i-cut Layout Essential 14 User Manual - Product Documentation
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1. The name of the CUT file will by default be the name that is indicated in the bar code If you specify a different name for the CUT file then the bar code will be adjusted before exporting This implies that the bar code that is included in the PDF file will always match the name of the generated CUT file Attach to allows you to position the bar code based on the bounding box of all Graphics on the sheet or on the margins Orientation allows you to position the bar code horizontally or vertically Position The bar code can be put left of sheet bottom left and or right of sheet top right Offset allows to define an offset vertical and horizotal for the position of the bar code Set the Narrow Bar and Bar Code Width parameters The value entered here depends on the resolution of the digital press or proofer that is being used Please consider making a number of test prints in order to find the most optimal values Take into account that while high values guarantee improved readability the bar code will take more space and might not be as swiftly read by the bar code reader ARS mark The ARS Dynamic Marks creates ARS marks which can be read by an ARS camera i cut Layout Essential ARS Mark Type EB ej Size 10 00 mm Line Width 0 20 mm Offset 50 00 mm Color Black There are 2 types of ARS marks available a cross and a circle You can make the following settings e the Size e the Line Width for the cr2. States and other countries SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation Portions of this software are owned by Spatial Corp 1986 2003 All Rights Reserved JDF and the JDF logo are trademarks of the CIP4 Organisation Copyright 2001 The International Cooperation for the Integration of Processes in Prepress Press and Postpress CIP4 All rights reserved The Esko software contains the RSA Data Security Inc MD5 Message Digest Algorithm Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems in the U S and other countries Part of this software uses technology by BestTM Color Technology EFI EFI and Bestcolor are registered trademarks of Electronics For Imaging GmbH in the U S Patent and Trademark Office Contains PowerNest library Copyrighted and Licensed by Alma 2005 2007 All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Correspondence regarding this publication should be forwarded to Esko Software BVBA Kortrijksesteenweg 1095 B 9051 Gent info eur esko com ESKO sets 2 Getting Started with i cut Layout Essential 2 1 Creating your first nested layout To introduce you to some of the possibilities of i cut Layout Essential follow these simple steps to create your first nested layout 1 When launching i cut Layout Essential or when no other file is open the New Nesting Job dialog is opened aut
3. and adjust its settings You can go back to the list of Graphics by clicking the All Graphics button 3 EHH mmm m Click the Find Layouts button 4 In the dialog that appears you can define all settings for the Find Layouts action e The Sheet Size e The Nesting Options to be used when generating the layouts i cut Layout Essential EN e The Other Options such as the Backing Up mode and the Mark Set to be used 5 In the Layout tab you see the different layouts containing your graphics a By selecting a layout you get to see its details in the right hand pane the sheet s dimensions and substrate the number of copies for the selected layout the backing Up method and yield percentage the Graphics placed on the layout the Marks applied on the layout See Working with Dynamic Marks on page 30 b You can double click a layout to get a preview of the single layout and adjust its settings You can go back to the layout overview by clicking the All Graphics button C You can also manually add and edit the layouts See Single Layout Editing on page 26 Fap Once you are happy with your layouts you can click the Export button to export the Graphic file PDF and Cutting file i Cut See Export Production Files on page 38 ESKO MEN o Prepare In the Prepare tab you set up the graphics to be placed on the layouts 3 Untitled laude ndi EH Prepare Lay Out Add f Find Layouts E Production Setting
4. Line Type 4 Define the Offset A positive offset moves the cutting line outwards a negative offset moves it inwards Using the win option you can select the shape of the corners for the offset path Hounded 1 Beveled 2 or Mitered 3 When using Mitered you can define the Miter Limit I SSS SS 5 Click Create The Cutting Line will be created and will be available in the Nesting Shape dropdown and in the pane on the right side The Separation or Layer used to create the cutting line will be removed from the graphic so it will not be present in the exported Print file 3 3 2 Update a Cutting Line You can at all times change a Cutting Line 1 In the Cutting Lines tab select the Cutting Line you want to change in the panel on the right In the Prepare tab you have to select the Graphic in the list first If you are in Single Graphic Editing this is not necessary 15 ESKO cuanto 2 Change the Line Name Line Type additional Offset and Corners See Create a Cutting Line on page 15 for more on these options 3 Click Update to change the selected Cutting Line When using an Offset the Cutting Line will be recalculated The original path and its offset value are NOT kept This means that e g using an Offset value of 10mm clicking Update changing the Offset value to 8 and clicking Update again the Cutting Line will be at 18mm of the original path 3 3 3 Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines lf you add many grap
5. Maximum Fill graphic and filled completely If all Graphics are set to Maximum FIll every Graphic will fill up a complete sheet 3 3 Cutting Lines In the Cutting Lines tab you can create a Cut Path to be used as a Nesting shape for the Graphic If the Cutting Lines tab is selected a list on the right shows the available cutting lines for the selected graphic If you select one of these cutting lines you can change its parameters name offset corners and Update the cutting line For the selected graphic or graphics you can create a path based on the outline of all visible objects or select a cut path that already exists in the file in a specific layer or separation See Create a Cutting Line on page 15 eoo Untitled EN a ES Prepare Lay Out Add Graphics Find Layouts Cutting Lines Source Separation 14 Ordered Nesting Shape shield1 shield2 Kiss cut shield3 shield3 CUT shield4 shield4 Kiss cut shield5 shield5 e shield6 G shield6 TrimBox Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm 10 00 mm 10 00 mm 1 of 5 graphics selected Using Mapping Rules you can automatically create cutting lines when adding a graphic See Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines on page 16 Size Width x Height 250 10 mm x 332 25 mm 451 01 mm x 374 05 mm 431 01 mm x 356 89 mm 357 29 mm x 357 29 mm 280 70 mm x 360 70 mm Name n c Kiss cut Kis i cut Layout Essential Note Besides
6. the first cut the strips can contain different jobs When set to Single graphic the strips i e the result of the first cut will not contain different graphics Setting it to Complete strips does the same as Single graphic but the strips are completely filled In the example underneath 5 rectangular graphics are repeated respectively 3 2 5 4 and 1 times The image shows the resut with Allow mixed 1 Single graphic 2 and Complete strips 3 By setting the Center Layout on Sheet you can center the nested graphics on the sheet either horizontally vertically or in both directions i cut Layout Essential UN 4 3 Other Options Other Options Backing Up Turn H Mark Set None E Backing Up Define the way for backing up either Turn or Tumble This is useful for two sided printing see Two sided Printing on page 28 Mark Set allows to define a Mark Set to be used on all layouts You can change and define mark sets in Layout mode See Working with Dynamic Marks on page 30 4 4 Find Layouts When you entered all values and adjusted the nesting options you can click Find Layouts During the search a dialog shows the progress indicator Note During the Search you can continue working in a different job i cut Layout Essential will generate as much layouts as necessary to place all Graphics the required remaining number of times according to the settings you entered The resulting Layouts will be added to the li
7. you define if you want to Turn or Tumble e Turn rotates the layout around the vertical center of the sheet The left edge of the layout becomes the right edge of the sheet on the back e Tumble rotates the layout around the horizontal center of the sheet The top of the layout becomes the bottom of the sheet on the back You can still change this setting in the Layout tab in the Inspector on the right side if the Layout is selected When the back side of the layout is created the position of the Graphics is mirrored for accurate front to back alignment The back side of the Graphics is automatically inserted to create the printing on the back side If you move a Graphic on the front side the back side will be updated automatically 5 5 Update Layout If a Layout is selected the Find Layouts button is replaced by the Update Layout button Using Update Layout will open the same dialog as Find Layouts See Find Layouts on page 18 When clicking the Update Layout button i Cut Layout Essential will first remove the selected Layout and adjust the numbers in the Graphics list accordingly Next i cut Layout Essential can find the most optimal layouts for the remaining graphics and their amounts The Layouts that are not selected will not be changed This can be used e g to recalculate one Layout using different settings or after changing the graphics list 29 ESKO setas 5 6 Working with Dynamic Marks 5 6 1 What are Dynamic M
8. you have 81 different ways of positioning the mark In the example underneath the top center of the bounding box of the mark will be placed on the left bottom corner of the bounding box of the reference defined in the Attach to E m 36 i cut Layout Essential Offset In the offset fields you can move the mark based on the defined position The direction of the offset up down left or right depends on the positioning and is shown by the arrows Attach to Graphics Attach to Graphics b 0 00 mm T1 0 00 mm NI 1 n 0 00 mm 0 00 mm Trim Marks The Trim Marks creates vertical and horizontal trim marks around the bounding box of the nesting shape Trim Marks Size 10 00 mm Line Width 0 10 mm Offset 0 00 mm Color Black You can make the following settings e the Size e the Line Width for the trim marks e The Offset e Color Define the color for the mark either Black or Darkest Ink 3 5 ESKOOG i cut Layout Essential O Export Production Files 38 Print File Preset Custom i File Name Nesting Job Name _ Sheet Index Number Folder Browse Cutting File Preset Custom H4 File Type i script HH File Name Nesting Job Name _ Sheet Index Number L Folder Browse ee _ Sequence Lines i at eT a Cancel _ Export Production Fil
9. 12 2014 a E S KO Xx i cut Layout Essential Contents Te FOCO ee eee TE ee ee ee eee eee ee 4 1 1 Welcome to i cut Layout Essential sse eee eene nnn 4 jaa 8 6 a aa NOC T 4 2 Getting Started with i cut Layout Essential sss eee ener nennen 6 2 1 Creating your first nested layout eene enne nena 6 2 2 Concepts and ideas in i cut Layout Essential sse eene nennen 9 2 2 1 Graphics and ESyOUlS reiten trek aderat s Fui tet adentro erc tvm istituti ute ab a breed 9 co 2n TDI WOO niipss OR DU E E a E EE O UM MEUM DNI 10 SE cd 0 O NETTO T OO To mm 12 SN gie Cri NOR E 13 mue PEOdUeloh SENGS spen tou ub MEME REM S 13 onu E Pet RR 13 oo CUME LMI C 14 9351 Greate a GCUllbg Elie cionem aita vitra eh rd Pa dx RUE QUD ni tr bri ai deis 15 3 3 2 Update a Cutting Line sss eene ennemis 15 3 3 3 Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines nennen nennen 16 34 onge ies 8 alle 1 a NR Oo o OTT 16 3 5 Saving and restoring Graphics sss sese nene nennen nennen ne 17 3 6 Edit a Graphic in an external editor eene nere 17 C uisas elc eae 18 4 1 Sheet era RR 18 4 1 1 Substrates and Sheets sss 19 A ANCS INO OPUN 1 20 AS OT ON a m 23 dA TAEAO r A E E E A EE EA 23 JN Ey O A E E A ee
10. age 13 and Cutting Lines on page 14 e fthe Cutting Lines tab is selected you can toggle the visibility of the Graphic the Trim Box and the Cutting Line s defined for the Graphic You can Zoom and Pan in the Single Graphic view the same way as in the Single Layout Editing oee Changing the Zoom factor on page 27 and Pan tool on page 28 O O oaving and restoring Graphics If you change your Graphic these changes can be saved to the Graphic If you change or add a Cutting Line or if you change the scaling of a Graphic the Graphic name will show an asterisk indicating that the Graphic was modified and these changes are not saved yet e Choose File gt Save Graphic or use its shortcut Cmd ALT S Mac or Ctrl ALT S Windows to overwrite the Graphics file e Choose File gt Save Graphic As or use its shortcut Cmd ALT Shift S Mac or Ctrl ALT Shift S Windows and define the new name and location to save the modified Graphics file under a different name or on a different location The used Graphic in the Prepare tab will automatically be replaced by the newly saved Graphic e Torevert a Graphic to the saved version select it in the Prepare tab and choose File Revert Graphic Note If you save your i Cut Layout file all modified Graphics will be saved as well overwriting the original Graphics If you want to avoid this you should use the Save Graphic As function for every modified Graphic before saving your i Cut Layout file Not
11. arks Dynamic Marks are marks used as production controls that automatically update based on changes to the Layout the sheet size and the number of inks on the sheet What is a Mark All of the Dynamic Marks that you add are based on mark macros Macros are scripts that are executed to create the marks that you have specified So instead of simply drawing an object you select a script e g a text mark and specify some parameter settings e g show the Document name in the darkest ink The mark scripts are executed at certain times to make sure that they are completely up to date with the current job For example when you save or open a file containing Dynamic Marks the marks are executed What is a Set A set is a collection of marks that you save using the Dynamic Marks tab A set can contain any number of Dynamic Mark definitions After saving a set you can apply all the marks in that set by picking its name from a list of available sets Like the marks themselves you can create and save as many sets as you like This way you can create a customized set of marks that are used for different customers different printing presses and different printing processes 5 6 2 Using Dynamic Marks SO Dynamic Marks are easy to use You can add marks in the Marks section in the Lay Out tab Mark Set MarkSetl i cut Mark ARS Mark Text Mark 3 marks i cut Layout Essential Adding a Dynamic Mark Even though each individual
12. ce between the marks and the cut path Color Define the color for the mark either Black or Darkest Ink On Bounding Box Five marks are generated four of which will be put on the four corners of the bounding box of all cut paths A fifth mark is added to make sure that the position is not symmetrical in order to be able to detect possible rotations Distributed Select this option to positon i cut marks around the different cut paths The marks will be distributed over the entire sheet as evenly as possible The Offset specified above is taken into account as marks are being positioned on the given distance from the cut path i cut Layout Essential will try to guarantee a minimal distance between the individual marks The different marks will be within the Maximum Distance of each other Bar code 33 5 34 i cut Layout Essential i cut Mark Type lill Bar Code ivi Add Bar Code Attach to Graphics HB Orientation Horizontal B Position Left Horizontal Offset 0 00 mm Vertical Offset 0 00 mm Narrow Bar Width 0 50 mm Bar Code Width 110 00 mm In the Barcode tab you can select Add bar code A bar code code 39 will be used in automatic workflows It will prevent the operator from taking the wrong file as the name of the cut file is encoded in the bar code which will be read by the i cut software Scanning the bar code on the substrate automatically opens the corresponding cut file Note
13. ck it to get a full preview of this Layout i cut Layout Essential EN Digital Finishing Solutions Using the buttons at the bottom of the window you can check your Layout in outline mode dummy color mode O or Image preview i Use the Front Back button i to switch between the front and back side of the layout 9 Click the Export button to export both the Print File as the Cutting File for the created Layout oee Export Production Files on page 38 2 2 Concepts and ideas in i cut Layout Essential 2 2 1 Graphics and Layouts In i Cut Layout Essential there are two main concepts Graphics A Graphic is the object that you want to repeat on a sheet or Layout You can have several copies of the same Graphic or of different Graphics in one Layout You may already be familiar with this concept Sometimes the terms 1 up the non repeated object or station and sheet are used to indicate Graphics and Layouts In ArtiosCAD a design file is the equivalent of a Graphic and a manufacturing file is the equivalent of a Layout You can set up the Graphics in the Prepare tab See Prepare on page 12 ESKO cuanto Layouts A Layout is designed for a specific size and substrate and contains any number of Graphics The Graphics contained in a Layout may be multiple instances of the same Graphic single instances of different Graphics or some intermediate mix a combination Layout In most cases Layouts are generated u
14. cument pane Zoom to Selection e Shortcut Cmd Alt 0 Mac or Ctrl Alt 0 Windows e Menu View gt Zoom To Selection Zoom to Selection displays the selected objects as big as possible in the active window Zoom In Zoom Out e Shortcut for Zoom In Cmd plus Mac or Ctrl plus Windows e Shortcut for Zoom Out Cmd minus Mac or Ctrl minus Windows e Menu View gt Zoom In and View gt Zoom Out Zooming in or out using the shortcuts or by clicking will zoom in fixed steps zooming in multiplies the current zoom factor by 1 414 4 2 zooming out by 0 7071 1 42 This means you can go to double or half the current zoom percentage in two steps You can for example go from 10096 to 141 496 to 200 or vice versa The current Zoom level is shown at the bottom of the window If the document no longer fits inside the window horizontal and vertical scroll bars will appear For more zoom controls see Zoom tool on page 27 ZOOM tool The Zoom tool shortcut Z can be used to change the zoom factor e Click to zoom in e Alt click to zoom out 2 ESKO setas e Click and drag a rectangle to zoom in on the area The area will also be centered You can temporarily use the Zoom function without leaving the currently selected tool using the modifier keys e Space Cmd Mac or Space Ctrl Windows to zoom in e Space Alt Cmd Mac or Space Alt Ctrl Windows to zoom out e Hold the Alt key in combination with the m
15. cutting lines you can also define e g crease lines partial cuts dril holes etc so any data for the cutting table in general All this info will be exported in the Cutting file during export After adding or changing a cutting line the Graphic name will show an asterisk indicating that the Graphic was changed and should be saved See Saving and restoring Graphics on page 17 3 3 1 Create a Cutting Line To create a new Cutting Line 1 Select the Source This can be a separation a layer or the Outline of all visible objects e You can use Separation to use contours that use a specific ink typically die in the graphic In the separation dropdown you can select any spot color to be used e You can use Layer to use contours from a specific layer such as die lines in the graphic In the dropdown you can select the layer you want to use e Outline of all visible objects the new cutting line will be created around the union of all objects in that particular file By selecting Remove Holes the cutting line will only contain the outside borders Contours inside these outside boundaries will be disregarded Note In all cases the cutting line is clipped by the media box Objects in a specific layer or separation outside of the media box are disregarded when creating the cutting line 2 Define the Line Name This name will appear in the list on the right and in the Nesting Shape dropdown in the Production Settings 3 Define the
16. der to concatenate the cutting lines For example in a layout containing rectangular objects but with gutter The Cut across gaps will extend and concatenate the cutting lines into long vertical and horizontal cut movements across the gutter gaps Presets Presets can be used if you want to store and reuse the settings you make To save a preset 1 Enter the settings folder file type file name you want to save 2 Select Save Preset in the Preset droodown 3 Enter a name for the preset and click Save You can select saved Presets in the dropdown in the Presets dialog which can be opened by choosing Manage Presets in the Preset dropdown you can delete an existing preset 39
17. e You can also select all these functions from the context menu by right clicking on a graphic 3 6 Edit a Graphic in an external editor By selecting File Open Graphic in Editor you can open the currently selected Graphic in an external editor allowing to edit the document By default the system s default application to open PDF files is used however in Preferences gt Editor you can define a different Editor to use If you save the graphic s file in an external editor whether or not you used Open Graphic in Editor and return to i Cut Layout Essential a message will inform you that the document has been changed You can choose between updating the i Cut Layout file or keeping the Graphic as it is In that case you have to save the Graphic from within i Cut Layout Essential using Save or Save As Note If you update a Graphic that is used in a Layout and the changes affect the Layout e g if you changed the nesting shape you will get a warning that the Layouts need to be updated 1f ESKO sets 4 Find Layouts i cut Layout can find the most optimal layouts for the requested Graphics and their amounts based on different nesting types NN When clicking the Find Layouts button a dialog will open to define different settings e The Sheet size See Sheet Size on page 18 e The Nesting Options See Nesting Options on page 20 e Other options See Other Options on page 23 When you entered all values and ad
18. e the mark set in such a way that it matches the settings of another saved Mark Set the Mark Set dropdown automatically switches to that Mark Set If you change a mark set so that it doesn t match any saved Mark Set its name will become Untitled If you want to use an existing set as the basis for a new set you can load the existing set make the required changes and use Save As on the fly out menu Using Save As creates a new set with a different name 5 6 3 Supplied Dynamic Marks 32 These are the Dynamic Marks available in i cut Layout Essential e j cut Marks on page 32 e ARS mark on page 34 e Text Mark on page 35 e Trim Marks on page 37 i cut Marks i cut marks are added to the layout in order to make sure that the cut contour perfectly matches the printed graphics cut marks are a type of registration marks which will be scanned by the camera system on the cut enabled Kongsberg table i cut Layout Essential i cut Mark e Type Illl Bar Code Type IE o Size 5 00 mm Offset 4 00 mm Color Back W Position On Bounding Box Type Type Select the type of mark you want to add to the layout You can choose between a filled circle or an outlined circle with a knockout white center Size Select the size of the mark diameter Line width Select the appropriate line width This option will only be active if an outlined circle has been selected as type Offset Specify the minimum distan
19. ed trademarks are the property of their respective owners Pantone is a wholly owned subsidiary of X Rite Incorporated Pantone LLC 2014 All rights reserved This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Portions of this software are copyright 1996 2002 The FreeType Project www freetype org All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 2006 Feeling Software copyright 2005 2006 Autodesk Media Entertainment Portions of this software are copyright 91998 2003 Daniel Veillard All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 91999 2006 The Botan Project All rights reserved i cut Layout Essential EN Part of the software embedded in this product is gSOAP software Portions created by gSOAP are Copyright 92001 2004 Robert A van Engelen Genivia inc All rights reserved Portions of this software are copyright 91998 2008 The OpenSSL Project and 1995 1998 Eric Young eayQcryptsoft com All rights reserved This product includes software developed by the Apache Software Foundation http www apache org Adobe the Adobe logo Acrobat the Acrobat logo Adobe Creative Suite Illustrator InDesign PDF Photoshop PostScript XMP and the Powered by XMP logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and or other countries Microsoft and the Microsoft logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United
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21. es allows to save all files needed to produce the current layouts e a Print file PDF which will be sent to the proofer or digital press e a Cutting file which will be sent to the cutting table Print File e Set the File Name You can use SmartNames to define the name by clicking the button e Define in what folder the file must be saved either by entering the path or by clicking the Browse button and browse to it Cutting File e Select the File Type i Script file or PDF file e Set the File Name You can use SmartNames to define the name by clicking the button e Define in what folder the file must be saved either by entering the path or by clicking the Browse button and browse to it e Sequence Lines By default Common Line Removal will be applied so common lines will only be cut one time In the example underneath you see a layout containing rectangular objects Without the Sequence lines option the knife will still cut rectangle per rectangle skipping the common lines i cut Layout Essential Sequence lines will resort the cutting lines to minimize cutting time by minimizing the idle movements and acceleration deacceleration on the cutting table Vertical and horizontal segments will be concatenated to prevent the knife to be lifted at every corner See below 2 e Cut across gap This option is available if Sequence Lines is enabled It will extend the cutting lines into the gutter area in or
22. h to the Cutting Lines tab See Cutting Lines on page 14 e The Limit Bleed to defines how much bleed should be used outside the cutting line e The Width and Height allows to enter the desired resulting size By clicking the Scale button you can scale the graphics by a certain percentage If the lock behind the input fields is enabled the scaling will remain proportional Entering a vertical size will change the horizontal size and vice versa If you disable the lock you can set different scaling factors for vertical and horizontal scaling Changing the size or applying a scaling will recalculate the Graphic The Graphic name will show an asterisk indicating that the Graphic was changed and should be saved See Saving and restoring Graphics on page 17 3 2 1 Maximum Fill Instead of a fixed number the amount ordered in the Production Settings tab can be set to Maximum Fill 19 ESKOS If this option is selected i cut Layout Essential will place as much copies as possible on the sheet i cut Layout Essential Graphics with a fixed quantity will be placed first After that graphics with a Maximum Fill will be placed until the sheet is filled completely If more than one graphic has Maximum Fill enabled the sheet will be filled with both graphics proportionally If after placing the Graphics with fixed quantity there is no room on the sheet s to add the Maximum Fill graphics one sheet is added for every remaining
23. hics set up in the same way e g if there is always a separation Die containing the die shape you can use the Mapping Rules to automatically create the Cutting Lines You can set the Mapping Rules in the Cutting Lines tab of the Preferences i Cut Layout Essential gt Preferences on Mac or Edit gt Preferences on Windows eoo Preferences O uu 7 General Cutting Lines Editor Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines f contains convert it to a cutting line named with line type Cut Separation contains Die converts to Cut Die You can set up a rule for separations or layer names matching containing or starting with the string you enter e g all separations containing the word die You define the name and type for the cutting line and add the rule Once a rule is added it will be applied on all graphics added You can remove a rule by selecting it and pressing the Remove button 3 4 Single Graphic Editing By double clicking a Graphic or by clicking the View button in the Prepare tab the Graphic opens in Single Graphic Editing You can view and check a Graphic At the top of the screen you have several buttons 16 i cut Layout Essential e Click the Arrows to switch to the next or previous Layout in Single Layout Editing e The All Graphics button takes you back to the Graphics overview e You can change the Production Settings and Cutting Lines for the Graphic See Production Settings on p
24. justed the nesting options you can click Find Layouts See Find Layouts on page 23 4 1 Sheet Size 18 When you create a new layout you need to feed i cut Layout Essential with vital information as e g the size of the sheet and the position of the margins on the sheet Sheet Size Sheet Size Customs Sheet Width 2000 00 mm Sheet Height 2000 00 mm Top Margin 5 00 mm Bottom Margin 5 00 mm Left Margin 5 00 mm Right Margin 5 00 mm Set the dimensions of your sheet e Define the sheet manually by entering the dimensions e Select a predefined sheet from the Sheet Size dropdown and the vertical and horizontal dimensions will be entered automatically Only Sheet Sizes defined for the current substrate can be selected See Substrates and Sheets on page 19 i cut Layout Essential Enter a decent Margin to foresee enough white space to place i cut marks and bar codes By default all margins will be the same size By unlocking the padlock behind the Margins you can individually set the top bottom left and right margin 4 1 1 Substrates and Sheets In the Substrates amp Sheets dialog you can define the different substrates For every substrate you can define the available sheets along with the default Nesting Settings and Other Options for every sheet See Nesting Options on page 20 and Other Options on page 23 You can open the Substrates and Sheets window by choosing Window Substrates amp Sheets AMM Substrate
25. lly automates the digital printing and the finishing by reading the printed barcodes with the camera on the finishing device 1 2 Copyright Notice Copyright 2014 Esko Software BVBA Gent Belgium All rights reserved This material information and instructions for use contained herein are the property of Esko Software BVBA The material information and instructions are provided on an AS IS basis without warranty of any kind There are no warranties granted or extended by this document Furthermore Esko Software BVBA does not warrant guarantee or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the software or the information contained herein Esko Software BVBA shall not be liable for any direct indirect consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use the software or the information contained herein The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Revisions may be issued from time to time to advise of such changes and or additions No part of this document may be reproduced stored in a data base or retrieval system or published in any form or in any way electronically mechanically by print photoprint microfilm or any other means without prior written permission from Esko Software BVBA This document supersedes all previous dated versions PANTONE PantoneLIVE and other Pantone trademarks are the property of Pantone LLC All other trademarks or register
26. mBox 1 TrimBox e shield amp 1 TrimBox We will use the default create a Cutting Line based on a Separation i cut Layout Essential automatically detects Kiss cut as a common separation in all selected files c Click Create ESKO MEN 7 In the Production Settings we will further set up our job a Select the Production Settings tab b Select shieldi and set Back to shield2 This means that shield2 will be used as back side for shield1 Note that shield2 disappears from the list C Select the other 4 shields and set Back to Same as Front Mirrored d Set the Ordered number for shield1 to 2 and for shield3 to 3 H Production Settings Cutting Lines Ordered 2 Nesting Shape Kiss cut Width 250 10 mm 100 00 CT I xD aE EE imu c mr x c Back shield2 gt Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm Height 332 25 mm 100 00 Front Ordered Nesting Shape E i shield1 shieldz 2 Kiss cut MET shield3 EM shield3 3 Kiss cut ry 2 shield4 s 2 shield4 l Kiss cut shield5 shield5 l Kiss cut shield amp shield amp l Kiss cut 8 Next step is to find the Layouts for these jobs a Em RARS Click the Find Layouts button b Keep the Sheet Width and Height at 1000 mm and the margins to 5mm c Set the Nesting Type to True Shape Keep the other settings at default d Click Find Layouts i cut Layout Essential will find one layout that contains all the requested jobs Double cli
27. mark contains its own set of parameters the basic procedure for adding a mark to a job is the same To add a Dynamic Marks ms In the Lay Out tab select the Marks tab 2 E Click the Add Mark button 3 Click the name of the mark that you want to use 4 Set the options as required for your job The mark appears in the Marks list The Marks Inspector will show the options for the mark you created Whenever a mark name is selected in the Marks list the mark that is created by that mark will also be selected in the Layout window This helps you to identify which mark definition creates a particular mark in the job Deleting a Dynamic Mark You can delete a Dynamic Mark in various ways First you can simply select it in the document window and delete it like you would any other object When you delete a Dynamic Mark from the document window its definition is deleted automatically from the Dynamic Mark list You can also delete a Dynamic Mark from the Marks tab 1 In the Marks tab click the name of the mark that you want to delete 2 Click the Delete button or use BackSpace Mac or Delete Windows Tip You can delete more than one mark from the Current Mark list by selecting more than one name at a time Editing a Dynamic Mark After you have created a Dynamic Mark you may want to edit it later You can double click the mark in the document window or select it directly in the Dynamic Marks list in the Ma
28. n especially when dealing with larger volumes reduce the setup time In the Layouts list you can see that when using Minimum Layouts instead of Minimal Waste the list of different Layouts will be shorter while the number of repeats for the layouts will be higher You can define the Fill Direction Gutter width and allowed Rotation Allowing Overrun can help to better balance the quantities and reduce the number of different layouts By setting the Center Layout on Sheet you can center the nested graphics on the sheet either horizontally vertically or in both directions Guillotine cuts Nesting Options m First Cut Automatic H4 Strips Allow mixed H4 Gutter 5 00 mm Maximum Overrun 0 0 Center Layout on Sheet Horizontally i Guillotine cuts will prepare layouts to be cut on a Guillotine table reducing the number of cuts and making sure all cuts are possible on a guillotine cutter Underneath on the left is an example of a layout created using Minimal Waste that can t be cut on a guillotine cutter When using Guillotine Cuts the result will be the layout shown on the right The remaining Graphic will be placed on another layout 21 22 i cut Layout Essential You can define the direction of the First Cut and the Gutter width Allowing Overrun can help to better balance the quantities and reduce the number of different layouts Strips By default this is set to Allow mixed which means that after
29. n the graphic list See the example underneath 2 a View gt Preview Cmd 3 Mac or Ctrl 3 Windows the actual preview of the graphics See the example underneath 3 25 ESKO cuanto e You can switch between the front and back side of all layouts by clicking the Switch between Front and Back button i This is useful when working with two sided printing See Two sided Printing on page 28 You can change the size of the layout previews using the slider P L1 o 2 Managing Layouts The Layout Overview shows all layouts found and generated For every sheet the number of copies is shown underneath You can double click a Layout to open it in Single Layout editing See Single Layout Editing on page 26 When in Single Layout editing you click the All Layouts button to return If you select a layout the settings and properties of the selected layout will be shown in the Inspector pane e the Sheet size for the Layout e the Substrate e the Number of Copies e Backing Up Define the way for backing up either Turn or Tumble This is useful for two sided printing see Two sided Printing on page 28 e the Yield Percentage e The Placed list shows all graphics placed on the selected sheet and the number of times they re used e The Marks tab allows to set up Marks and Mark sets See Working with Dynamic Marks on page 30 You can select a Layout and delete it by using the backspace key Mac or delete Wi
30. ndows 5 8 Single Layout Editing By double clicking a Layout in the Layout Overview the Layout opens in Single Layout Editing You can view and check a Layout and you can edit it manually At the top of the screen you have several buttons e The All Sheets button takes you back to the Layouts Overview e Click the Front and Back button to switch between the front side and the back side of the current Layout See Two sided Printing on page 28 e Click the Arrows to switch to the next or previous Layout in Single Layout Editing You can select a Graphic from the Placed list and all occurences on the Layout will be selected as well You can also select a Graphic in the Layout and the corresponding Graphic in the Placed list will be selected as well 20 i cut Layout Essential While in Single Layout Editing you can also manually edit your Layout You can e Move and or rotate the selected graphic See Interactive move and rotate on page 28 e Add a graphic by dragging it from the Graphic List onto the Layout This works the same way as moving a graphic See above e Remove the selected graphic s by pressing the Backspace key Mac or Delete key Windows 5 3 1 Changing the Zoom factor Zoom to Fit e Shortcut Cmd 0 Mac or Ctrl 0 Windows e Menu View gt Zoom To Fit Zoom To Fit will center the view and adjust the zoom factor so that all graphics including elements partially outside of the Sheet are visible in the do
31. omatically If it isn t you can open it by choosing File New or use the shortcut CTRL N windows or Cmd N Mac eoo New Nesting Job Nesting Job Name Untitled Substrate Cancel Open File 2 Enter a Name for the file 3 Select the Substrate The Substrate dropdown list contains the default Substrates and Substrates you added yourself If no substrate is available you can create it now a Select Add a new substrate from the dropdown b Enter Forex as Substrate Name and click OK Note You can create and manage the substrates in the Substrates amp Sheets dialog See Substrates and Sheets on page 19 4 Click Create An empty Prepare tab will open i cut Layout Essential eoo Untitled 6 Limit Bleed to Click to add graphics or drag your files here 0 graphics 5 Add the PDF files you find in Desktop gt i cut Layout Essential Sample Files You can simply drag and drop your files on the center area or click the Add Graphics button 6 The Nesting Shape for all files is now set to use the Trim Box We will now create a nesting shape a Select all Graphics in the list b In the Nesting Shape dropdown select Create The Cutting Lines tab will become active _ Cutting Lines Source Separation UmeName Ksscu Bl Kiss cut a Line Type Cut xa Create Front Back Ordered Nesting Shape shield1 1 TrimBox l TrimBox 1 TrimBox 1 Tri
32. ore graphics to change its settings You can click the View button or double click a graphic to open it in Single Graphic view See Single Graphic Editing on page 16 i i cut Layout Essential 3 1 Adding Graphics You can add graphics PDF files by simply dragging and dropping your files on the Graphic List or you can open a browser to select the files e by clicking the center area e N by clicking the Add Graphics button 5 e bychoosing File Add Graphics e by using the shortcut Ctrl G Windows or Cmd G Mac The added graphic will be shown in the Graphic List If it matches one of the Mapping Rules a Cutting Line is automatically defined See Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines on page 16 If you select a multipage PDF file all pages will be added as individual Graphics This can be used to bundle multiple graphics in one PDF file or e g for double sided graphics See Two sided Printing on page 28 3 2 Production Settings In the Production Settings you define the following settings e The number Ordered You can also set this to Maximum Fill See Maximum Fill on page 13 e The Back dropdown allows to set the back side for the Graphic As soon as one Graphic has a defined back side the layouts for the back side can also be generated See Two sided Printing on page 28 e The Nesting shape to be used You can select the trim box a cutting line already defined or Create If you select Create you will automatically switc
33. oss e The Offset e Color Define the color for the mark either Black or Darkest Ink Text Mark The Text Mark allows you to create additional text on a specified position and a certain orientation The additional text fields will be put next to each other on the specified position Text fields can contain any additional information that you type in and will be created in the ink selected 35 5 i cut Layout Essential Text Mark Text Nesting Job Name Size 10 00 mm Rotation A P V X Attach to Sheet F EN 0 00 mm 0 00 mm a T Color Black You can type in any text in the Text field By clicking the button you can add Dynamic text fields such as the number of layouts substrate etc Define the Size and Rotation for the text mark Define the position for the Text Mark See Position on page 36 Color Define the color for the mark either Black or Darkest Ink Position The position of the Mark is based on 3 settings Attach to The position of the Mark can be based on e The Sheet e he Margins e The bounding box of all Graphics Positioning The way the Mark is attached can be chosen by clicking and dragging the blue square representing the Mark to the desired position on the grey square representing the Attach To reference Each square has 9 reference points top left center and right middle left center and right and bottom left center and right so
34. ouse wheel to zoom in or out As soon as you release the modifier keys the selected tool becomes active again 5 3 2 Pan tool i The Pan tool shortcut H can be used to move the view by clicking and dragging You can temporarily use the Pan function without leaving the currently selected tool using the modifier keys press and hold Space As soon as you release the modifier key the selected tool becomes active again 5 3 3 Interactive move and rotate In Single Layout Editing you can move and rotate graphics or add new graphics on the Layout Note Graphics can t be placed on top of each other If you drag a graphic to a position where it would overlap another graphic the graphic will be dimmed while rotating or moving When releasing the mouse while there is an overlap the graphic will jump back to the last undimmed position 1 By clicking and dragging inside a selected graphic you can move the graphic 2 By clicking and dragging near the edges of a selected graphic you can rotate the graphic 3 Hold the Cmd Mac or Ctrl Windows key while moving to temporarily switch to rotating the graphic 4 Hold the Alt key while moving to snap the graphic s bounding box onto the cut paths of the placed graphics or onto the sheet edges 5 Hold the Shift key to constrain moving to only vertically or horizontally or to constrain rotation angles to multiples of 45 degrees 5 4 Iwo sided Printing 28 When preparing Layo
35. rks tab of the Inspection pane The mark options will appear in the top part of the Inspection pane All changes you make will be applied immediately Creating and saving a set If you regularly create jobs that use the same marks you can save time by creating a set that contains all these marks Each mark of a set can be applied in one step by selecting it from the Mark Set list To create and save a Mark Set 31 ESKO sets 1 In the Marks tab add all the marks that you would like to have included in your set 2 On the fly out menu click Save Mark Set as 3 Enter a name for the Set and click OK Note If you save a Set it will automatically become active See Using a set on page 32 Using a set Once you have defined a Dynamic Mark set its name will appear in the Mark Set list To use it simply select its name from the dropdown The marks in that set will be applied to the current job You can already define the Mark Set to be used when finding the layouts See Find Layouts on page 18 Heplacing and editing a set Replacing a set If you have used a set in a job and want to use a completely different set simply open another set Opening a different set will remove all the marks from the previous set and replace them with marks from the new set Editing a set Editing a set is done by loading the set making the required changes and saving the set again with the same name and allowing to overwrite If you chang
36. s Cutting Lines Ordered 1 _ Maximum Fill Nesting Shape Trim Box Width 440 00 mm amp Scale n n m oo A EPA n M Back Same as Front Mirrored Sal Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm Height 365 00 mm Front Back Ordered Nesting Shape Limit Bleed to Size Width x Height B shield1 x shield2 l TrimBox 10 00 mm 280 70 mm x 360 70 mm View ES 9 shield3 B shield3 l1 TrimBox 10 00 mm 451 01 mm x 374 05 mm View m S 2 WES shield4 shield4 1 TrimBox 10 00 mm 440 00 mm x 365 00 mm DN 2 a shieldS TrimBox 10 00 mm 357 29 mm x 357 29 mm e shield5 e shield6 shield6 TrimBox 10 00 mm 280 70 mm x 360 70 mm i 1 of 5 graphics selected 1 Prepare or Layout mode See ay Out on page 24 2 he Add Graphics button allows to add graphics See Adding Graphics on page 13 3 Usethe Find Layouts button to fit all Graphics on layouts based on the settings See Find Layouts on page 18 4 The Settings tab allows to set the Production Settings for the selected graphics See Production Settings on page 13 5 The Cutting Lines tab allows to define the cutting line s for the selected graphics See Cutting Lines on page 14 6 Depending on which tab you have selected see 4 and 5 the Settings section will change Changes you make are applied to all selected graphics 7 The Graphic List shows all graphics including a preview its name number ordered nesting shape limit bleed size and dummy color You can select one or m
37. s amp Sheets SUBSTRATES Sheet Sizes Forex Dibond Forex ee 5 1000 00 mm x 1000 00 mm Size Name 5 1000 00 mm x 1000 00 mm 5 200 00 mm x 200 00 mm Sheet Width 1000 00 mm Sheet Height 1000 00 mm Top Margin 5 00 mm Bottom Margin 5 00 mm a Left Margin 5 00 mm i Right Margin 5 00 mm Nesting Settings Forex Nesting Type Fill Direction From Left to Right Strategy Minimum Layouts Gutter 5 00 mm Maximum Overrun 0 096 Rotation Allow any angle rotation HH Center Layout on Sheet Horizontally HH Other Options Forex Backing Up Tum Mark Set None M i 2 substrates Substrates In the Substrates pane on the left all known Substrates are shown You can 19 ESKO sets e Add substrates using the button e See and change the Sheet Sizes for a specific substrate by selecting it e Double click a substrate to change its name e Remove a substrate from the list by selecting it and clicking the button Note that Sheet Sizes using this substrate will be removed as well A warning will be shown You can also create a new Substrate by choosing Add a new Substrate in the Substrate dropdown when creating a new Nesting Job Sheet Sizes For every substrate the Sheet Sizes allows you to set up a collection of pre defined sheet sizes The list of sheets will be available in the Sheet Size dropdown in the Find Layouts dialog You can e Add Sheet Si
38. sing the Find Layouts function See Find Layouts on page 18 Layouts can be managed in the Lay Out tab See ay Out on page 24 As Layouts can be recto verso i cut Layout Essential can create the back of a Layout from the front for two sided printing See Two sided Printing on page 28 Sheet A sheet is a piece of material defined by the size and the substrate on which a Layout can be printed One Layout can be used for multiple sheets A Layout is created on the Sheet Size You can predefine Sheet sizes and substrates in Substrates amp Sheets See Substrates and Sheets on page 19 2 2 2 A typical workflow 1O A typical workflow takes you through different tabs in i cut Layout Essential 1 Create a new document and add the graphics 2 In the Prepare tab L8 you set up your Graphics By selecting multiple graphics you can apply the same changes to all selected graphics a In the Settings mode you can define the Production Settings for the selected graphic s such as number ordered back side size etc Settings b In the Cutting Lines mode you can define how to derive the Cutting Line for the selected graphic s either from a specific separation a specific layer in the file or all visible objects Ea Cutting Lines Note You can define Mapping Rules to automatically derive the Cutting line from the Graphics See Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines on page 16 C You can double click a Graphic to get a preview of the single Graphic
39. st of layouts See Managing Layouts on page 26 23 ESKO sets 5 Lay Out In the Lay Out tab you see and manage the layouts generated by the Find Layouts function or set up manually o 0o Fit Sheet Export 9 e oo 9 Prepare Lay Out Add Graphics shield1 Sheet Ordered 2 oon ni ni shield3 7 Ordered 3 Number of Copies 1 7 Placed 3 rat s oU E TES Backing Up 4 Turn Yield Percentage 67 888888 shield4 Placed 1 F Aee shield5 Ordered 1 Placed 1 shield amp Ordered 1 Placed 1 Placed Graphics E shield1 E shield3 shield4 C shield5 shield 10 oO og Cl of 1 layout selected 1 sheet in tota 1 Prepare or Lay Out mode See Prepare on page 12 2 the Add Graphics button allows to add graphics See Adding Graphics on page 13 i Cut Layout Essential will automatically switch back to the Prepare tab 3 Use the Find Layouts button to fit all Graphics on Layouts based on the settings See Find Layouts on page 18 If a Layout is selected the button will change to Update Layout See Update Layout on page 29 4 The Add Empty button allows to manually add an empty Layout This can be used when manually editing your Layouts See also Single Layout Editing on page 26 5 he Fit Sheet button will change the size of the sheet to match the size of the layout 6 p Once you are happy with your layouts you can click the Export button file PDF and Cutting file i Cu
40. t See Export Production Files on page 38 to export the Graphic 24 i cut Layout Essential 7 The Graphic List on the left shows all graphics including a preview its name number ordered and the number placed on all sheets To change the settings of a graphic you have to go back to the Prepare tab 8 The Layouts overview shows all Layouts their name number of sheets and a preview See Managing Layouts on page 26 9 The Inspector pane shows information and settings for the selection either the selected Layout or the selected Mark See Managing Layouts on page 26 The Layout pane shows the graphics placed on the currently selected layout and the amount placed The Marks pane allows to apply and set up Mark Sets See Working with Dynamic Marks on page 30 10 The buttons and slider at the bottom of the window allow to set the View mode and the preview size See Changing the View in the Lay Out tabon page 24 It also shows the number of Layouts and the total number of sheets 5 1 Changing the View in the Lay Out tab You can change the View in the Lay Out tab in different ways e You can choose one of the three View Modes button menu item View Outline shortcut Cmd 1 Mac or Ctrl 1 Windows this shows the outline of every graphic See the example underneath 1 View Dummy Color Cmd 2 Mac or Ctrl 2 Windows the outline of every graphic filled with its dummy colors and letters as shown i
41. uts for two sided printing you need to take the following steps e Set up Graphics with a back side See Two sided Graphics on page 29 e Generate the necessary layouts for the front side See Find Layouts on page 18 A layout will have a back side if it contains a Graphic with a defined Back side e Check and if necessary adjust the back side for the Layout See Two sided Layout on page 29 i cut Layout Essential e Export the PDF and i cut files for the sheets 5 4 1 Two sided Graphics A Layout will have a back side if it contains a Graphic with a defined Back side You define the Back side for a graphic in the Prepare tab by selecting the graphic s and selecting the Back from the pulldown There are different options e Same as Front allows to set the same graphic for the front and the back side e Same as Front mirrored will mirror the graphic on the back side e By selecting the Name of another graphic in the list you can use this graphic as back side It will be removed from the Graphic List e If you select an odd page from a multipage document you also get the even pages option This will set the even page as back side s This can be used e g to select all pages from a multipage PDF file Shown as different graphics in the list and use page 2 as back side of page 1 page 4 as back side of page 3 etc The cut path of the front is automatically mirrored to the back 5 4 2 Two sided Layout In the Find Layout dialog
42. zes using the button e Change the settings for a specific Sheet Size by selecting it e Remove a Sheet Size from the list by selecting it and clicking the button You can set e the Name for the Sheet Size e the Height and Width e the Margins for the Media Box By default all margins will be the same size By unlocking the padlock behind the Margins you can individually set the top bottom left and right margin Nesting Settings and Other Options The Nesting Settings and Other Options allow to set the default values to be used when using Find Layouts with a specific Sheet Size These settings can still be changed in the Find Layout dialog See Nesting Options on page 20 and Other Options on page 23 4 2 Nesting Options 20 i cut Layout Essential allows nesting based on two different Nesting Types True Shape or Guillotine The Nesting Options depend on the selected Nesting Type True Shape True Shape uses the actual shapes of the graphics 4 i cut Layout Essential Nesting Options Nesting Type Fill Direction From Left to Right Strategy Minimum Layouts Gutter 5 00 mm Maximum Overrun 0 0 Rotation Allow any angle rotation a Center Layout on Sheet Horizontally B The Strategy allows you to choose between Minimal Waste and Minimum Layouts e Minimal Waste tries to reduce the waste in material to a minimum e Minimum Layouts reduces the amount of different layouts to a minimum This ca
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