For the Fixup to perform as intended, no special conditions need to be met.

Figure 1: The dialog for the Create Ellipse/Rectangle as Technical Shape Fixup

To create a geometric shape, the following options are available:

• Templates [1] – the settings selected in the dialog can be saved as a template and subsequently applied to other Articles/Print Items, used within Fixup Chains, and applied in the Apply Fixups and Check Print Item and Apply Fixups operations.
• Skip generation of the Dieline if a Dieline already exists [2] – when this option is enabled, no Dieline is created if the Print Item already contains a Dieline with the same name as the Technical Color selected in the drop-down menu [9].
• Geometric Shape [3] – select the geometric shape to be created from the drop-down menu. The following options are available:
  • Ellipse – an ellipse or circle is created based on the center point of the Print Item.
  • Rectangle – a rectangle or square is created based on the center point of the Print Item.
  • Variable Content [12] – select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the geometric shape should be retrieved. The selected field must contain one of the following values for the shape to be created:
    • Rectangle
    • Circle

Figure 2: Values expected in the selected field for the Geometric Shape option

• Width [4] – enter the width of the geometric shape to be created. For the Variable Content [5], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the width should be retrieved.
• Height [13] – enter the height of the geometric shape to be created. For the Variable Content [14], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the height should be retrieved.
• Offset X [6] – enter the offset for shifting the center point along the X-axis. "+" values shift the shape to the right, "-" values shift it to the left. For the Variable Content [7], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the X offset should be retrieved.
• Offset Y [15] – enter the offset for shifting the center point along the Y-axis. "+" values shift the shape upward, "-" values shift it downward. For the Variable Content [16], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the Y offset should be retrieved.
• Starting point [8] – select from the drop-down menu the point to be used as the reference point for the geometric shape to be created. The following options are available:
  • Page Center – the center point of the page is used as the reference point.
  • Top Center – the center of the top edge is used as the reference point.
  • Bottom Center – the center of the bottom edge is used as the reference point.
  • Left Center – the center of the left edge is used as the reference point.
  • Right Center – the center of the right edge is used as the reference point.
  • Upper Left Corner – the upper left corner of the page is used as the reference point.
  • Upper Right Corner – the upper right corner of the page is used as the reference point.
  • Lower Left Corner – the lower left corner of the page is used as the reference point.
  • Lower Right Corner – the lower right corner of the page is used as the reference point.
  • Variable Content [17] – select the desired placeholder here – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the starting point should be retrieved. The selected field must contain one of the following values for the shape to be created:
    • Center
    • Top
    • Bottom
    • Left
    • Right
    • UpperLeft
    • UpperRight
    • LowerLeft
    • LowerRight

Figure 3: Values required in the selected field for the Starting point option

• Technical Color [9] – select from the drop-down menu the Technical Color to be used for the outline. All system-wide defined Technical Colors are available for selection.
• Stroke Width [10] – enter the stroke width of the shape to be created. For the Variable Content [11], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the stroke width should be retrieved.
• Line Shape [18] – select the desired line shape from the drop-down menu.

To experiment with this function, you can use the sample file "Sample_Rectangle/Ellipse.pdf". The wingspan of the eagle in the Print Item is approximately 280 mm.

Using the values shown in Figure 1, the file "Sample_Rectangle/Ellipse_End.pdf" is generated. In this example, a circular Dieline is created around the eagle so that the entire wingspan is contained within the trim area.

To ensure that the TrimBox is positioned on the Dieline after applying the Fixup, you must also apply the "Set TrimBox to the Dieline" Fixup to the result.

Figure 4: Left: Original file; Right: Modified file with a Dieline drawn around the Print Item

Article Update: $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW 2.3.0 – 10/2026