New features and enhancements
| Referenced PR ID | Description |
| Pandora-1634 | Smart Layout will be driven via Hot folder (Using hot folders to automate your workflow) |
| Pandora-1608 | Allow Pandora to connect open die line path to create a cf2 and also be used in Smart Layout to create a single layout |
| Pandora-1617 | Allow Pandora to shorten Pantone and Spot Color names when used in SmartMarks and Pandora autocolor naming |
| Pandora-1633 | Print PDF option in Pandora will also include Print Die (CF2) |
| Pandora-1639 | Smart Layout will stop after "x" number of solutions |
| Pandora-1644 | Pandora software is code signed with a valid certificate |
| Pandora-1669 | Update PDF Lib in Pandora to PDF Lib 18 |
| Pandora-1689 | Pandora should only add the artwork once to the job when using hot folder |
| Pandora-1715 | Smart Layout needs to use Amount requested when building layouts |
| Pandora-1716 | Smart Layout hot folder will read a CSV file to populate quantities in Amount required field |
| Pandora-1717 | Smart Layout Nested will read a CSV if present |
| Pandora-1730 | Pandora- Allow the S&R crop marks to print inside pdf trim box of artwork below for the purpose of ganging |
Fixed bugs
| Referenced PR ID | Description |
Pandora-993 | Pandora Sheet Wise translation is incorrect in German |
Pandora-1365 | Die waste mark and split color bar do not get placed to more than 1 die |
Pandora-1526 | When applying S&R with Center on Substrate, additional settings in the Geometry Palette will not be retained when you edit the Layout or the saved Pandora Job. Regression From Pandora 4 |
Pandora-1616 | Smart Layout produces large gaps in middle of layout when nesting these files |
Pandora-1620 | Smart Layout will not rotate certain artwork when creating a nested layout |
Pandora-1637 | When using 'Use Vector Dieline from Artwork' on Mac version and Windows servers some Artworks are offset from the Die. Regression from Pandora 8.0 |
| Pandora-1666 | Die Waste Mark - Default Font within Mark is too large to fit dbl-digit stations |
| Pandora-1713 | Pandora 8.4.1 No contents of the DXF Die files created in Illustrator 2021 being imported after updating to version 25.1 from 25.0.1 |
Known limitations
Split Color Bar marks do not get placed to more than one die [Pandora-1365]
When you add multiple CF2 files to your layouts, the Split Color Bar marks will be applied to only one of the CF2 files. This functionality will be implemented in a future version.
Import any of the TOB marks into a job and save this job, when reopening the job in Pandora, Pandora crashes [Pandora-1406]
If you are using the Take Off Bar marks in Pandora on a frequent basis, you might witness the inability to reopen jobs that contain these marks when using Windows 10.
Pandora does not launch after installing [Pandora-1434]
If you install Pandora on your workstation and you do not have Java 1.8 installed, the Pandora application might not open. To open the Pandora application, install Java 1.8.
For S&R created with Center on Substrate, changes made using the Geometry Palette are not retained when you edit the Layout or the saved Pandora Job (Pandora-1526)
When you create Step-and-Repeat (S&R) layouts with Center on Substrate enabled, if you make vertical or horizontal adjustments using the Geometry Palette, the changes are not retained if you re-open the layout using Prinergy Workshop or open the saved Pandora job. On re-open, the S&R layout is re-positioned to be centered on the substrate.
Restriction on print to CF2 and to create a layout in Smart Layout (Pandora-1608)
For Pandora to create the CF2 file, and to create a layout from Smart Layout, the die line path must be created as a continuous shape.