You can create multiple copies (clones) of a job and use the flip,
offset/drop, and rotate settings to create a seamless pattern repeat.
Before you begin: Make all job settings
before you create a step and repeat. You cannot modify the original job after you have
created a step and repeat. If you want to modify the original job, you must delete all
the copies first.
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In Job Editor: On the Layout tab, expand the Step and
Repeat panel. In the panel header bar, select the check box to
activate the settings.
If you cannot activate the settings, make sure that the job width
is less than the substrate width. You cannot create a step and repeat from a job
that is equal to or wider than the width of the selected substrate. In this
case, either scale the job down, or select a wider substrate.
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Under Offset/Drop, define the amount of horizontal or
vertical shift. Do one of the following:
- Drop size - Select the
amount of drop as a fraction of the image width or height. As an example,
1/1 equals no shift, 1/2 equals a 50% shift, and 1/4 equals a 25%
shift.
- Percentage (%) - Type the
required amount of drop as a fraction of the image width or height if you do
not want to use one of the fixed drop sizes.
- Custom - Type the
required amount of vertical or horizontal drop in the unit of measurement
selected for Job Editor.
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Under Repeat size, select the required number of
horizontal and vertical copies.
- In a horizontal
direction, you can:
- Fill the substrate
width
- Type the number of
repeats
- Define a custom
width
- In a vertical direction,
you can:
- Type the number of
repeats
- Define a custom
height
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Click Save.
You can also select to save the settings as a template, which can then be used to
create presets and virtual printers in Command WorkStation and hot folders.
