Creating Printing Data for Primer Ink

When creating printing data for primer ink in Adobe Illustrator, follow the procedure below to create two layers for easy operation: one for colors and one for the primer ink of spot color swatch RDG_PRIMER.

Procedure
  1. Click File - Open.
  2. Select the printing data from the desired folder, and then click Open.
  3. Create a new layer.
    Change its name to "Primer."

  4. Select the data to print.
    Hidden layers and locked data cannot be selected.

  5. Click Edit - Copy.
  6. In the Layers window, select the "Primer" layer.


  7. Click Edit - Paste in Place.
  8. In the Layers window, select the "Primer" layer data.


  9. Select "Fill" in the tools panel.
    You may also have to select "Stroke" depending on the location where primer is printed.


  10. Click Window - Swatch Libraries - Roland VersaWorks.

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    The Roland VersaWorks window appears.


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  11. Click RDG_PRIMER in the Roland VersaWorks window.
    Primer is specified for "Fill" of the illustration.
  12. Click Object - Artboards - Fit to Artwork Bounds.
    The artboard is resized to match the object.
  13. Click File - Save As.

    Use the displayed panel to specify where to save the file.

    Example: Destination folder: PC desktop

  14. Specify the File name.
  15. Select Adobe PDF (*.PDF) for Save as type, and then click Save.

    An artboard-size PDF is saved.


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    MEMO: Selecting *.EPS or *.PS for Save as type still saves the printing data in a format that can be queued in VersaWorks.