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Overlaps: Selecting and editing overprinting layers

Selections are a fundamental part of the AVA software. They are required to complete certain functions in the software but...

July 28th, 2021 160 views 0 likes
Percentages: Viewing the percentage of ink usage in the design

This function is used to calculate the percentage of ink coverage on a layer. The ink percentages can be calculated...

April 16th, 2021 429 views 0 likes
Gripping tonal layers

The Gripping Window is used to help you accurately grip tonal layers ahead of going to production. There are several...

February 18th, 2022 122 views 0 likes
Gripping brush: For balancing non tonal textures or gripping particularly areas in a design.

This function allows you to apply your Gripping with a brush rather than to the whole file (or in a...

January 27th, 2022 163 views 0 likes
Grip check: Checking gripped layers ahed of production

Grip Check allows you to check the grips in your designs as part of your quality control process. It can...

February 18th, 2022 114 views 0 likes
Halftone Screening: Create a customised dot pitch and angle for rotary and flatbed screens

Halftone Screening is very useful for creating customised dot pitch and angles for Rotary and Flatbed screens. Once tonal layers...

June 24th, 2021 335 views 0 likes
Tracking checker: Check the tracking of your separated layers

The ability to check the tracking of your separations before going to production is priceless. The Tracking Checker Palette Button...

June 24th, 2021 254 views 0 likes
Tile separations to check them ahead of production

Tiling separated layers in the Layout Window is a great way of assessing a separation before going to production with...

June 24th, 2021 107 views 0 likes
Dot Gain Settings : Bringing the match between digital and production prints closer

A dot gain is used to simulate the effects of the production printing process in AVA. It is designed to...

July 28th, 2021 753 views 0 likes
Compensation curves: Creating and applying them to separated layers

If you are using a Dot Gain, you may need to apply a compensation curve to achieve the desired tones...

August 25th, 2021 127 views 0 likes
‘Tracking checker’ Palette: Positionally offset separation to simulate print station misalignment in traditional production

This Palette is designed to create a design information offset in order to simulate natural production press misalignment. The results...

April 13th, 2022 164 views 0 likes
‘Halftone Screen’ Palette: Automatically prepare up to 16 separated tonal layers to new, engraver-ready screened layers

This Palette is designed to automate the screening of pre-made tonal separated layers ready for engraving. It can be used...

April 13th, 2022 170 views 0 likes
‘Fault Finder’ Palette: Simple fault marking annotation brush and layer

This Palette is designed to add an extra, solid red layer and set a simple ‘ring’ marker brush, allowing the...

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‘Multi Grip Palette: Automatically grip separated spot layers within a design file

This Palette uses a loop to run through all available separated spot layers and apply a grip to the specifications...

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