Esko Software Platform, April release: What's new? - Esko

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Esko Software Platform, April release: What's new?


ArtPro 16.0.2 & PowerLayout 16.0.2

  • Improve Staggered Cutting allowing the user to define stroke width of cutting lines for better visualization.
  • Bug fixes

Automation Engine 16.0.2

  • Alignment of Dynamic tasks on the latest NDL core
  • Support for Windows Server 2016 / Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra)
  • Bug fixes

Cape Pack 16.0.3

  • License Activation issues solved


Dynamic Content 16.1

  • Support for table layouts compliant with the new US FDA 2016 regulations for nutrition fact tables in the Dynamic Tables plugin
  • New tool has been added to the Dynamic Tables plugin to recognize third party nutrition fact tables in existing artwork and convert to US FDA 2016 compliant dynamic tables



Imaging Engine 16.0.2 and Pack Proof 16.0.2

  • New Adobe kernel (APPE 4.6) bringing performance enhancements
  • Compensate for outline thickness option (prerelease)
  • Esko screening model option: object based screening will match FlexRip more closely
  • Public parameter support for screening parameters (dot, ruling angle)
  • Dot cleanup (removes small dots from the plate for flexo applications) - commercial option
  • Highline XM screening is now available - commercial option, included as migration for customers who had this screening on FlexRip
  • New Proof Server (based on Fiery XF 6.3). Adds HT driver for Epson P series and a number of other drivers
  • Many issues solved, performance increased, memory usage optimized


PackEdge 16.0.2 and Plato 16.0.2

  • Bug fixes

Studio 16.1

Studio Toolkit for Shrink Sleeves:

  • Ability to add a print area to the 2D technical drawing of the sleeve. This indicates to the artwork operator how close to the edges the print can go.
  • The gap between the sleeve and object is now three times as small than in an older version of Toolkit.
  • The circumference can now be smaller than the size of the entire object. This enables you to create for example a tamper evident seal at the top of a bottle.

Studio Designer/Visualizer:

  • Export to KeyShot to enable creation of photo-realistic pack shots.
  • Ability to save frequently used finishing operations as custom operations