Die Info showing once you select die

In market segments such as label printing, the die is the basis of the job.

With this in mind, you can configure a custom template to prioritize the die as the starting point for the quote.

Against a custom template, on the admin screen, at a ‘section’ level, check ON the ‘Prioritize Die’ option:

With this selected, the first field will be ‘Die Cut’:

Any operation marked as ‘Show die library’ will display in the 'Die Cut' dropdown:

When a die operation is selected, the ‘Reference’ and ‘Group’ fields will show:

Once selected, the modal will populate showing various details used on the components:

These include....

‘Reference’ and ‘Group’ fields:

‘Descriptions’ and ‘Images’:

From the press setup, the ‘Imposition References’ used to link the die to the press:

Along with any ‘Component’ references used:

Click on the ‘arrow’ for the ‘Die Block’ to include the layout specs of the die:

This is the ‘Imposition Block’ fields from the die’s imposition components:

At the production stage, in the job details screen, click on the die operation:

The popup will display all the die details seen at quote stage:

The digital job bag will also display the same information:

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