Roy Herrmann Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Hello, I would like to create a pdf which shall be printed as a sticker. The sticker has an irregular shape. According to the printing office, the pdf requires a separate layer for the cutting/embossing, but I do not know how to export this layer into pdf. Many thanks in advance for your hints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickRose Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I use Versaworks software with a Roland cutter. I create a global spot colour, call it CutContour, and apply it to the cut required. Then export to PDF, make sure Honour spot colours is ticked. Hope this helps. Quote Windows 10 Pro, I5 3.3G PC 16G RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Herrmann Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thank you for your quick reply. Unfortunately it does not help me. I only have Affinity Designer available, and I need to add a separate layer for embassing. Does Affinity Designer not support such functions like export of separate layers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickRose Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The embossing must be done separately from any printing presumably. So couldn't you just hide all layers apart from the embossing one and then export? I've been using pdf files commercially for printing for a long time but I've never used or understood pdf layers. Quote Windows 10 Pro, I5 3.3G PC 16G RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Roy Herrmann said: I only have Affinity Designer available, and I need to add a separate layer for embassing. Does Affinity Designer not support such functions like export of separate layers? Yes, it does. Layer->New Layer will create a new layer for you. You can then fill it with whatever you need, and it should show up in the exported PDF file as a layer. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Herrmann Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 Thank you very much! My problem is solved now. If you know how, it appears rather easy... walt.farrell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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