Replace Station

With this node you can reload the selected stations of a tabular or nested step and repeat and replaces them with a new design.

It has the following configuration options:
  • Input Step and Repeat: here you can select the step and repeat file.
  • Station File: here you can define the station file that should be replaced. Select the pencil to open Expression Builder.
  • Expand Repetition: if you select this checkbox, the repetitions will expand into separate, independent stations, where each station is considered as a step and repeat block. This means that the repetition will be preserved as much as possible.
  • Transform: here you can select a transformation. Options:
    • None: if you select this option, no transformation will take place.
    • Create Verso: if you select this option, a new document (filename_verso.pdf) will be created in which the repetition is horizontally mirrored. This is also called Turn. The stations of the step and repeat are all placeholders.
    • Create Tumble: if you select this option, a new document (filename_tumble.pdf) will be created in which the repetition is vertically mirrored. The stations of the step and repeat are all placeholders.
    • Create Rotated 180º: if you select this option, a new document (filename_Rotated 180.pdf) will be created in which the repetition is rotated 180º. The stations of the step and repeat are all placeholders.
  • Page Index: here you can define a specific page number that will be selected in case a the reloaded station is a multipage PDF. By default, the first page is selected.
  • Replace Type: here you can select which stations should be replaced. Options:
    • None: if you select this option, none of the stations will be replaced.
    • Block Index: if you select this option, the stations with a specific station number will be replaced. You can define the station number in the field Block Index.
    • Placeholder Name: if you select this option, the stations with a specific placeholder name will be replaced. You can define the placeholder name in the field Placeholder Name.
    • Placeholder Subset: if you select this option, the subset of a specific placeholder will be replaced. You can define the placeholder name in the field Placeholder Name.
    • Subset Range: here you can define the subset range in case you have selected a placeholder subset to be replaced.
    • All Empty Placeholders: if you select this option, all empty placeholders will be replaced.
    • All Stations: if you select this option, all stations will be replaced.
  • Output: here you can select the output type. Options:
    • Postfix: if you select this option, you can define a postfix that will be added to the newly generated file. The new file will be placed on the same location as the original file.
    • Custom: if you select this option, you can specify a path where the new file will be placed and a postfix that will be added to the new file. Select the pencil to open Expression Builder.