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Road plates

Borders, flags and identifiers

The band down the left, the green flash, and the border around the plate.

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The border

  1. Tick Border above the canvas to show it.
  2. Open Options and set Width and Margin in millimetres under Border.
  3. Set the border Colour if the job calls for something other than black.
The Border panel: a show border tick box, width and margin in millimetres, and a colour swatch.
Border settings, in millimetres

National identifiers

  1. In Options, open National display.
  2. Choose a Media mode — no identifier, printed, or pre-printed flag stock you already hold.
  3. Pick the Emblem and the Letters beneath it.
  4. Set the Artwork width so the band matches the media you are using.
The National display panel: media mode, emblem, letters and artwork width, with a note that no identifier area will be reserved.
National display settings

Worth knowing. Choosing pre-printed media reserves the space rather than printing over it, so the artwork on your stock stays clean.

Zero-emission green flash

  1. In Options, open Green flash.
  2. Tick Use zero-emission green flash.
  3. Set the Ruleset width to match your stock and check the preview colour.
The Green flash panel: a zero-emission tick box, ruleset width, preview colour, and physical colour and retroreflective material declarations.
Green flash settings

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