How to create a custom test chart?

You can create test charts with virtually any number of channels and patch configurations to fingerprint your press. The test charts can be saved and exported as PDF.

How to create a custom test chart?

1. On the Projects or Database toolbar, click the New Test Chart button.
2. Select the measuring device
3. Select the Test Chart Size
   • Mini-Strip: As few rows as possible. Two rows are default, but further rows may be added to meet the minimum measuring space of the selected measuring device.
   • Strip: As many rows of patches as inks. If there are too few rows to meet the minimum measuring space of the selected measuring device, further rows may be added.
   • Page: As many patches as fit on one page.
   • Multi Page: Maximum number of patches.

4. The test chart generator helps you to find the best patch configuration by automatically selecting the relevant patches for your print process, inks, and test chart size. The amount of the patches can be controlled by defining the Usage of each ink and the overprinting configuration (the settings in Tools).
   

   Note on Usage: 
   Separation channels are sampled most thoroughly with patches, whereas inks that are used as a contrast or spot color do not need to be fingerprinted with that many patches. If you have a design with a spot color that is part of the image separation, define it as Separation (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow or other), if it is not part of the image separation, define it as Spot Color. If it is only used as solid color, define it as Solid. 
   
   Note on Overprints:
   To define overprint patches, either use the Tools (marked in the screenshot above), or click on single patches in the patch preview to change the overprinting mode (see below).
   

5. Click Create Test Chart
6. When selecting the measuring device, the ideal patch size is automatically set, but it can be changed in the preview of the test chart, as well as the page size. 
   
7. Click OK
8. You can now Export or Measure the test chart