Crease Properties

The Crease cartridge is used when cutting a thicker box to apply crease marks that are used to assist in folding the finished box product.

Use Crease Properties to edit the individual proprietary adjustments available for Crease objects.

Click the Creased object.
Click the Properties Tab.

Optionally, Right-Click on the Crease and select Edit.

Crease Opening

Use the Crease Opening section to add a label or select a different template.

Label

Enter a Label for the Crease opening.

Enter the desired text in the Label field.
The label will be displayed on the Crease opening.

This overwrites the default label displaying the opening size if toggled on in the Defaults or on the Editor Edit Menu.

Change to Template

Change the template with the Template Name and Number Button.

Click Template Number and Number button.
The Template Library opens.
Select a different template from the Template Library.
The template will be updated to the new template.

Changing the Shape of the Crease is not available.

Set the Default to Auto Label Multi Openings
Set the default for Auto Label Multi Openings in the Admin > Editor section.

Set the Default for the Crease Cartridge/Box Defaults
Set the Box Defaults in the Admin > Editor section.

Dimensions

Use the Dimensions Section to change the size, lock dimensions, set the X/Y positioning, or rotate the Crease object.

Dimensions

Enter the object Width.
Enter the object Height.

The Sizes button displays the Recent and Standard sizes.
The Swap button switches values between the width/height fields.

Set the Defaults for the Sizes Dropdown Control
Set the default for the Sizes dropdown control in the Admin > Defaults section.

Set the Defaults for the Outside and Opening Size
Set the default Outside and Opening Size in the Admin > Editor section.

Lock or Unlock Size
Lock the size of the object to avoid adjusting it when dragging the mouse. Click unlock to Lock the size of the current object. Click locked to Unlock the size of the current object.

X and Y Position Fields

Use the X/Y fields to move objects to specific horizontal/vertical coordinates.

Enter the new X position to move the selected object horizontally.
Enter the new Y to move the selected object vertically.

Lines shown for illustration.

Rotation Entry Field

Enter the desired degree of Rotation* for the selected object.

*To rotate a group of template objects, see Rotation on the Advanced Tab.
*To lock a group of template objects together and rotate them as one object, see Group Openings Button and then use the Rotate field under the Merged Object Properties, or the Rotation button on the Advanced Tab.

The selected object will pivot from the center point.

Distance

Set the Distance between the Crease and the object it is Attach To.

Select the Crease.
Select the opening or mat from the Attach To dropdown control. See Attach To below.
Enter the Distance to place the Crease from the object it is attached to.
The Crease will resize around the object by the distance entered.

Resizing the object the Crease is attached to will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

Offsetting the Crease from an object when initially placing the Crease does not automatically attach the Crease to that object.

If the Crease is not attached to anything, the Distance field is grayed out.

Changing the Distance will readjust the distance the Crease is placed from the object it is attached to.

Resizing the object the Crease is attached to will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

Attach To

Select the object to attach the Crease.

Select the Crease.
Select the opening or mat from the Attach To dropdown control.
Enter the Distance to place the Crease from the object it is attached to.
See Distance above.
The Crease will resize around the object by the distance entered.

Resizing the object the Crease is attached to will resize the Crease to remain the distance entered in the Distance field.

Offsetting the Crease from an object when initially placing the Crease does not automatically attach the Crease to that object.

If the Crease is not attached to anything, the Distance field is grayed out.

Crease Attached to Opening

Here the Crease is attached to an opening.

Crease Attached to the Mat

Here the Crease is attached to the mat.

Cartridge Selection and Type

Use the Cartridge and Type section to select the desired Cartridge and Cartridge Type for the particular layer of the object.

Click on the Cartridge Icon and select the desired cartridge for the current object.
Select Crease to use the Crease cartridge on the current object.
Changing it to a non-Crease Cartridge will change the Crease to that Cartridge type; i.e., changing it from a Crease Cartridge to a 52 Degree Cartridge will make it a 52 Degree V-Groove opening.

Cartridge Type

When applicable, select the desired cartridge type from the Type dropdown control.

Selections available are dependent upon the type of Cartridge tool selected.

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Crease Properties