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plate.The ‘Add empty station’ button
that can be specified.
can be used to create a new empty station with a size
Tip:
You can take any entry from the Station dialog box and drag it onto the document window. This
will place the station as a 1 by 1 grid block (except when working in a CAD layout). Afterwards, the
station can be altered either from the Grids or Station dialog box (setting the die shape and bleed
mask) or from the Station View. Once a station is on the plate, you can use the controls in the Grid
dialog box, the Transform tool and the Align tool to define your layout.
Note:
Importing a CAD layout will create new (empty) stations for each design that is found in the CAD
file.For more information, please refer to the chapter 'Creating a new station in a CAD workflow'.
In the Manual Workflow, you do not start with a CAD layout file. You need to create a new station file
and place it on the plate to start building the layout yourself.
4.1.2 Creating a new station in a CAD workflow
In the CAD Workflow, you start by defining a plate and importing a CAD file to create a layout. When
you import a CAD file, "empty" stations are created. You then need to create station files to assign
to these empty stations. To create a station file for a CAD layout:
1. Import a CAD layout file into your plate.
2. Select an"empty station that you want to assign a station file to.
3. On the View Selector, click ‘Station View’.
The Station View will be activated and the 1-up CAD design for that station is loaded.
You can now complete the station with a graphic, a mask, station marks and station numbers. When
you return to the Sheet View, the new station definition is assigned to the CAD layout everywhere
this same 1-up CAD design is used.
Tip:
Select Stations in Filled Mode
as it makes them easier to select.
4.1.3 Editing an existing station
Regardless of which workflow you are using, you can always edit an existing station. To edit an
existing station on the plate:
1. Select the station that you want to edit (either on the plate or in the Station dialog box).
2. Click the Station View icon on the View Selector toolbar.
3. Edit the station in the Station View mode and switch back to Sheet View mode.
When you return to Sheet View mode, the changes to the station are updated in the plate.
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