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Q: What is the 'Determine Number Out' setting?
A: The 'Determine Number Out' user preference is what determines a new project's default 'Determine Number Out' property. When a project's Determine Number Out property is set to "Auto Calculate", the default value, (as pictured below) Metrix calculates the best number out of each active product in a project based upon the requested quantity of each product. In this case all products in the project will have their "Requested Out" property disabled and displaying "Auto Calculate" (pictured two below).
However, some printers would rather directly specify the requested number out of each product based upon some other criteria, and just have Metrix place the specified number of instances on the sheet. In this case the project's Determine Number Out property should be set to "User-Define" (as pictured below). In this case all products will have their "Requested Out" property enabled and the user can enter the desired number of instances for Metrix to automatically create and position on the press sheet (pictured two below).
Companies that use Metrix usually fall into one category or another, usually wanting Metrix to automatically calculate the number out of each product or having the user define the number out. Users can set the default property value in the User Preferences dialog (available from the Settings menu).
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