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Paper

Properties in this section allow you to define page layouts for the created PDF document.

Name

Values

Description

PDFXv3

LayoutType

0 (Normal)
1 (n-UP)
2 (Booklet)

Default = 0 (normal)

(new)

MirrorX

Boolean

Enables / disables horizontal mirroring of all drawings. Default = False

(new)

MirrorY

Boolean

Enables / disables vertical mirroring of all drawings. Default = False

(new)

SheetSizeIndex

Specifies the sheet used for PDF creation. Default = -1.

(new)

 

 

-1

Auto sheet size. ln this case sheet size is dependent on the layout type and page size.

0 to 41

Indices of the standard paper sizes defined in PDFX. See Standard Paper Sizes.

 

 
 

 

 


 
 

 

 

 

Normal

The maximum height/width of a PDF page are 200" x 200" or approximately 5080x5080 mm as defined in the PDF Specification.

Name

Values

Description

 

LeftPos

lnteger

Position of the left edge of the page relative to the left edge of the sheet. Values are in tenths of millimeters. Default value: 0.  Ignored unless Center and Fit are both False.

(new)

TopPos

lnteger

Position of the top edge of the page relative to the top edge of the sheet, in tenths of millimeters (default 0). Ignored unless Center and Fit are both False.

(new)

PageScale

lnteger

Specifies the scale level to use when positioning the page on the sheet. Value is in tenths of 1 percent. This property is only used if the Fit property is False. Default = 1000

(new)

Center

Boolean

If this property is True, the page is centered on the sheet. Otherwise its position is determined by LeftPos and TopPos properties. This property is not used when the Fit property is True. Default = True

(new)

Fit

Boolean

Specifies that the page should be 'fitted' to the sheet. Default = True

(new)

 

n-Up

When the LayoutType specified is nUP, the following properties define how many and in which order, pages should be placed on the sheet.

Name

Values

Description

PDFXv3

Nup

0 (one page per sheet

1 (two pages per sheet

2 (four pages per sheet

3 (six pages per sheet

4 (eight pages per sheet

5 (nine pages per sheet

6 (sixteen pages per sheet

Defines the number of pages to be placed on one sheet. Default = 0

(same)*

NupOrder

0 (AcrossFromLeft)

1 (DownFromLeft)

2 (AcrossFromRight)

3 (DownFromRight)

Defines the order in which pages should be placed on the sheet. Default = 0 (AcrossFromLeft)

(same)*

Borders

Boolean

Specifies if a border should be drawn around the pages on the sheet.

Default = False

(new)

 

* See Compatibility notes below.

Booklet

When the LayoutType value is Booklet, the following properties define the booklet creation parameters.

Name

Values

Description

PDFXv3

BookletType

0 (Brochure)

1 (Book)

If the value of this property is Book, pages will be grouped in typographic gatherings by the number specified in the SheetslnBook property. Otherwise, the booklet will contain only one book with all the pages included. Default = 0 (Brochure)

(new)

SheetslnBook

1-64

Defines the number of sheets in one book when the property BookletType has the value Book. Default = 4

(new)

GutterSize

Positive integer

Defines the gutter size for the booklet. Value is specified in tenths of millimeters. Default value: <missing>

(new)

 

Examples

A 2-up arrangement with borders:

//PDFX,Paper.LayoutType,n-UP

//PDFX,Paper.Nup,1

//PDFX,Paper.NupOrder,AcrossFromLeft

//PDFX,Paper.Borders,True

 

A 4 page booklet with 25 mm gutters:

//PDFX,Paper.LayoutType,Booklet

//PDFX,Paper.BookletType,Book

//PDFX,Paper.SheetsInBook,4

//PDFX,Paper.GutterSize,250

 

Also see the HeadersFooters example in the Samples section for a detailed example involving the Paper.PageScale property.

Compatibility

PDFXv3 supported Paper.Nup and Paper.NupOrder, but the interpretation of the Paper.Nup values was different - actual number of pages per sheet (1,2,4,6,8…), vs. the coded values listed above in the table. All other properties in this section are new in PDFXv5.