The latest update of Chili publisher, 4.5, includes new tools designed for the packaging sector such as 3D folding for alternate layouts and enhanced text size management.
The version also applies 3D folding for alternate layouts, where each layout design can be verified in 3D folding to check if the dimensions are correct.
3D folding and 3D models will also be available in HTML via a standalone viewer in Chili publisher version 4.5. This feature works in the same way as the previous version, but instead of returning Flash based 3D viewers, users get the URL of an HTML based 3D view.
Version 4.5 includes enhanced copy fitting features across multiple non-linked frames. This allows users to apply the same copy fitting style percentages to all of the text frames, ensuring consistent font sizes throughout the document.
Managing this level of consistency is critical to all users, but is an especially big challenge for the packaging industry, where mandatory nutrition and regulatory data must be translated into several languages, with each taking up different amounts of space. Copy fitting adjusts the font size to accommodate for the difference in space without impacting the uniform design of the package.
Its new Dynamic Asset Provider (DAP) framework enables the use of dynamic images from external sources via a ‘URL feed’ in the Editor.
Bram Verniest, chief operating officer, said, ‘We have enhanced several features of the CHILI publisher to meet the demands of our users. Together, these features can support the needs of our customers today – and well into the future.’
