Crop marks not showing on exported .pdf

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April 12, 2024
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Hello everyone,

I am adding custom crop-marks to my InDesign file. I select the object, and I apply the CropMarks.sx script. I can see my crop marks on my document.

Now, when I export (yes, all layers, plenty of bleed) I only see my document's main crop marks, and there's is no way I can see the ones that I added with the script.

I even dragged a line from it onto the document, and I can see it. As soon as it goes outside the bleed area, it disappears.

What am I doing wrong?

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Correct answer rob day

Hi @Elizabeth22827667lv5g , It looks like your custom marks are positioned outside of the document bleed? Does it work if you uncheck Use Document Bleed Settings and set a larger bleed? Something like this:

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Tim Sheasby

Inspiring

As soon as it goes outside the bleed area, it disappears.

Anything outside the bleed area gets cut off. But as a workaround, you can add a slug area as well. The slug area must be big enough to include the crop marks but this should fix your problem.

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Elizabeth22827667lv5gAuthor

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Thank you. I've applied a big slug area and that didn't solve the issue.

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Tim Sheasby

Inspiring

You have to turn on the "Include Slug Area" option when you export …

Tested this and it works.

rob day

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Hi @Elizabeth22827667lv5g , It looks like your custom marks are positioned outside of the document bleed? Does it work if you uncheck Use Document Bleed Settings and set a larger bleed? Something like this: