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Check if object is close to the page edge

This Enfocus PitStop command allows us to check two things:

  1. Si hay algún objeto dentro de la página que esté demasiado cerca del borde de la misma pero no llegue hasta la sangre; por ejemplo: Un texto a sólo 2 mm. del borde.
  2. Si hay algún elemento que vaya a sangre pero que se quede corto en la cantidad de sangre que tiene; por ejemplo: Una imagen que sólo entra 1 mm en la sangre (cuando debería entrar 3 mm.).

In both cases, the user can define how much is "too close" and "not close enough".

Let us look at both sections in detail.

Too close to the edge of the page

Check if object is close to the page edge

The user can define how close is to be considererd "too close" by indicating a value with respect to the TrimBox.

Warning: Although the selection command accepts negative values, that has no sense and it is better avoid doing so.

If anything falls short of the required value, it will be considered too close to the edge and the action will alert us, a report will be generated and the PDF will be marked as selected in the "Log" area for further processing.

We can set a different value for each of the margins (see below).

Not enough bleed

Check if object is close to the page edge

The user can define how close is to be considererd "insufficient bleed" by indicating a value with respect two of the following page boxes:

  • "The TrimBox". Here, the value to be indicated is "Plus margin…". We must give here the size that the bleed must have (usually 3 mm).
  • "The BleedBox". In this second case, the value indicated is "Minus margin…", again here we must set the size that the bleed should have (usually 3 mm).

Warning: If the the right bleed value is set and both page boxes properly defined, choosing one or the other has the same effect.

If anything falls short of the required value, it will be considered too close to the edge and the action will alert us, a report will be generated and the PDF will be marked as selected in the "Log" area for further processing.

We can set a different value for each of the margins (see below).

Lateral margins and subpaths

Check if object is close to the page edge

In both options there is a checkbox "Mirror horizontal margins". If it is checked on, all pages of the document are equal, with the same horizontal margins.

If we leave them unchecked, they will be treated as facing pages, with an inner and an outer margin (which can also be different).

Check if object is close to the page edge

There is also the general option "Treat subpaths of compound paths individually". If checked, PitStop will literally do just that.

Warning: In this command, it may seem irrelevant to check each compound path as a whole or as subpaths, but in the case of later corrections, it will be relevant because in the second case, only those subpaths checked will be corrected and not the whole object.

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