Hi,
I’m trying to create a design for Tayda’s UV printing service using Affinity Designer 2 on iPad. I’ve followed various tutorials and forum posts, not least this one.
I believe I have a file in Affinity that conforms. It has three (visible) layers: WHITE, COLOR, and GLOSS-M. It uses CMYK. The WHITE layer has everything filled in RDG_WHITE and the GLOSS-M layer has everything filled in RDG_GLOSS per the swatch linked from the article above. The canvas is the right size and lines up with my drill template. Text has been converted to curves. Etc.
When exporting from Affinity to PDF I have a lot of different options. I’m using the default “for print” one and making sure “include layers” is on, “include invisible layers” is off, and compatibility is PDF 1.7. If I export and re-import into Affinity, the layers and contents are correct.
However, if I import into Adobe Illustrator (whilst on my 7-day trial…) the layers disappear. Instead I have a single ”Layer 1” with various groups and sub-groups underneath. All the content is there and in the correct order (white, then colour, then gloss), but the actual layer information isn’t. This Affinity support forum post suggests the issue might be with Illustrator’s interpretation of PDF layers. Another Affinity forum post shows that others have the same problem.
I know Tayda says to use Illustrator, but also that others have managed without. So is it likely my file will work or will Tayda reject it?
I’m trying to create a design for Tayda’s UV printing service using Affinity Designer 2 on iPad. I’ve followed various tutorials and forum posts, not least this one.
I believe I have a file in Affinity that conforms. It has three (visible) layers: WHITE, COLOR, and GLOSS-M. It uses CMYK. The WHITE layer has everything filled in RDG_WHITE and the GLOSS-M layer has everything filled in RDG_GLOSS per the swatch linked from the article above. The canvas is the right size and lines up with my drill template. Text has been converted to curves. Etc.
When exporting from Affinity to PDF I have a lot of different options. I’m using the default “for print” one and making sure “include layers” is on, “include invisible layers” is off, and compatibility is PDF 1.7. If I export and re-import into Affinity, the layers and contents are correct.
However, if I import into Adobe Illustrator (whilst on my 7-day trial…) the layers disappear. Instead I have a single ”Layer 1” with various groups and sub-groups underneath. All the content is there and in the correct order (white, then colour, then gloss), but the actual layer information isn’t. This Affinity support forum post suggests the issue might be with Illustrator’s interpretation of PDF layers. Another Affinity forum post shows that others have the same problem.
I know Tayda says to use Illustrator, but also that others have managed without. So is it likely my file will work or will Tayda reject it?
