The ‘PowerLayout for Illustrator’ bundle offers dedicated step and repeat functionality, combined with PDF import and the ability to add dynamic marks.
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Specify the number of repeats, the step or gap in between the one-ups, head turns if needed or even apply staggering. Attach repetition blocks relative to each other, to build repetitions of multiple labels. Use the included Dynamic Marks plugin to add dynamic printer marks to your repetition.
Save finished plate layouts with printer marks for future work. The plugin allows relinking to new files, and all printer marks will be automatically adjusted.
Gravure and flexo cylinders often need to print continuously, without a visible seam. Based on the input graphics and cylinder size, Seamless Repeat for Adobe® Illustrator® calculates the correct spacing and repeat numbers to properly wrap any design around the particular cylinder. Typical use cases are wallpaper, laminates, upholstery, vinyl flooring…
Create seamless patterns in Illustrator with the Seamless Repeat functionality.
This bundle also comes with Dynamic Marks. This functionality helps you generate proofing marks, print marks and registration marks in Illustrator in the most intuitive way.
Upgrade Illustrator® art to a Dynamic Mark and reuse it on all your files. The color and positions of the Dynamic Marks will adapt to the characteristics of the file. Add text marks that display separation, user, file or job information. Add gradation strips, bearer bars and cut marks from a list of Standard Marks. The marks will stay fully editable to fit your production variables. After applying a Dynamic Mark Set on a single file or step and repeat, all marks remain dynamic which means you can load these at any time.
Secure file round-tripping between Adobe® Illustrator®, ArtPro, and PackEdge.
Import PDFs with Esko specific information in Adobe® Illustrator® without losing layer, separations, screening information…!
The PDF Import functionality improves the way Normalized PDF files are converted into Adobe® Illustrator® format. Esko specific information is passed to Illustrator® to keep the file editable.
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