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Before creating a Smart Layout, confirm that there is a die station in the file you are importing and that die crease lines are closed. Otherwise, you will receive this error message: Cannot retrieve valid key line from the file: <file name>
Note: The Smart Layout feature for creating nested die files is available only if you are using the Pro version.
- Select File > Import > Die.
- In the Import Die dialog box, navigate to the location of the die file, select the file, and then click Open (Macintosh) or Import (Windows).
- When the die appears in the Die folder on the Content tab of the Information window, drag it to the layout view.
If you have already imported a substrate to the layout view, the software will center the die on the substrate. - From ShopMap, add a substrate.
- In the job properties pane, select SmartLayout for dies.
- Select an item under Die and, in the Parameters section, provide values for Minimum Amount and Rotation.
- In the Margins area, enter a value to set the distance between die shapes.
- To view the results of your settings, click Create Solution. You can click Cancel if you need to stop the process of creating solutions.
- If desired, change the settings to produce different ganged layouts and click Create Solution to view the results.
- (Optional) To capture a solution without applying the results, click Capture Selection.
- (Optional) To generate a job report, click Save Report and specify where to save the
.txt
file. - Under Solutions, select the solution that produced the best layout for your purposes.
- Click Apply.