mario89 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Hi, I got to know function data merge in affinity publisher. I am going to use this function to create different instructions. Current proces: I recive 3d models in Solidworks from designers and I create 2d drawings in dxf format. In next step I open dxf in corel and prepare final instruction. It was old way, but when we have to create the same instructions only with different logo it generate long time. So we would like introduce affinity publisher and base on template and data merge menager. I created uniwersal template for instruction in affinity publisher with database in excel and paths to files. We would like to limit this proces to generating only file from corel draw add path file. But when I download files to my template for example in pdf, they lose quality. My way to bypass poor quality is open pdf in affinity publisher and create afpub format but it is additional step and changes thickness line. Perhaps you know other way to limit steps and improve above process. What type file should I download to my template from database without lost quality? Ofcourse I know that resolution source file must be the same what picture frame in affinity publisher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff stokerg Posted September 17, 2021 Staff Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 9:24 AM, mario89 said: Perhaps you know other way to limit steps and improve above process. What type file should I download to my template from database without lost quality? Ofcourse I know that resolution source file must be the same what picture frame in affinity publisher. I'm not aware of away to cut down on the process but instead of using PDFs have you tried using TIFF files instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario89 Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 Hi I opened pdf with old instructions in Affinity publisher and save to file afpub. Next step was embed files in template with function "picture frame rectangle tool" and downloaded files from excel. I created frame rectangle the same size what in sources files then I export file to pdf. I printed this pdf but I have problem with quality because lines and other sign are not smooth. In pdf I don't see any difference when maximaling zoom. I compared the same view (prints) from source and from template (function data merge) below photos. 1)Printout from source file. 2) Printout from template consists the sources downloaded from the database (function data merge). 1)Printout from source file. 2) Printout from template consists the sources downloaded from the database (function data merge). I don't know what the problem is. Printout from template looks like bit map. Is there any way to increase quality? Maybe I have wrong setting during export to pdf? I would be interested to hear your views on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario89 Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 Problem was very prosaic. I use to view and print pdf Foxit Reader and it makes poor quality during print. I commissioned print the sam file but by Adobe and printout is good. But I have also other quality issue with qrq. Currently I open pdf from etiLABEL in corel and quick trace then I generate pdf. Pdf from corel after quick trace I open in Affinity. I make in this way because all object in file must be in CMYK (000,100) and quality is beter then when I open direct in Affinity. Can you recommend other good way to achieve high quality for qrq and barcode? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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