the Print Item.
- Spot Color Name [2] – in the selection menu, select the Spot Color with which the new Dieline should be created. All technical colors are available that have been marked system-wide with the Cut Contour type.
- Offset [3] – enter the offset of the newly created Dieline here. "+" values move the line outwards and "-" values move the Dieline inwards. For the Variable Content [8], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the offset should be retrieved.
- Line Width [4] – enter the line width of the Dieline that should be created here. For the Variable Content [5], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the line width should be retrieved.
- Line Shape [9] – select the desired line shape of the new Dieline in the selection menu.
- Corner Radious [6] – enter the radius of the corners here if they should be rounded. For the Variable Content [10], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the corner radius should be retrieved.
- Overprint State [7] – select the overprint status for the Dieline that should be created here. Choose between Overprint and Knockout.
Advanced
- Layer Name [11] – enter the name of the Layer on which the new Dieline should be created. If you do not want to create a separate Layer, remove the name from the input field. For the Variable Content [13], select the desired placeholder - database field or user-defined field - from which the value for the layer name should be retrieved.
- Conformity of Processing Steps according to ISO 19593-1 [12] – all subsequently inserted Dielines should be created by default according to ISO 19593-1 on the Structural layer in the Structural group of the Cutting type. Find further information on the ISO standard in the description Processing Steps ISO 15931-1.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, refer to the sample file "Sample_Redraw Dieline.pdf". The file contains the "Cut" Dieline. This Dieline should now have rounded corners and be dashed.
After applying the Fixup, the file "Sample_Redraw Dieline_End.pdf is created. Here, the "Cut" dieline has been removed and replaced by the "Dieline" dieline. The new Dieline is dashed and has rounded corners. The values from Figure 1 were used.
Figure 2: Left: initial file; Right: edited file in which the new Dieline with the rounded corners was created
Article update: Workflow 1.17.2 – 06/2024