PlatePatcher 7.5 User Guide - Product Documentation
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1. 24 5 8 EE Da alban a da da unu 24 5 9 OUTPUT EE 25 50 2051171111 ME 25 6 OVERVIEW OF MOUNTING MARK Sociccsccscccsccssccscccccocccesccccccstescccsencssncecsecosvecesessentceccesenccessessseoseececeeseesecsees 26 7 lang d A n 27 8 ACRI EE m a a an n 28 9 HU r n 1 30 ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 3 31 1 Introduction The PlatePatcher analyses the image content of LEN or TIF files and applies register marks to the determined areas A file with coordinates is created for automatic mounting A printout of an ACM or EPS file is used for manual mounting The viewer is used to display and measure the LEN TIF files The angle and the rasterization can also be measured 2 First Start up of the Software All important settings are copied over during an update 2 1 Entering the License Key During initial installation or when updating from an older version the license key must be entered to start the Merger Warning 0 Your copy of Grapholas has an invalid license Do you want to register now EE The ESKO Service provides a serial number for this ProductID which needs to be entered in the Serial Number field and confirmed by ENTER The license can be subsequently changed with the New License program in the Windows start menu under Esko Digital Flexo Suite System 2 2 Setting the Language The language can be changed with the U Language program in the Window2. Technical ink GaelicGhost PLOT len CF2 file GaelicGhost cf2 ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 14 31 Jo f d 70 aa A noolar TEPI xx ones metalle geouf gief b birir Jen 4 The start is carried out in the Preview mode The Merger remains in the background but cannot be used Job Workflow Plot Jobname OM em Select the mounting settings 2 Load the job Select only one separation then confirm it with OK or double click the file to load it The other separations and control files are automatically copied into the working directory and displayed ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 Plot GaelicGhost Pitot File Tool File Create patches Separations Single Patch Distance 50 0 Separations i i i E d i I 0 Ez 6 Analyse image 1 b 1 b b E D b 1 E 1 b L E 1 b E 1 E b 1 LI 1 b E a b L 1 LI 400 Gei ge 000 ER Close Check if the technical ink Plot File and the CF2 file Tool File were loaded If these files are missing contrary to expectations check the file names By selecting View the entire job is opened in the Bitmap Viewer Clicking on Clear removes the images from the display and the options can be selected again This step does not delete any data on the storage medium Under Separations 4 the option Single is to be selecte
3. MAT Info field The Scale has to be deactivated 4 1 Setting the Tools The knives can be set in the Job setup window which is opened via the Options menu Each element in the ACM file is assigned to its own channel line 1 The speed and the acceleration 3 must be determined on site x Job setup Job setup Board size Current job setup F Depth unit Speed unit jo sl pen ix d Ik Tool More Test ine 3 M No tool Ignore Circle adjustment Knife before crease Ge Hep oince Digital Flexo Suite 7 5 the ACM file contains more channels which must be selected at the Kongsberg table Therefore the No tool Ignore 2 option must be activated If the recommended vertical alignment of register marks has been set 6 must be set in the Register mark positions dialogue For a horizontal alignment 7 must be set ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 7 31 4 2 Assignment of the Output Channels Each element in the ACM file is assigned to its own channel line The channels cannot be defined or hidden in the Digital Flexo Suite This has the advantage that the operator of the Kongsberg table can change the output quickly 4 2 1 Output Channels of the PlatePatcher Depending on the selected output device the PlatePatcher uses up to nine channels Only the required channels are set up in the Job setup window All other channels must be set to
4. No Tool In addition the No tool Ignore option must be activated Plot amp Cut ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 8 31 e Channel 1 contour of the Mylar e Channel 2 contour of the image e Channel 3 contour of the patch e Channel 4 labelling of the patch e Channel 5 labelling of the mounting mark e Channel 6 mounting mark e Channel 7 centre line with arrow for gripper e Channel 8 job name e Channel 9 carton cut 4 3 Starting the Job When importing the ACM file the setting is automatically changed to CTP Flexo Here the register wizard is activated and some optimisation parameters are deactivated If the MAT Info field was filled in the XL CUT submenu the file with the knife settings is automatically loaded The setup of the plate is started by pressing the panel button on the Kongsberg operating Move the laser pointer to the centre of mark No 1 and confirm this position by pressing I Repeat this step with mark No 2 If used the camera is moved in the general direction of the mark then the mouse is used to click the centre of the mark ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 9731 5 PlatePatcher Ee opens the PlatePatcher in a new window The PlatePatcher automatically searches the LEN or TIF files for free areas to cut out the remaining image content Depending on the output device the relevant files will be created for subsequent mounting 5 1 Output Devices For di
5. control the ACM files which were created by using the Digital Flexo Suite After the Digital Flexo Suite installation all ACM files are automatically linked to the ACM Viewer EB DN beltest ese data our mg S ACMView D kbelte et BSL data Gutput mount Plot GaelicGhost k acm STT RSC Crested by OFS versions Version 7 5 Bulk Fie View Help SECH D 3 SHOR DESIGNER PlatePrep Version 7 5 Buld 17 EI SLidataiCuiputimountiPiot HDR APPLICATION CIPFlexo d SHOR Fenn 4 aicGhost k acm HDA ROSU SHOR THICKNESS 0 1 May AC GaelicGhost k Pa D2 GT 20 242 pt G1X45003Y 21 242 D2 G1XA amp SSETY 22085 IF ORATION ot X45557 1407420 Progr ams al 01X13925 1 108189 Tth 1331 40 mm Di 08263 02 Height 1294 98 mm G1X13342 107814 Di Thickness 0 10 mm 061X133423 81413 D2 G1xA471001 22085 Di 017147522065 D G1X71007Y 22085 Di CIX Ori 07 420 02 61 471007107420 Di GIXTOMTSY 407420 3j GTXTA571 108263 The distance between two points can be measured by using the right mouse button hold pressed 1 The image content can be enlarged by using the mouse wheel 2 and moved by using the left mouse button hold pressed and pull 3 Double click one ACM file and an additional window 4 will be opened Start in the Manual Step area 5 starts a simulation of the cutting and drawing process In the settings area 6 the line thickness can be changed Additi
6. not change the image content In the information field Total shows the number of plate pieces and saved shows the area saved in cm and as a percentage In addition warnings will be displayed here informing you about overlays ESKO artwork 16 31 PlatePatcher 7 5 17 31 12 Marks can be moved subsequently Clicking on the mounting mark once changes the colour to yellow and a green frame is shown The mark can be move horizontally by holding down the left mouse button in the green frame Another click on the yellow mark changes the colour to red The mark can now be moved vertically with the left mouse button pressed on the mark The opposite mark is automatically moved simultaneously 13 Hidden elements are marked 14 Ungroup breaks a group down into its single elements Jobname is used to add the file name to the lower edge of the patch Hide or x hides one or more marked patches This option can be used to hide unnecessary elements Add Mark adds an additional mounting mark Remove removes this mark Reset sets the mounting marks for the marked patch back to their original positions ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 18 31 15 The distortion Rip Scale is automatically read from the LEN file For TIF files or if the distortion information is missing the distortion is calculated based on the size difference between the CF2 file and the technical ink If the information is indefinite 1
7. 00 0 is displayed as value but can be changed manually With some mounting devices Mount Scale can be used to scale the output file Rotate rotates all output files by 90 Negative inverts all output files for film exposure units because negative images cannot be edited in PlatePatcher The settings Negative and Rotate can only be changed in the first separation and are then valid for the entire job 16 Create cancels the grouping The requested files are created and transmitted to the Merger or a directory This process may take several minutes depending on the complexity Collisions of register marks with image elements and overlays are displayed in a corresponding message window In general no image data is overwritten Close closes the grouping view without creating files All separations are edited in sequence Select the next separation 5 and repeat the process Mounting files are always updated when data is created so that all required data is available at the end ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 19 31 5 4 Multi Patch Mode All separations are displayed and edited together The selected base separation Master is not cut and includes the register marks of all other separations after editing All other separations are based on this base separation on the mounting device at a later time If Multiple is selected the table with the separations extends Create patches Separations Multiple Pa
8. PlatePatcher 7 5 USER MANUAL ESKO 21 08 2009 rtwork PlatePatcher 7 5 2 31 Table of Contents 1 nad 3 2 FIRST START UP OF THE SOFTWARE 8 8888888888888888 sesso soe 3 2 1 ENTERING THE LICENSE KEV ada 3 2 2 SE TING Te Te 3 2 3 aaa asla 4 3 a NE ICE 5 4 KONGSBERG KL GUIDE Eege EEN 6 4 1 GOTU ET rr b 6 4 2 ASSIGNMENT OF THE OUTPUT CHANNELS s s s s sas sas sas sasa saya esses sa sal 7 4 2 1 Output Channels of the PlatePatcher 7 4 3 TES IET e c r a a as as 8 5 PUA TEP Ii RET 9 5 1 UT Te n s s s n 9 5 2 SETTING THE PLATEFATCHER OPTIONS dad n e asas 10 aar ee eege E 10 7 0000000 0 a a 10 2771000 aD ROT Umm 11 24 EE 11 5 3 EL H 05 n 13 5 4 DEIER 10DE s n n 19 5 5 27 56 nr a a i 20 55 1 import hg anda MOUNTING edite ve ETT TOETO EO 20 5 6 ZERO POINT FOR AV FLEXOLOGIC MACROFLEX AND HEAFORD 23 5 7 LOADING isizi mRK
9. d to patch single separations Patch Radius defines the distance between two image elements by compiling them automatically in one grouping Elements with a larger distance are separated Select the separation A preview is displayed in the main window By selecting Analyse image the image is analysed and displayed in the grouping window You can also start the analysing process by double clicking the respective separation Close closes the PlatePatcher ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 Group Patches 7 8 10 11 Pio Uels ON Plot File Too File Lreate patches Separations Pict Total 8 Patches Saved 756 1 2745 6 sqcm A 1 Overlaps found Selection 4 Patches Hide Group Add Mark Plate Properties RiP Scale El Mount Scale 100 0 Rotate 1 Negative Create pate hes Clase Clicking on the eye next to the ink in the table activates or deactivates the display oeveral patches can be selected by pressing the Ctrl button and the left mouse button simultaneously and then grouped by clicking on Group 12 or g Alternatively you can also use the left mouse button to pull a lasso around several patches Overlaying plate pieces are marked in red and listed in the information display 11 Collisions of marks vvith image data are highlighted vvith an exclamation mark The patches can be created but the mounting marks vvill not be dravvn in order to
10. d zero point 1 is moved in the wrong design 3 In addition the screen wedge outside the image width displaces the mounting centre 2 This can be avoided by extending the image symmetrically to both sides ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 24 31 5 7 Loading TIF Files TIF files are normally read from left to right Because of the technical requirements of imaging Digital Flexo Suite reads TIF files from the bottom to the top This rotates the display accordingly Digital Flexo Suite 1000 DESIGN The alignment of the images in PlatePatcher has to match the alignment in mounting The image has to be rotated 90 in the design for exporting FORO 5 6 Writing TIF Files TIF files can be exported directly from PlatePatcher using the TIF export function The TIF data is exported with the alignment as described in the previous chapter which results in a rotated display in other programs The software of some of the CTP exposure units available on the market displays the TIF data with the same alignment as in the design even though the data has to be read from the bottom to the top for imaging This is caused by the different alignment between drum and image The Merger assumes that the height corresponds to the circumference of the drum and the width corresponds to the width of the drum The drum may be shown rotated by 90 in the displays of other CTP exposure units ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 25 31 5 9 Output D
11. displays the plate pieces to be mounted in a new window 15 Each mounting mark on the plate has a number which is displayed under Group 16 on the software ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 22 31 In addition only the left mounting marks have a letter to identify the correct separation In the overview this side with the letters is indicated with a slanted mark 14 so the plate piece can be mounted and aligned correctly Mount 17 moves the cameras and the drum to the mounting position This process is carried out for all plate pieces in this separation and is completed with Close 18 The left camera 19 is used to precisely position the plate The right camera 20 can slightly differ from the theoretical position so only the horizontal line on the mark is used to set up the plate ELI In the overview window the next separation can now be selected with Next 21 and the mounting is carried out again with Automatic mounting 22 ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 23 31 5 6 Zero Point for AV Flexologic Macroflex and Heaford The PlatePatcher places the zero point in the bottom left corner of the ripped LEN or TIF file If in addition job information and screen vvedges are set in the customer s job an offset to the desired zero point is created in the X and Y directions n most cases this offset is varies which may lead to incorrect mounting The require
12. es f areas are grouped in different separations in multi patch mode the resulting patches are reduced to the required size If this function is deactivated patches of the same size are created Single Plot File Creates a file with coordinates for each separation If this function is deactivated all coordinates are written into one file Mount Offset With AV Flexologic an upper and lower image border is inserted in the grouping window This is required when register marks must be positioned above or below the image The entire co ordinate plane is moved by this value which results in a difference to the original gripper distance during the mounting Pre Mount Gap Enlarges image sections in the mask for plate mounting when using PreMount Camera Distance Determines the minimum camera distance for the selected mounting device A higher value creates wider patches Font Size Determines the size of the register mark labels Register Mark File You can select the mounting marks from a list An overview can be found in the appendix Regmark Scale Enlarges the mounting marks on the Mylar significantly Add Job Name Automatically inserts the file name under each patch EPS Show Boxes Creates a frame around each patch in the created EPS file EPS Text as Pathes Converts text into vector data for the EPS file ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 13 31 Origin Bottom Left Places the origin of the coordinate
13. et 20 mm Desired black area 100 mm Required AV offset 80 mm 100 mm 20 mm 5 5 1 Importing and Mounting After the MOM file has been created with the PlatePatcher the Optimount software is used to import this file for mounting on the AV Flexologic The import of externally created data is an additional charge option which needs to be enabled by AV Flexologic first Clicking on Job Editor 1 and Load 2 opens the Load Postscript window peer n kre v r E ores lir dd E peer Import 3 opens a dialog window in which the required MOM file can be selected and another click on mport 7 loads this file ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 21 31 Lm 1Artios Documents and Settings Dj Esko J Inetpub J MSSOL7 Program Files Mirror options T AL foo E ven merer V Hor and vert mirror Before loading this file the Plate Distortion 6 and the Mirror Options 4 must be set If the options Top Grid and Emulsion down were selected in the PlatePatcher the option No mirror 4 must be selected here Close 8 is used to close the window search 9 updates the database and displays the job that has been imported last Close 10 opens the Job processing window which displays all data Another click on Close 11 cancels the loading process The mounting device is started using Home motors 12 Automatic mounting 13
14. gital mounting a camera and a mounting file are used to mount the plate pieces with mounting marks on the Mylar The accuracy is very high For analogue mounting a printout or mounting pins are used to manually mount the plate pieces on the Mylar The accuracy is low Digital output devices e AV Flexologic round mounting and flat mounting possible e Macroflex flat mounting e Heaford flat mounting Analogue output devices e ACM PLOT cutting and labelling the Mylar e EPS PLOT film labelling e Bieffebi film labelling using a special EPS format ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 10 31 5 2 Setting the PlatePatcher Options Templates can be created for the PlatePatcher options by calling up the PlatePatcher under Options Workflow Editor Wnrkffpe Editar L Cut PlatePat Mode Style 3 Mode Style The Workflow Editor for the PlatePatcher can be divided into four areas Selection of the saved settings Options for the current selection Advanced options for the current selection ZS W N gt save delete and create new settings 5 2 1 Adding Settings By selecting New 4 a new window appears in which you can enter a name for this setting OK confirms the input The new setting is automatically selected Adjust the required settings and save them by pressing Save 4 5 2 2 Changing Settings Select the setting 1 and change it Press Save 4 to save the set
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16. irectories In order to output mounting and preview files the PlatePatcher needs predefined directories Preferences Merge PlatePatcher XL Cut Titt Chabpast Tif Target Folder D AFILESyOutputl Hf Plate Patcher Preview Target Folder D FILES Output previews Mount Target Folder D AFILESyOutputlmount Len Target Folder D FILES Output leni Technical Ink plot XL Cut Kongsberg Target Path DzFILESYOUtputikongsbergl HTML Job Info HTM Target Folder D F LES Outputlhiml The mounting settings can be called up under Options Preferences Folder in the Merger Preview Target Folder A preview file Preview in TIF format is created for every edited separation LEN Target Folder TIF Target Folder Depending on the license or when Export LEN TIF is selected the LEN or TIF files are saved in these directories 5 10 Job Information An HTML file with the original file name is stored in the Preview directory for every job All important information concerning the job is stored in that directory The output directory d files output preview is preset ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 26 31 6 Overview of Mounting Marks 10 mm x 10 mm lmm ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 27131 7 Hot Keys Merger PlatePatcher Strg Ctrl G ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 28 31 8 ACM Viewer This program is used to display and
17. o the file name e g filename PLOT MAT Info As an option the name of the XL Guide Job Setups which will be automatically loaded on the Kongsberg table can be entered in this field Mount Target Folder 15 the folder where the mounting file is stored Export LEN TIF The resulting images are exported directly into directories instead of transmitting them to the Merger An extra licence is required to output TIFs Emulsion down Rotates the output coordinates by 180 ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 12 31 Top Grid Mirrors the output coordinates in the circumference direction This option has to be activated when the image data is mirrored after patching which is the case with some other types of CtP exposure units For AV Flexologic Emulsion down and Top Grid must be activated since the mounting is usually performed from above Cut Mylar Automatically cuts the Mylar on the Kongsberg table after the register marks or mounting holes and the carton cut have been drawn The LEN or TIF file must correspond to the size of the Mylar The design defines the position of the image data on the Mylar Depending on the plate distortion the gripper distance and the Mylar height are automatically counted back Front Text The patch labelling is not exposed together with the plate but craved into the frame area using the knife on the Kongsberg table This labelling needs not to be removed afterwards Crop Patch
18. onal information can be displayed in the View menu If the ACM Viewer of the Digital Flexo Suite is used LEN files can also be displayed Cutting information of Staggered Cut and CAD information of Flexrip are displayed in addition ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 29 31 yi ABE IT U Dr bsitest Sli data fogurtlid br staqqer fTiteheet klen File View Help E DolbsitestESLidata test crop ymir tif xxx xxx Jen xxx dit xxx 1 Jen Yogurtid fbr stagger fitsheet C len Y ogurilid fbr stagger fitsheet klen Yogurtid fbr stagger fitshest men Y oguriid fbr stagger fitsheet y Jen INFORMATION Vilath 387 J00 mm Height 473 48 mm Stag height 310 00 mm Stag shrink 0 00 mm MANUAL STEP 1466 1486 autorun 100 mm ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 30 31 9 Hotlines Denmark Norway Benelux Other Sweden Finland Germany Austria Switzerland European countries 49 4821 40 69 11 149 4821 40 69 22 support eurdiesko com France QZ 133 1 64 27 23 00 133 1 60 21 09 25 support eur esko com Italy 39 848 80 04 49 132 9 216 93 88 support eur esko com Asia Pacific G 65 62 49 94 88 SP 65 6 64 41 51 10 SLIDI sko USA Canada a 800 743 7131 SP 937 454 1522 support usa ibesko com 145 8743 44 55 kas 87 43 44 48 support eurmesko com UK Ireland QZ 144 845 644 3960 44 845 644 3961 sup
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20. s at the bottom left when using Macroflex The mounting is usually performed from the middle In this case this option must not be activated Round Mounter For AV Flexologic the coordinate file is counted back to 10096 The distortion values are entered on the mounting device Old Macroflex Format Writes the DHM file for older versions of Macroflex without line break Count Separations Enumerates the separations in the Macroflex output file Patch Multi Line Creates three lines in the Macroflex output file for each patch In this way the upper and lower register marks can be used even with older Macroflex models see Vertical Distance 5 3 Editing a Job The Hotfolder must be deactivated before the PlatePatcher can be used The working directory of the currently selected Hotfolder is also used for the PlatePatcher Independent of the mounting machine patching is always carried out in the same sequence The following job GaelicGhost with 4 colours plus the technical ink and the CF2 file of ArtiosCAD for the carton cut is used to explain the patching of image data The PlatePatcher requires the job data in the mounting alignment The file names are used to assign the technical ink and the CF2 file to the job As with the Merger the names may not include special characters The ink designation may not include spaces or underscores Job GaelicGhost c len GaelicGhost k len GaelicGhost y len GaelicGhost 1605 len
21. s start menu under Esko Digital Flexo Suite System ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 4731 2 3 Netvvork Configuration The image data can be loaded from the local hard drive over a network release or via FTP With regard to data security transmission via FTP protocol is to be preferred over network release The User Data path entered during installation is already released as a network drive To set up additional drives run the guinet bat program in the c bsl ui directory i Editor for the drive setup file Drive Mame d FTP Liser Marme Password Clicking the field below Drive displays the registered drives Selecting one of these drives calls up the entered access data In addition the selected drive can be deleted or changed After clicking on New the local drive letter on this drive is shown under Disk and the subdirectory is shown under Sub directory The name of this drive link is entered in the Drive Name field The Merger later accesses this drive via this name The FTP option is activated for an FTP connection and the IP number or the computer name of the FTP server is entered under Host The user name and the password must be entered accordingly In addition a name for this link must be entered under Drive Name The user data for the FTP connection can be tested using the Test button A new window designated Load Image appears OK cancels the test and accepts the selec
22. tch Distance 50 0 mm O Separations d d munu x 4 Patch Reference a Ev Master selects the base separation from the loaded job The master must still have sufficient free space to allow the register marks of the other separations to be placed 1 e eil Le ee a a Reference selects a separation which is not to be cut For mounting mounting marks are placed to the left and the right of the image Patch displays the separations which will be analysed oet the Patch Distance and open the grouping window by selecting Analyse image The same editing options as in the Single Patch Mode are available As opposed to single patching collisions can novv also occur on the Master As the separations are still mounted separately overlays betvveen different separations no longer occur Showing and hiding separations makes it easier to keep an overview when working on complex jobs The reference separation is labelled ref the master separation with Master ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 20 31 5 5 AV Flexologic To be able to place registry marks underneath or above the image a lower or upper edge is required respectively This edge is set up with Mount Offset as described in the mounting settings This creates an offset in circumferential direction which has to be subtracted from the desired gripper distance black area for the mounting Example Mount Offs
23. ted directory Cancel closes this window without making changes to the path The entered data is accepted using Accept Quit closes the drive configuration Any changes made are stored with OK ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 5 31 3 Basic Settings Units switches between mm and inch Digits and Post colon set the amount of numbers and or decimal points Check Images before start checks the images of all outgoing jobs File Copy Method sets the behavior while loading images The Copy setting is used to copy files if Move is selected the files are deleted from the source directory Show Ruler activates or deactivates the ruler This setting affects the Merger Plugin Selection This is where you can activate or deactivate options for the Digital Flexo Suite In the Folder window the preset output directories can be changed The PlatePatcher must be restarted after any change ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 6 31 4 Kongsberg XL Guide 6046 At least XL Guide version 6061 must be installed System version 6061 Jun 12 2009 12 50 00 lf an ACM file created with XL CUT in XL Guide 6061 is opened the global setting is automatically changed to CTP Flexo The cut and sequence optimization is deactivated in this setting To cut the plate properly the 2 point registration Register Wizard is automatically activated In addition the Job setup is loaded as indicated in the
24. ting To not lose existing settings the new settings can be renamed by pressing Save as 4 ESKO artwork PlatePatcher 7 5 11 31 5 2 3 Deleting Settings Select the setting 1 and delete it by pressing Delete 5 2 4 Possible Settings Each mounting device can be adjusted individually Before starting the device for production these properties must be set and checked during a test mounting For this purpose a job which is unsymmetrical in X and Y direction is to be used Default Frame Minimum distance between the patch and the edge of the created image If this is set too small a collision can occur during automatic grouping Film Gap Gap between the register mark and the edge of the image clip This area is also used for subsequent cuts using the 45 knife Patch Distance Defines the distance between two image elements by compiling them automatically in one grouping Elements with a larger distance are separated Vertical Distance Height above which additional register marks are added to the patch mm E me d 4 M E et 156 el film gap default frame PLOT m Distance Camera Distan oo Plot Device Sets the output format for the plotter ACM is alvvays avallable for the output on the Kongsberg table an EPS output is only possible with an extra license Technical Ink In order to be able to identify the technical ink carton cut later on the name must be determined according t
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