Editor: Create Custom grommets

Editor: Create Custom grommets

Custom Grommet sizes can be defined and used in Editor, Layout, RIP queues and Workflow.

How to create a custom grommet

  1.  Editor:  create dot in the desired size. If smaller than 2.5cm, then add the size manually in the Document Set up window (File > Document set up)
  2. Save out as an .aur file
  3. Create a folder named Grommets on c:\\users\public (or Shared on Mac)\printfactory  and move the .aur file into the folder
  4. Restart RIP and the file is present in the Grommet section of the Finishing window

Editor: create custom grommet file

RIP queue with location of the .aur files




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