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#1
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by DigiCorn - March 18, 2024, 11:13:39 PM
Quote from: (Pre)PressingMyLuck on March 18, 2024, 01:51:16 PMIf there's anything inside the die except text centered on the tab I don't think that'll work. Might be able to use multiple AND statements to weed it out some more. If the die is a spot color (i make my dielines a custom spot color) you can select by that color and remove as well.
I was going to post this, but I just got here.
#2
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by Joe - March 18, 2024, 05:04:50 PM
Things like this is the one thing I miss about prepress trying to make things easier. Terminal laziness pays off sometimes. Last week I wiped out my 2013 iMac which had all of the Adobe apps and Pitstop on it so I can't play anymore.
#3
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by DCurry - March 18, 2024, 02:59:50 PM
If the die is an image, you can select only images in the region and delete them. 

Otherwise, as previously mentioned, you can select by color if the die is a spot. 
#4
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by (Pre)PressingMyLuck - March 18, 2024, 02:53:07 PM
It'd be easier if I could see one of the tabs. Sounds like there's a color bar or something on the tab as well as text, and she's trying not to delete the bar and text.
#5
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by Foozball - March 18, 2024, 02:44:25 PM
The autistic part of my brain automatically presses Shift or ALT in Acrobat to NOT select the top layered item, and hit the one UNDER it ... or maybe I select the TOP layer then hold that button and click again ... try messing with that, it might help.

Sorry, I don't have any of those projects now, or I'd slow down and test it out ...


Adobe has a heap of those damn tricks programmed into all their software (CTRL-ZERO), and they all went into my head when I was a photoshop specialist, chased by a heap of FREE red-bull!

**EDIT, just realized this is an ENFOCUS thread, UGH! Ignore.**
#6
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by (Pre)PressingMyLuck - March 18, 2024, 01:51:16 PM
If there's anything inside the die except text centered on the tab I don't think that'll work. Might be able to use multiple AND statements to weed it out some more. If the die is a spot color (i make my dielines a custom spot color) you can select by that color and remove as well.
#7
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by Tracy - March 18, 2024, 01:45:04 PM
Thanks Ill try my Luck (see what I did there)  ;D
It must be possible
I'm trying to delete the image die without deleting everything inside the die
why anybody goes through the trouble creating an image die is beyond me.
This is our tax payer dollar at work!  >:(

I Know I got a book coming in just wanted to try something different this time
it could be a week from now but I will update and let you know what happens
Thanks man!
#8
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by (Pre)PressingMyLuck - March 18, 2024, 01:33:50 PM
So you're wanting to select everything outside of that region? When you set up the action there's a dropdown called Select Objects objects. I think default is Inside Region or Overlapping Region. Change it to outside region. If you need to exclude tab headers also a Select Font and the AND operator at the end. You could also select the region right down the far side of the of the dielines (if rectangles) and select inside region or overlapping. Just don't grab the text headers on the tabs.

I think that's what you're talking about? Or maybe I'm just hungover more than I think.
#9
Enfocus / Re: Select by Region
Last post by Tracy - March 18, 2024, 01:20:32 PM
Does anyone know how to select by region like from the left corner
but not select what's in the region?
so I get these tab books with image dies, so after I get the proof file done
I have to delete the die out to make the print file, I'm talking hundreds of pages.
I've gotten use to it, and have actions setup for this job (bad file actions)  ;D
but this one thing would be so helpful, sometimes I go through the pages so fast
deleting the die image, I feel like I'm going to have a seizure 
Click-Delete-next page, Click-Delete-next page,Click-Delete-next page,Click-Delete-next page 
;D

The image when selected is the outermost thing you select so nothing is ever farther then the die image
if that makes sense.
so If I select by region and delete it deletes everything because everything is inside the region.
This is just a long shot, but thought I'd put it out there.
#10
Digital Printing / Re: One computer controlling 2...
Last post by pspdfppdfxhd - March 15, 2024, 09:36:19 AM
Yes, loved dealing with Dan, he did many remote installations and tech support over the years.

If we hadn't purchased the "blue box" from Xitron we wouldn't have gotten many extra years in running our older Screen CTP unit.