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GangingPlan ​

Type: Object

A ganging layout plan (N-up mode)

Fields ​

NameTypeArgsDescriptionDeprecated
colsInt!Columns of items in the step-and-repeat grid
gutterHLength!Horizontal gap between adjacent columns, in mm (as requested)
gutterVLength!Vertical gap between adjacent rows, in mm (as requested)
layoutSheetLayout!Full sheet placement geometry for rendering
orientationImpositionOrientation!Sheet orientation the fitter settled on (portrait or landscape). Both sheet rotations are tried; the one yielding the most ups wins.
pagesUpInt!Items placed per sheet side (rows × cols)
rowsInt!Rows of items in the step-and-repeat grid
sheetsRequiredInt!Press sheets needed for the requested quantity: ceil(quantity ÷ pagesUp). 1 when no quantity was supplied.
substrateSubstrateInput!Substrate this plan gangs onto; its sheet size is what the grid was fitted against
utilisationFloat!Sheet area covered by the ganged cells, as a ratio in 0.0–1.0 — NOT a 0–100 percentage. 0.86 means 86% of the sheet area is covered. Computed as used cell area ÷ total sheet area, where a cell is the finished size plus bleed on all sides.

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