Sheet finishing Step
The "Sheet finishing" step shows you all the finishing operations and all the folding sheets required to finish a job. You cannot edit data in this step. The step is primarily for checking purposes.
Toggle views
Various view modes are available for you to optimize your workflows.
These are:
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Folding sheet list The folding sheet list shows you all the folding sheets that are planned for creating the product. In contrast to the list of operations, a folding sheet always refers to an entire sheet. A sheet, however, can have several operations (e.g. for front and back). |
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Operations list The operations list shows all print operations of the selected job. |
Functions in the "Sheet finishing" Step
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"Planning" button |
Use this to open the Planning Assistant. This is where you can reschedule an entire job. For details, see Planning Assistant |
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"Properties" button |
This button lets you check the properties of sheet finishing. See Check Properties of Sheet Finishing. |
Check Properties of Sheet Finishing
There are various ways to check finishing. For example, you can quickly check whether default data for finishing operations are available and which ones they are.
How to invoke the properties
In the "Sheet finishing" step, select an operation or a sheet and click "Properties". Several tabs are then available to you.
"Properties", "Colors" and "Materials" tabs
The "Properties", "Colors" and "Materials" tabs are identical to those in the "Press" step. See "Properties" Tab.
The "Default data" tab shows you the default data generated by Prinect Signa Station that are used when loading on the finishing machine concerned. Operations for folding, saddlestitching, die-cutting, perfect binding and gluing folding cartons are supported.
It is not possible to edit the data in this tab, any changes must be made on Prinect Signa Station.
Example for folding
When a folding sheet is selected, the default data below display for checking purposes.
•Planned machine (1)
•Folding scheme (2) and its animation (3)
•Size of the open, unfolded folding sheet (4) (not the press sheet size)
•Distance of the folding lines from the margin and direction of folding (5)
Example for die-cutting
When a die-cutting operation is selected, the default data below display for checking purposes.
•Planned machine (1)
•Tool number (2)
•List of the single products (articles) that are on the sheet (3)
•Sheet preview (4)
