axaio MadeForLayers is a plug-in for Adobe InDesign and Illustrator that simplifies and streamlines the creation and editing of layer-heavy documents. It saves design time and reduces human errors while working with complex documents.

Different layers can be combined into layer views, showing different language or regional variants of a document with a single click. In packaging environments you can clearly differ between multiple e.g. technical or marketing versions with one hand grab.

As built-in functionality in axaio MadeToPrint, the intelligent output automation solution, different layer views can automatically be printed or exported to PDF, instantly creating output for all different language or regional versions, without any chance of mistakes.

Use layer views to organize your multilingual documents. By grouping all layers for a specific language into a layer view, switching between layers literally takes only one click, hugely reducing the chance on error and minimizing confusion while editing. With the output finesse of axaio MadeToPrint you can then easily create either one master PDF file containing all language variants, or one PDF file for each language.

In region-specific publications such as sales brochures, catalogues, etc. parts of the content are typically customized for different regions or target groups. Creating layer views with axaio MadeForLayers allows organizing these different regional editions. This can be done for existing documents or a template can be created to streamline editing of all future production. Again, in combination with axaio MadeToPrint, you can easily save separate files for each regional edition afterwards.

• Supports Adobe InDesign CC 2017 - ID 2021
• Supports Adobe Illustrator CC 2017 - CC 2019
• Supports Adobe InDesign Server CC 2017 - ID 2021 as part of MadeToPrint
• For Windows and Mac

Benefits

• Quicker document editing with layer views
  Simply define logical layer views for your document once and then switch between layer views while editing with one mouse-click.
• Standardized document creation processing
  Save layer views – containing layer names and metadata definitions – and apply them to new or existing documents to standardize how documents are structured and to enable automation in production.
• Error-free, consistent output
  In combination with axaio MadeToPrint, output all different versions of a publication in one go, with standardized settings and without risk of mixing up or forgetting content in complex documents.
• Focused working
  Focus on particular parts of your job.
• Open for everyone
  Even though the single-click layer view switching will not be available on workstations without MadeForLayers, MadeForLayers uses only standard InDesign functionality. Files created or edited with MadeForLayers are perfectly usable on other workstations.