i-cut Layout+ User Manual - Product Documentation
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1. Me skoe ccm Contents Te POCO eee en E ee ee ee te ee ee eee 3 1 1 Welcome to i cut ey OU ar escereinasirepaenseran rina oeracn eso ataes ein pce tare edtaeor pica as aay gan edearees seca eR UNaa eal urEREniCe 3 1 2 6 ale a ae NOICE asmina niea etre rennet terre Aaa eer eee ee 3 2 Getting Started with i cut LAYOUTF cc ccececsetecscsecsrsesecscssevsssetessesavsssesevsesevssseevsesecassesvssiecasseevesieanieeesa 5 2 1 Creating your first nested IAYOUT ccc cece cscscsescsrsseescscssesresesssetssisessststesiseessesesssreseseessneesen 5 2 2 Concepts and ideas in i cut LAYOUtH cee cre ececssssesecsrsssesetesssessesstssesssetsssseesecsvesieseessensesstenesieeens 8 2 2 1 Graphics and LAV OUI S ic ciciaractesasnsdestasincnona cranes umnaicaroontestanduste tenn hainoiensomplevhas ricrsasumanesmbonsanebeendestatrisecdstesnetuals 8 AZLA YPC M8 40 0 ene enn eee E cee ee ere ee ee ee eee 9 SPD gt een Te ner ee eer eee te 11 slAn AF AM aeatace pate cat souseran cet E E T 11 Ie FOCUS ION SS ELMS aa E E ee S 12 SRE oin Ey E A I A A E E ee A ee A E ee 12 3 3 1 Create a Cutting LiNE eimiiuacinniieainn eiieeii Niir 13 3 3 2 Mapping Rules for Cutting LINES ccccccesccreecscsseresrsrssrsetsssstscstesessisssssiestareseseees 14 re MPN MAY ON Scapa acer inp erate nee pa te cent a A A a pena Ldn eR ain aE RIM 15 AT NEE 74 enn ne net ee eee eee ee cee eer reer ene eter ere ere ee ero ee 15 4 1 1 Substrates and SING SUS yc senescence2. 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 25 You can select a Layout and delete it by using the backspace key Mac or delete Windows 0 3 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 24 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 While in Single Layout Editing you can also manually edit your Layout You can e Add agraphic by dragging it from the Graphic List onto the Layout Note that graphics can t be placed on top of each other 23 ESKO cnn e Remove the selected graphic s by pressing the Backspace key Mac or Delete key Windows 5 4 Ilwo sided Printing When preparing Layouts for two side
3. Overrun 0 0 Rotation Allow any angle rotation a Center Layout on Sheet Horizontally B The Strategy allows you to choose between Minimum Waste and Minimum Layouts e Minimum Waste tries to reduce the waste in material to a minimum e Minimum Layouts reduces the amount of different layouts to a minimum This can 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 Nesting Type Guillotine First Cut Automatic Strips Allowmixed P Gutter 500mm Maximum Overrun 0 0 Rotation Center Layout on Sheet No rotation B Horizontally B 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 wi
4. 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 33 ESKO 34 i cut Layout 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 order 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
5. 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 17 and Other Options on page 20 You can open the Substrates and Sheets window by choosing Window gt Substrates amp Sheets AMM Substrates 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 0 Rotation Allow any angle rotation KA Center Layout on Sheet Horizontally H4 Other Options Forex Backing Up Tum Mark Set None 2 substrates Substrates In the Substrates pane on the left all known Substrates are shown You can 16 i cut Layout wa 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 creat
6. 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 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 27 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 15 Replacing 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 change the mark set in such a way that it matches the set
7. a specific size and substrate and contains any number of Graphics Layouts 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 using the Find Layouts function See Find Layouts on page 15 Layouts can be managed in the Lay Out tab See Lay Out on page 21 As Layouts can be recto verso i cut Layout can create the back of a Layout from the front for two sided printing See Two sided Printing on page 24 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 16 2 2 2 A typical workflow A typical workflow takes you through different tabs in i cut Layout 1 Create a new document and add the graphics 2 In the Prepare tab Canli 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
8. shield4 shield6 Ordered Nesting Shape Kiss cut CUT Kiss cut TrimBox Untitled Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm 10 00 mm 10 00 mm 10 00 mm 1 of 5 graphics selected 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 i cut Layout Name E cur Al B Kiss cut Using Mapping Rules you can automatically create cutting lines when adding a graphic See Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines on page 14 Note Besides 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 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 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 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 Outline of all visible objects the new cut path will be created around the union of all objects in that particular file By selecting Remove Holes the cut path will only contain the outside borders Contours inside these outside boundaries
9. the file or all visible objects L 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 14 c You can double click a Graphic to get a preview of the single Graphic and adjust its settings You can go back to the list of Graphics by clicking the All Graphics button 3 EHH rf oe a 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 ESKO ccm e The Other Options such as the Backing Up mode and the Mark Set to be used 10 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 25 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 23 Once you are happy with your layouts you can click the Export button Fap to export the Graphic file PDF and Cut
10. the three View Modes button Cl i menu item View gt Outline View gt Dummy View gt Preview Color shortcut Cmd 1 Mac or Cmd 2 Mac or Cmd 3 Mac or Ctrl 1 Windows Ctrl 2 Windows Ctrl 3 Windows this shows the outline of the outline of every the actual preview every graphic graphic filled of the graphics See the example with its dummy See the example underneath 1 colors and letters underneath 3 as shown in the graphic list See the example underneath 2 ae i cut Layout 5 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 24 mr You can change the size of the layout previews using the slider J 5 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 23 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 24
11. to manually add an empty Layout This can be used when manually editing your Layouts See also Single Layout Editing on page 23 5 The Fit Sheet button will change the size of the sheet to match the size of the layout 6 Ead Once you are happy with your layouts you can click the Export button to export the Graphic file PDF and Cutting file i Cut HPGL PDF MFG or ACM See Export Production Files on page 33 21 ESKO ccm 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 23 9 Thelnspector pane shows information and settings for the selection either the selected Layout or the selected Mark See Managing Layouts on page 23 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 25 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 22 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
12. will be disregarded Define the Line Name This name will appear in the list on the right and in the Nesting Shape dropdown in the Production Settings Define the Line Type Click Create 13 TY Kis ESKO cnn 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 no longer be used in the Graphic 3 3 2 Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines If you add many graphics 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 gt Preferences on Mac or Edit gt Preferences on Windows 800 Preferences H Mapping Rules for Cutting Lines convert it to a cutting line named with linetype 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 14 i cut Layout wa 4 Find Layouts i cut Layout can find the most opti
13. 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 29 ESKO S 30 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 ARS Mark Type Fe Size 10 00 mm Line Width 0 20 mm Offset 50 00 mm Color Black B 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 cross e The Offset e Color Define the color for the mark either Black or Darkest Ink Text Mark The Text Mark allows you to cr
14. Darkest Ink i cut Layout 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 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 i cut Mark Type ll Bar Code ral Add Bar Code Attach to Graphics W Orientation Horizontal 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 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
15. 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 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 list of layouts See Managing Layouts on page 23 i cut Layout 5 Lay Out In the Lay Out tab you see and manage the layouts generated by the Find Layouts function or set up manually oO Fit Sheet Export 9 e 0 o Prepare Lay Out Add Graphics shield1 Sheet Ordered 2 non ni jni shield3 7 Ordered 3 Number of Copies 1 7 Placed 3 eee cp Backing Up 4 Turn Yield Percentage 67 O00008 shield4 Placed 1 eee shield 5 Ordered 1 Placed 1 shield6 Ordered 1 Placed 1 Placed Graphics A 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 11 2 the Add Graphics button allows to add graphics See Adding Graphics on page 11 i Cut Layout 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 15 If a Layout is selected the button will change to Update Layout See Update Layout on page 25 4 The Add Empty button allows
16. aphic designs with the available substrate i cut Layout nests jobs based on size shape and ordered quantities placing designs as tightly as possible onto the substrate minimizing waste and thus reducing production costs i cut Layout also reduces preparation times dramatically for operator intensive tiling jobs particularly for specially shaped large format displays and substrates that require milling It fully 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 do
17. basic procedure for adding a mark to a job is the same To add a Dynamic Marks h In the Lay Out tab select the Marks tab 2 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 i cut Layout 5 You can delete more than one mark from the Current Mark list by selecting more than one name at a time Tip 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 Marks tab of the Inspection pane
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19. d 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 more graphics to change its settings You can click the View button or double click a graphic to open it in single graphic view 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 11 ESKO cnn e by clicking the center area by clicking the Add Graphics button i e by choosing File gt 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 14 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 24 3 2 Production Settings In the Production Settings you define the following settings e The number Ordered 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 24 e The Nest
20. d printing you need to take the following steps e Set up Graphics with a back side See Two sided Graphics on page 24 e Generate the necessary layouts for the front side See Find Layouts on page 15 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 24 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 24 If a Layout In the Find Layout dialog you define if you wan
21. duction 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 Dynamic Marks are easy to use You can add marks in the Marks section in the Lay Out tab 25 26 i cut Layout Mark Set MarkSetl i cut Mark ARS Mark Text Mark 3 marks Adding a Dynamic Mark Even though each individual mark contains its own set of parameters the
22. e 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 Sizes 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 17 and Other Options on page 20 4 2 Nesting Options i Cut Layout 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 17 ESKOS Nesting Options Nesting Type i cut Layout Fill Direction From Left to Right Strategy Minimum Layouts Gutter 5 00 mm Maximum
23. eate 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 i cut Layout 5 Text Mark A Text Nesting Job Name Size 10 00 mm Rotation A b Y X Attach to Sheet O H 0 00 mm 0 00 mm a F Color l 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 31 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 The 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 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 l
24. eft bottom corner of the bounding box of the reference defined in the Attach to E O 31 ESKO S 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 H Attach to Graphics HH 0 00 mm 0 00 mm FT 0 00 mm 0 00 mm 32 i cut Layout 6 Export Production Files Print Fie mese Custom File Name Nesting Job Name _ Sheet Index Number ET Folder Browse Cutting File Preset Custom sd File Type i script HH File Name Nesting Job Name _ Sheet Index Number L Folder Browse _ Sequence Lines 7__ Cancel j Export Production Files allows to save all files needed to produce the current layouts a Print file PDF which will be sent to the proofer or digital press a Cutting file which will be sent to the cutting table Print File Set the File Name You can use SmartNames to define the name by clicking the button 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 Select the File Type i Script file or PDF file Set the File Name You can use SmartNames to define the name by clicking the button Define in what folder the file must be saved either by entering the path or by clicking the Browse button and browse to it
25. ing shape to be used You can select the trim box a cutting line already defined or Create If you select Create you will automatically switch to the Cutting Lines tab See Cutting Lines on page 12 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 or the desired scale factor of the graphics Changing the desired resulting size will also change the scale factor and vice versa 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 3 3 Cutting Lines 12 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 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 13 000 EN Prepare Lay Out Source Separation e A Add Graphics Production Settinas PE SSS shield1 shield3 shield4 shield6 Back Find Layouts Cutting Lines shield2 amp shield3
26. jksesteenweg 1095 B 9051 Gent info eur esko com i cut Layout 2 2 Getting Started with i cut Layout 2 1 Creating your first nested layout To introduce you to some of the possibilities of i cut Layout follow these simple steps to create your first nested layout 1 When launching i cut Layout or when no other file is open the New Nesting Job dialog is opened automatically If it isn t you can open it by choosing File gt New or use the shortcut CTRL N windows or Cmd N Mac 8 0 0 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 16 4 Click Create An empty Prepare tab will open 2 i cut Layout 0009 Untitled 6 Nesting Shape 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 Sample Files You can simply drag and drop your files on the center area or click the Add Graphics button a 6 The Nesting Shape for all files is now set t
27. ll be the layout shown on the right The remaining Graphic will be placed on another layout 18 i cut Layout wa 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 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 19 ESKO cnn 4 3 Other Options Other Options Backing Up 2 Turn H Mark Set None 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 24 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 25 4 4 Find Layouts 20 When you entered all values and adjusted the nesting options you can click
28. mal layouts for the requested Graphics and their amounts based on different nesting types RRA When clicking the Find Layouts button _ a dialog will open to define different settings e The Sheet size See Sheet Size on page 15 e The Nesting Options See Nesting Options on page 17 e Other options See Other Options on page 20 When you entered all values and adjusted the nesting options you can click Find Layouts See Find Layouts on page 20 4 1 Sheet Size When you create a new layout you need to feed i cut Layout with vital information as e g the size of the sheet and the position of the margins on the sheet Sheet Size Sheet Size Custom 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 16 15 ESKO cnn 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
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30. o 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 MI Kiss cut a Line Type Cut xa Create Front Back Ordered Nesting Shape l1 Trimbox 1 Trimbox 1 Trimbox 1 TrimBox 1 Trimox A shield6 1 TrimBox We will use the default create a Cutting Line based on a Separation i cut Layout automatically detects Kiss cut as a common separation in all selected files c Click Create i cut Layout 7 Inthe 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 ae nae a er Back shield2 gt Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm Height 332 25 mm 100 00 Front Ordered Nesting Shape 4 shield1 shield 2 Kiss cut Mea shield3 E gt shield3 3 Kiss cut gt shield4 1 Kiss cut shield4 shield5 shield5 1 Kiss cut shield6 shield6 1 Kiss cut 8 Next step is to find the Layout
31. s for these jobs a il 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 will find one layout that contains all the requested jobs Double click it to get a full preview of this Layout i cut Layout 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 See Export Production Files on page 33 2 2 Concepts and ideas in i cut Layout 2 2 1 Graphics and Layouts In i Cut Layout 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 11 i cut Layout 2 A Layout is designed for
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33. t 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 i cut Layout 5 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 15 When clicking the Update Layout button i Cut Layout will first remove the selected Layout and adjust the numbers in the Graphics list accordingly Next i cut Layout 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 5 6 Working with Dynamic Marks 5 6 1 What are Dynamic Marks Dynamic Marks are marks used as pro
34. ting file i Cut HPGL PDF MFG or ACM See Export Production Files on page 33 i cut Layout 3 Prepare In the Prepare tab you set up the graphics to be placed on the layouts aa 2d mm E YH Prepare Lay Out Add aa E Find Layouts H Production Settings Untitled a ele Seo Ae GuUtUng Lines p Ordered 1 Nesting Shape Trim Box 5 Width 440 00 mm 100 00 A Back Same as Front Mirrored Limit Bleed to 10 00 mm Height 365 00 mm 100 00 Front Back Ordered Nesting Shape Limit Bleed to Size Width x Height 24 shield 1 shield2 l1 TrimBox 10 00 mm 280 70 mm x 360 70 mm View EN B shield3 shield3 l1 TrimBox 10 00 mm 451 01 mm x 374 05 mm View 7 D d shield4 shield4 1 TrimBox 10 00 mm 440 00 mm x 365 00 mm Cs shield5 shield5 TrimBox 10 00 mm 357 29 mm x 357 29 mm shield6 shield6 TrimBox 10 00 mm 280 70 mm x 360 70 mm 1 of 5 graphics selected 1 Prepare or Layout mode See Lay Out on page 21 2 the Add Graphics button allows to add graphics See Adding Graphics on page 11 3 Use the Find Layouts button to fit all Graphics on layouts based on the settings See Find Layouts on page 15 4 The Settings tab allows to set the Production Settings for the selected graphics See Production Settings on page 12 5 The Cutting Lines tab allows to define the cutting line s for the selected graphics See Cutting Lines on page 12 6 Depending on which tab you have selecte
35. tings 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 2 ESKO cman lf 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 28 These are the Dynamic Marks available in i cut Layout e j cut Marks on page 28 e ARS mark on page 30 e Text Mark on page 30 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 Mark Type PM Type MLO Size 6 00 mm Offset 4 00 mm Color Black B 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 distance between the marks and the cut path Color Define the color for the mark either Black or
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