Folding

[Tracy]

Is there a minimum gap for a roll fold?
I have a 4 panel roll fold and the last panel is about a 1/4" shorter than the previous
Is this ok or does it need to be a smaller gap for the folder?

[born2print]

Hey T, we go -1/16" per panel.
so an example for a 4" 4panel would be 3 7/8 - 3 15/16 - 4 - 4    for the outside, flop for inside (unless reverse-roll-fold)

so your 1/4" compensation is 1/8" more than ideal, but may be ok for the job

[Tracy]

Do you tell your customers to fix the folds? or do you fix it yourself?

oh and thanks!

[Farabomb]

We use .123 here for every panel that tucks.

[born2print]

Do you tell your customers to fix the folds? or do you fix it yourself?

oh and thanks!

We often fix it ourselves, even if it's a pdf, we use InDesign to assemble as 3-4 separate graphics per side and move the panel art 1/2 of the shortened amount (which re-centers it)

[Tracy]

Thanks for the input guys,
bloated files and I had 6 of them, all kinds of fixes
I fixed the 4 panels
I actually kicked it back for the 5 panels, it was just waaaay off
I sent her a template tho.

I have monday off and I don't really want all this work today

Going to Northern Idaho to see the step chilrens

[frailer]

Can't help you, we work in mm.   

[StudioMonkey]

Sheet sizes are different in Yoorp.  For roll fold we use 3mm cos it works out well with the sheet (3 panels, 100+100+97=297mm), and that is roughly 1/8th of an inch.  4 panels and more you have to improvise but I wouldn't go smaller than 2mm (about 1/12th Inch)