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=<big> Layout Mode </big>=
== Overview: What's a Layout Image? ===
A Layout Image contains the final version of your selected pattern pieces as they appear in DetailsDetail Mode. It does not include internal hatch marks, points, or point labels.<br/>
The 'paper size' of the Layout Image is NOT the paper size in your printer's paper tray.<br/> ▼The 'paper size' is whatever paper has a width larger than your largest pattern piece, and where width x length can hold all your pattern pieces.<br/>
The 'paper size' creates the solid background of the Layout Image, and your pattern pieces will be placed within it's borders.<br/>
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** as a tiled PDF if your single sheet Layout Image is bigger than your printer paper,
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== Create a Layout Image ==
=== Select the Layout Image background size ===
Select a Layout Image background size from the paper sizes or create a custom paper size.<br/>
The background size width must be wide enoughable to hold your biggest pattern piece, otherwise this error message appears: '''''"Several workpieces left not arranged, but none of them match for paper." '''''<br/> ▼The background size is not required to equal the paper size you will print on, <br/>
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▲The background size width must be wide enough to hold your biggest pattern piece, otherwise this error message appears: "Several workpieces left not arranged, but none of them match for paper."<br/>
* Sheet paper size:
** Begin with width and length larger than you need and reduce to find best size
=== Review Dialog options ===before clicking 'OK'.
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Select '''Unite pages if possible''' to convert a multisheet Layout ImagesImage into a single sheet Layout ImagesImage. Multisheet Layout Images cannot be saved and printed as tiled PDFs
Select '''Autocrop unused length''' to reduce blank pagesspace in tiled PDFs.
ut Image as a tiled PDF, and your Layout Image is generated across multiple sheets as shown in the righthand column of Layout Mode, then check the dialog option box to <br/>
If there is extra room at the bottom of your Layout Image as shown in the righthand column of Layout Mode, then you can check the dialog option box to 'Autocrop unused length'.
== Print a Layout Image==
* Select '''File/Layout/Print''' if your single or multisheet Layout Image background size fits within your printer paper.
* Select '''File/Layout/ SavePrint as Tiled PDF''' to saveif your single sheet Layout Image asbackground asize tiledis PDF.bigger <br/>than your printer paper.▼
''Note: If your single or multisheet Layout Image background size matchesis bigger than your printer paper:, Selectthen you should recreate your '''File/Layout/Print' Image''
If your single sheet Layout Image size is too big for your printer paper: Select '''File/Layout/Print as Tiled PDF''' (not for multisheet Layout Images)
== Save a Layout Image ==
* Select '''File/Layout/Save as Tiled PDF''' to save your single sheet Layout Image as a tiled PDF. When you read or print this tiled PDF, your application must import the PDF at 96ppi and the 'Scale to Fit' print option should be de-selected. ▼
Use* Select '''File/Layout/Export''' to save and export the Layout Image to a '''raster''' (.png, .jpeg) or '''vector''' (.pdf, .hpgl, .eps, .ps, .svg, .dxf) file format.<br/> ▼
===Save as Tiled PDF===
▲Select '''File/Layout/Save as Tiled PDF''' to save your Layout Image as a tiled PDF. <br/>
▲When you read or print this tiled PDF, your application must import the PDF at 96ppi and the 'Scale to Fit' print option should be de-selected.
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===For all other saving and exporting===
▲Use '''File/Layout/Export''' to save and export the Layout Image to a '''raster''' (.png, .jpeg) or '''vector''' (.pdf, .hpgl, .eps, .ps, .svg, .dxf) file format.<br/>
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