In this article, you will learn
- which prerequisites must be met for this Fixup, and
- how to apply this Fixup.
1. Introduction
The $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW application provides the Fill Closed Path with Spot Color Fixup. The purpose of this Fixup is to fill the area enclosed by a closed path with a Spot Color.
2. General
The Fill Closed Path with Spot Color Fixup can be used to fill a closed path with a Spot Color. This makes it possible to fill only the area enclosed by a Dieline with a Spot Color.
You can find the Fixup on the Data Preparation tab of an Article, Order or Production Job by:
- entering the name of the Fixup in the Filter area,
- enabling the Color option in the Category area,
- enabling the Add option in the Action area,
- enabling the White or Shape option in the Property area.
3. Description
This Fixup fills the enclosed area of a closed path with a Spot Color, which is created as a separation. For example, the area enclosed by a Dieline can be filled with "White". The tint and opacity of the fill color can also be reduced.
3.1. Prerequisites and Functionality
For this Fixup to work as intended, the following requirements must be met:
- The file contains at least one closed path.
- The closed path in the file is already defined as a Spot Color.
Figure 1: The dialog of the Fill Closed Path with Spot Color Fixup
The following options are available for filling a closed path with a Spot Color:
- Templates [1] – settings selected in the dialog can be saved as a template and applied to other Articles/Print Items, as well as used within Fixup Chains and in the Apply Fixups and Check Print Item and Apply Fixups Operations.
- Spot Color Path [2] – select the Spot Color used to define the closed path from the dropdown menu.
- Fill Color [3] – select the Spot Color to be used to create the separation from the dropdown menu.
- Tint Value [4] – reduce the tint value of the fill color by moving the slider or entering a percentage value.
- Opacity [5] – reduce the opacity of the fill color by moving the slider or entering a percentage value.
- Adjust Size [6] – enter the desired value to make the filled area larger ("+" values) or smaller ("-" values) than the selected path. For the Variable Content [7], select the desired placeholder – Database Field or User-defined Field – from which the value for the size should be retrieved.
3.2. Before/After
To experiment with this function, you can use the sample file "Sample_Fill closed Path.pdf". The file contains a Dieline called "die".
After applying the Fixup, the resulting file is "Sample_Fill closed Path_End.pdf". In this example, the Dieline was filled with the Spot Color "White" with an inward offset of -0.2 mm.
Figure 2: Left: Original file; Right: Modified file, in which the closed path has been filled with the Spot Color White
Article Update: $PRODUCT_NAME_WORKFLOW 2.3.0 – 10/2026