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9. Click the Delete Operation button, or select the corresponding option in the fly-out menu, to remove an operation from the list
7.2.1 The Operation Order
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Move an Operation Up or Down
The operations in the Operation Stack may be re-ordered if so desired. The changes in order will be reflected in the 3D view of your model. The higher the operation appears in the
Operation Stack, the later it is applied in the virtual printing process.
1. Select the operation you want to move in the Operation Stack.
2. Click the Move Operation Up or Move Operation Down buttons until the operation is in the desired position.
3. Drag the operation to the desired position
Optimize Operation Order
The Optimize Operation Order function will reorder all operations in the most logical order.
You can apply the function by clicking the Optimize Operation Order button selecting Optimize Operation Order from the fly-out menu.
or by
7.3 Set the Substrate Material
A substrate material is always the first operation for each model. It is represented by a specific substrate operation appearing at the bottom of the stack.
The same substrate is shared by the back and front print stacks.
Substrates can be selected and changed in the Substrate Selector. The Substrate Selector will only show materials or operations that can be used as a substrate.
To access the Substrate Selector, either double-click a substrate operation or click a substrate's
Type button in the Process Panel.
To access the Substrate Selector, either double-click a substrate operation, select Change
Substrate... from the fly-out menu or select window > Esko > Studio Visualizer > Change
Substrate... .
If the option Use the substrate from the structural design file is selected, the substrate information from the structural design file will be used. If a structural design file is loaded, the substrate material is shown between brackets. If there is no structural design file, a gloss coated paper will be used.
In this tutorial, we will change the default substrate material to a satin coated paper. However,
Studio Visualizer can also simulate substrates such as metal, foil board, polyethylene, and more.
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1. Double-click the Substrate operation in the Operation stack.
The Substrate Selector dialog appears. The Operations list only shows substrate materials.
2. At the top of the Substrate Selector, disable the option Use the substrate from the
structural design file.
Note: You can always return to the substrate defined in the Structural Design file by enabling this option again.
3. Select the standard materials substrate category. The right hand pane displays the contents of the selected substrate category.
4. In the right hand pane, select satin coated paper.
As an alternative to browsing through the operation hierarchy in the left hand and right hand panes of the Substrate Selector, type the first letter(s) of the operation you want to apply in the search field at the top of the dialog and click Find.
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The Substrate Selector now displays the properties for the selected operation: the
Information area shows a basic description, the Color Picker displays the substrate color, the Operation parameters displays any additional parameters (in this case, a slider controlling the texture depth of the paper).
5. If necessary, change the paper color by clicking in the Color Picker.
6. Click FinishOK to apply the substrate material to the model.
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The model now has a substrate applied to it, and the ViewStudio window displays the result.
7.4 Add a new Finishing Operation
To add a Finishing Operation:
1.
In the Finishing Operations palette, either click the Add Operation button
Add Operation from the fly-out menu
or select
The Operation Selector dialog appears. See
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2. Browse to the operation you want to apply.
3. If applicable, set the available parameters, and click OK
4. Define the Scope for the operation:
• Select Add swatch if you want to apply the operation locally, based on graphical art using a specific swatch
• Select Apply full coverage if you want to apply the operation on the complete design
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Note: Some operations, such as lamination, do not allow local application, so the Add
swatch option is disabled.
The newly created Finishing Operation will appear in the Operations list, at the most logical position.
In case "Add Swatch" is selected, a swatch with the same name as the Operation will be added to the Adobe Illustrator Swatches. By applying this swatch to (new or existing) objects in your file, you can define the area(s) where the finishing operation needs to be applied.
7.4.1 The Operation Selector in Detail
Operations are representations of the print effects and finishes that may be applied to your
Studio Visualizer models. The Operation Selector dialog, in combination with the Artwork
Selector dialog, provide a means of choosing operations to apply to your model.
The Operation Selector is shown when you are adding a new operation to your model, or editing an operation that is already being used in your model.
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