Automatic resolution

In the automatic resolution of overlapping areas the program uses predefined concepts for "near" and "far" as well as minimum bleed values for the important and the unimportant areas. The program follows the clip path, searching for solutions. In complex overlapping the program divides the clip path into a series of simpler conflicts and tackles them one by one.

Automatic clip path conflicts resolution

IMPORTANT: Using the automatic clip path conflict resolution is not a guarantee that all conflicts will be resolved: after applying the automatic conflict resolution, you may still find some unresolved conflicts.

To use automatic resolution of clip path conflicts

1. On the contextual edit bar, click Automatic Resolution .

The Automatic Conflict Resolution dialog box appears.

2. Enter values that Prinect will use for modifying the bleed offsets for the important and unimportant areas. Consider the following example to learn what the program will do:

• In conflict area, reduce bleed offsets to For the conflict areas, the program will reduce the bleed offsets as follows (example): for important areas to 1 mm; for unimportant areas to 0.5 mm.
• If conflict areas remain, resolve them using Middle Path (Optional) All areas that remain in conflict after the bleed offsets have been reduced by applying the above values will be resolved by applying the middle path resolution method.

Prinect resolves the conflicts according to the bleed values you have set.

A message appears telling you how many clip path conflicts have been resolved.

The "far"-and-"near" concept

The "far" and "near" concept for resolving clip path conflicts is derived from the definition of a minimum bleed. The area within the minimum bleed is regarded as "near", the area within the bleed that is not "near" is treated as "far". The following table gives the conflict resolution rules. It answers the question "What happens if a row area conflicts with a column area?".

* The " —" marked cells are identical with the W cells.