SimRip 3.0 Settings
The Main Window
The main window displays 2 panels. The left panel displays options for converting each channel in the document to
halftones in four columns. The first column in the main window is the channel name, followed by the Dot size, The
Screen Angle, and the Dot
Shape. The default setting is a 50 Line per inch, 22.5 degree Elliptical dot.

• Channel Name
The first column lists the channels in the document
• Dot Size
The Dot size is displayed in dots per inch. Screen printed dots often range from 35 Lpi to 60 Lpi. 50 Lpi is a
good,
printable dot for most applications.
• Screen Angle
The Screen angle determines the orientation of the dot screen applied to each channel.
for Screen Printing it is best to rotate the angle off the standard 45 degree rotation to avoid interference
patterns from the Printing mesh
or textile substrate. For multi color printing it is also helpful to rotate color sets to avoid Moire patterns.
A good approach is to use:
22.5 degrees for White and Yellow channels.
52.5 degrees for Red and Orange channels
82.5 for Blue, Green and Purple channels
52.5 for Black and Gray channels
A good approach is to use:
22.5 degrees for White and Yellow channels.
52.5 degrees for Red and Orange channels
82.5 for Blue, Green and Purple channels
52.5 for Black and Gray channels
• Dot Shape
The dot shape options are Ellipse, Round and Line. For most halftone applications an elliptical dot is
preferred.
For special effects and custom applications both the round dot and the halftone line are nice options.
Options
The right panel displays the output options for the script.
• Output PPI
determines the final resolution of the output document. For quality halftone representation at
50 LPi, a resolution between 600 and 720 is recommended. The default resolution is 720 PPI.
• Print Preview
The preview function applies a gain curve to each channel during processing. This provides
the option to see how a print may appear on press.
• Preview PPI
If the Print preview option is selected, the Preview PPI overrides the Output PPI, allowing a
lower resolution file to be processed. This speeds up the processing of the preview file.
• Dot Gain
the amount of increase applied to each channel by the curve.
• Transfer Function
Provides a dialog which allows an adjustment curve to be applied to each channel during
processing. Transfer functions are used to adjust for gain that occurs during the imaging process.
• Success
When the script has completed it will display the Success dialog. Checking the about box displays
information about the script.