Defines if selected objects will be distributed in a
horizontal or vertical direction.
Distance will be measured from the right (top) side of
one object to the left (bottom) side of the next
object.
Distance will be measured from the left (bottom) side
of one object to the left (bottom) side of the next
object.
End to Beginning mode
Beginning to Beginning mode
4 Click Apply.
Nesting Objects
Nesting fits as many objects as possible into a specified area, optimizing the
material.
1 Select the objects.
2 From the Arrange menu, select Nest.
3 In DesignCentral, adjust the following parameters:
Select the color of the objects that will be nested. If
you want to nest all objects regardless of their color,
select All Colors.
The height of the panel in which the objects will be
nested.
The width of the panel in which the objects will be
nested.
The minimum space between objects after nesting.
Break text
When this option is checked, all text will be separated
into individual characters and save more material.
Free rotate
When this option is checked, the objects will be
rotated to increase the compression ratio and save
more material.
Compress
Ratio
Displays the compression achieved by nesting the
objects.
4 Click Apply.
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You can also click and drag the Resize Panel Control Point located on the
upper right corner of the panel area. When the panel size is too small to fit all
objects, its border changes color from black to red.
Resize Panel
Control Point
Edit…
Panel
Original objects in their original position Dragging the Resize Panel Control Point
Nested objects with Break Nested objects with Break Nested objects with Break
text Off, Free rotate Off text On, Free rotate Off text On, Free rotate On
True Shape Nesting (Windows Only)
True shape nesting is a feature that uses a more detailed nesting algorithm
to fit even more objects into a specified area. Because it nests objects based
on their actual shape, true shape nesting is able to pack shapes together
much more closely than the standard nesting algorithm.
Original layout
Nested (Break text selected)
True shape nested (Break text selected)
True shape nesting uses a more complex algorithm than standard nesting,
and may take considerably longer to nest a group of objects.
Nesting Objects
1 Select the objects.
2 From the Arrange menu, select True Shape Nest.
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