Creating/editing layers in 1up drawings

The most common case in creating layers manually is when we need to visualize finishing effects.

Before applying a printing or finishing effect to an object, you must create a process layer to carry the effect. After you have created the layer, you can proceed by assigning objects in the design to the process layer. An exception are the processes backing and lamination, which are applied onto the entire design and need no specific objects.

IMPORTANT: Processes are executed in the descending order in which they appear in the Layers section — that is, the top listed layer is executed first; the bottom layer last. To rearrange the order of layers, right-click a layer, and then click Move Up/Move Down as your case requires.

To create a layer

1. In the tabular area, click the Layers & Objects tab.

NOTE: If the Layers & Objects tab is unavailable, right-click any of the available tabs, and then check Layers & Objects on the context menu.

2. Do any of the following:

• In the Layers section, right-click, and then click New Layer.
• Click New Layer .

NOTE: To edit a layer, select it, and then click Edit Layer, or right-click the layer, and then click Edit Layer.

The New Layer dialog box appears.

3. In the list in the left-hand section, select the process that you want to set to the process layer.
4. When you have selected the process, in the right-hand section, enter:
   • Layer Side: Select Front or Back, which is the side of the material on which you want to apply the process. After you have created the layer, the chosen side will appear in the Position column in the tabular area.
   • Layer Name: Type a name for the layer. You can add a translation of the name in a language that you prefer. To do this, click the icon at the end of the box.
5. For processes that require their own properties, adjust the properties as you want them to be. For details, consult the table below:

The table that follows lists (the) properties that take part in the definition of finishing effects. A property can pertain to one or multiple effects and is available only when you are defining these particular effects. You can then set the property value that works for you.

The properties
Property		What It Does
Saturation		Sets how bright you want the color to be by changing its hue. 0 produces least bright, nearly colorless surface; 100 adds most bright color.
Simulate subtractive color processing		Produces color by applying the rules for color mixing in the CMYK color scheme. The final color is the product of what remains of the spectrum after each layer has subtracted wavelengths from the light. Selecting the check box tells EngView to simulate this method of color mixing.
Detect transparent white		If transparency is set to the white color, displays the white in accordance with the set value.
Detect intensity by color
Bump height		Use the slider or the value box to set how high you want the shape's height to be.
Color		(colored neon ink only) Select a color to apply to the surface.
The properties by layers
Layer		Properties
Color print		Saturation; Simulate subtractive color processing; Detect transparent white
Monochrome print		Color; Saturation; Simulate subtractive color processing; Detect transparent white
Partial foil stamping		Detect transparent white; Color (Colored foil only)
Special ink print		Detect intensity by colors; Color (Colored neon ink only)
Varnish		Detect transparent white
Imprint		Bump height; Detect transparent white
Preview area controls
Icon	Name	What It Does
	Fit	Fits the appearance model into the preview area.
	Zoom	Starts zooming inside the preview area.
	Pan	Starts moving the appearance model across the preview area.
	Turn	Starts rotating the appearance model within the preview area.
	Single Axis Rotation	Starts rotating the appearance model along the axis defined by how you move the mouse.
	View Options	Opens a dialog box in which you can set the lighting of the preview area.

5. To complete the setting of the layer's properties, click OK.
6. (Optional) In the 1up drawing, in the Layers section of the tabular area, select the process layer; then, in the Position column, choose the side — front or rear — to which the process layer will be applied.

TIP: You can change the position of a process layer directly in the tabular area while working on the design.