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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.

  • 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.

  • The label will be displayed on the Crease opening. 

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.

  • 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

Attach the Crease to an object.

  • 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

Click the Cartridge Icon and select the desired cartridge for the current layer. 

  • Select the desired cartridge from the Cartridge Icon dropdown control.

  • Selecting a non-blade cartridge will change the Crease to that Cartridge type.

  • Example: Changing it from a Crease to a Deboss will make it a Deboss opening.

Cartridge Type

  • When applicable, select the desired Cartridge Type from the Type dropdown control. 

  • Selections available are dependent upon the Cartridge selected.

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