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Set the document properties

Introduction

In the [Document properties] section, describe the original document that you will load when you use the template. You can define:

  • The image orientation of the original image.

  • The legend position of the original image.

  • The file parameters of the original image.

It is recommended to adjust the document properties when you load files of different standards using the same template.

NOTE

The settings can differ, depending on the printer model.

Document properties settings

Document property

Setting

Description

[Image Orientation]

[Match CAD standard]

Keep the default setting [Match CAD standard] and orient the image according to the selected standard:[DIN], [ERICSSON], [AFNOR].

[Reading orientation]

Select the reading orientation of the original image, manually:

  • [Landscape]: when the long edge of the image is the top of the image.

  • [Portrait]: when the short edge of the image is the top of the image.

[No rotation (as in file)]

No extra rotation, use rotation as it was saved in the original image.

[Add a 180 degrees extra rotation]

Check the box, for any of the three orientation values, to rotate the image by 180 degrees.

The rotation applies to the newly computed image which has become the new original image. Be careful in case of automatic detection of the legend: the detection of the legend is computed before the extra rotation is applied.

[Legend position]

[Match CAD standard]

Keep the default setting: [Match CAD standard] to place the legend according to the selected standard:

  • [DIN]: legend located at the bottom right of a landscape image.

  • [ERICSSON]: legend located at the top left of a landscape image.

  • [AFNOR]: legend located at the bottom right of the image, with the image oriented portrait in A0 and A2 sizes, and the image oriented landscape in A1 and A3 sizes.

[Legend position]

Select the [Legend position] manually, by selecting one of the positions from the list.

[No legend]

Select [No legend] when the documents generally do not have a legend and will not be folded.

[Automatic detection of the legend]

You can also let the application detect the legend position automatically. This setting is recommended when you:

  • Have images that usually contain a legend.

  • Have different document standard and sizes in one job.

  • Want to get the legend on top of the folded packet, in case of folding.

The system will analyse the image to find the position of the legend. It will show the selected corner in the print preview.

[File format]

HP-GL/2: [Use ‘Select Pen 0’ (SP0) for HP-GL/2 end-of-file]

Check the box when you are using the 'Select Pen 0' command to indicate the end of a plot in a HP-GL/2 document.

HP-GL/2: [Merge the colours of the overlapping elements]

Check the box when you want to merge the colours, of the overlapping areas on your original image, in your output.

HP-GL/2: [Printer emulation]

Select the printer emulation standard from the list.

HP-GL/2 - PDF: [Printable area]

Define wether the printable area is full size, or inked area.

PDF: [Overprint]

Check the box to activate overprint for PDF, making the top layer of overlapping ink appear transparent in relation to the underlying ink.