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1. Cutting indicates if the cut is activated or not Target cutter name of the cutter chosen to do the cut Barcode barcode number printed on the document and linked to the job Cutting file path of the cutting file that is automatically created and sent to VisualCUT You can then launch the VisualCUT module from the Spooler by clicking on the Cut button or by double clicking on the cutter in the Applications list Spooler 12 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA Visual Cut Summa PostNet The VisualCUT window can be divided into six parts We will explicit each one of them separately in this second part of the document 1 Jobs queue 2 Preview 3 Connection 4 4 Settings 9 Tools settings and priority 6 Contours in job Besides that three buttons are available at the window s button Cancel cancel an action on the cutter Be careful if the information has already been sent to the cutter the action cannot be canceled anymore This button is principally dedicated to cancel the cut while the cutter is detecting the marks Cut launch the job cut launch the marks detection then the cut Quit close the window 13 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA Jobs queue ae ae ET i E a al D L Every column is clickable so the jobs can be sorted by Job sort by default the name of the job determines its place in the queue Copies sort by the number of copies done The secon2. JSER MANUAL 2013 Caldera All rights reserved All Caldera products mentionned in this publication are trademarks of Caldera TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents Table of contents Introduction The cut workflow Contours Vector files with embedded contours Fileman recognize others contour names Contours created in Compose Non embedded vector contours Check contours contained in a file The print Enable Cutting Contour Instant cutting Print options Contours The Spooler VisualCUT Overview Jobs queue Cut gueue information The cut path Barcode search The preview Cut selection Cutter connection Settings Tools and settings and priority Add a cut tool Tools list management Contours allocation List management Settings save Contours in job Caldera 2013 Author Diane Hoehlinger Caldera 2013 SoH AK aK KR RRPWHND NO m m MOTO WwW s_ S a OA I c N e O N X E NO GO INTRODUCTION Introduction This document is the Caldera s VisualCUT user manual VisualCUT is an option for Caldera s Visual and Grand RIP software It allows cut workflow management from files import into the RIP to print cut VisualCUT has been designed for Graphtec Summa Mimaki Mutoh and Roland roll cutters VisualCUT will automatically set up cut marks for the specific device it is driving and guide the machine along the documents embedded contou
3. contours included in your image If no line is written no contour is linked to the image Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA The print Some cut information have to be prepared in the Print module Please refer to the complete user manual for the use of the Print module All parameters are set up on the cutting tab of the page setup window Page Setup CalderaCUT CutContour Enabled Disabled 0 00 If the box Enable Cutting Contour is not checked no cut can be associated to the job Cutter choice of the job s cutter Use the arrow to display the menu and pick up the cutter Tools opens a pop up where parameters can be changed depending on the cutter model Be careful this button is only available for Grand cutters Configure updates the cutter list It opens the following pop up Cutters configuration Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA A The newand edit buttons opens the cutter parameters pop up while the delete button removes the cutter from the list These fields have to be filled to add a cutter Name addition as it will appear in the cutter list Choice of the model among those supported by Caldera The arrow displays the list Queue display of the path to the directory where the cut files will be created When a document is processed through the VisualCUT workflow a cut job is generated at the end of the print process and sent to a local cutter queue Eac
4. o Offset change the cut vector by moving it inside negative offset or outside positive offset the current cutting path The values range from 10 00mm to 10 00mm O 6Contour parameters Gl x Be careful do offset only for oblong contours Using others shapes might trigger faults during the cut process Offset examples i I rim Ea Original 0 00mm offset 10 Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA I ites i i ELT ees p ema tea iy aaa aia m a T F gt oe oe Maximum offset 10 00mm Minimum offset 10 00mm 1 1 amp 5 e Cutand Print activate deactivate the cut and the print for the selected contour e Cut alland print all activate the cut and the print for all contours The deactivation of one or the other must be done manually for each contour By default if the name of the contour begins with CutContour it will be enable for cutting and disabled for printing Add a frame around add an oblong contour around each image and or around the entire document These contours are hidden in the contours list above but will be displayed in the VisualCUT module 11 Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA The Spooler Once all print and cut parameters are correctly set up the print can be launched You can see its progression in the Spooler You can also see in the Cutting tab all the information about the cut
5. Baud Rate indication of the connection speed in baud Parity number of bits and type of parity odd or even parity Flow control flow control type between Xon Xoffor Hardware Please refer to the cutter user manual if you use a Serva one in order to fill the fields as right as possible 18 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERN 2 Settings settings Positioning Automatic Repeat Z Cutter step 0 025 mm Sheet off The settings define the positioning of the cutter Depending on the model all types are not available Single with marks formerly blind cut The user places the blade on the first mark then launches the cut in VisualCUT The cutter will detects the marks and then cut User points marks formerly semi automatic The user launches the cut then VisualCUT asks him to place the blade on the medium After the user validation marks will be detected and the cut will be done Automatic repeat single the user launches the cut then the cutter detects the marks and the barcode It searches the barcode into the jobs queue then when founded the cutter launches automatically the cut process The single mode does the operation once while the repeatmode after the first job done try to find a new one on the medium to do all jobs automatically It stops when a barcode cannot be found on the medium and or in the jobs queue Manual in this mode the user has to place the blade precisely on the first mark before lau
6. d number indicates the number of copies attended for the job while the first number indicates the number of copies done If the first number is superior or equal to the attended copies the job status moves from noto yes Done sort by status it indicates if the cut is over or not Date sort by date Dimensions sort by surface multiplication of the dimensions displayed in the column Barcode sort by barcode alphabetical order Printer sort by printer name The sort can be upward or downward the order can be reversed for every sort Two buttons are also available to clean the list Clean done remove all jobs which status is yes Delete remove the selected job from the list 14 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA gt The cut path The cut Path is the location on the computer where the RIP solution will create the cut file after the print This file contains all contours represented by vectors that will be used by the cutter The path location Is determined when the cutter is added to Caldera see Enable cutting contour page 5 The user can change the path where VisualCUT will check for new jobs The z button opens Caldera s file selection tool File selection In our example every 10 second the path is scanned by VisualCUT to check if new files have been created If so the corresponding jobs are added to the job queue Barcode search When VisualCUT has been launched from the Caldera Spooler the correspon
7. d stops when one can be used for the contour So If a generic tool is above a specific one the contour will be linked to the generic one and not to the one that is dedicated to it The Default tool Default is used when no other tool can be linked to a contour Even if Defaultis at the top of the list the algorithm will test it with the contour at the last place About the cutting priority Defaultis treated like any other tool so its cutting turn depends on its place in the list Example Tools list Contours CutContourFrame CutContour Default CutContour_Dashed CutContour_Dashed CutContour_ Kissed CutContour CutContourFrame CutContour_Kissed MyContour The contours will be linked to the tools following this Tools Contours linked CutContourFrame CutContourFrame Default MonContour CutContourDashed CutContour_Dashed CutContour CutContour et CutContour_Kissed We see that CutContour_Kissed is linked to CutContour generic instead of the tool with its name because de specific tool was below in the tools list List management The tools list in addition to the contour allocation determines the cutting priority the first tool of the list will cut first then cuts will be done following the list until the end The buttons placed below the list organize it o Tool addition for further information see the previous page Tooledition _ S Tool removal Defaulttool cannot be deleted from the list to ensure that a contour wil
8. ding job is automatically selected in the jobs queue A job can also be found by searching its barcode using the Input barcode field The user enters the entire barcode and click on Enter VisualCUT searches the job in the list and selects it 15 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA The preview Here the user can see the jobs contours The colors used depend on the tools set for each contour type see Tools settings and priority The scroll bar Opacity adjusts in the preview the image opacity to stand out the contours Several opacities maximum medium and minimum The two cut orientation buttons change the jobs orientation in the cutter The modification is done with a 90 rotation to the left or the right depending on the arrow direction 16 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA 3 The three other orientations available for this fob The following actions belong to Caldera s preview tool So they can be used in the display or in the printing page set up as well Zoom in zoom out and scroll the image actions available in every Caldera preview module to move into the preview o Zoom in while the Ctrl key is pressed use the right mouse button or the mouse scroll up to zoom In o Zoom out while the Ctrl key is pressed use the left mouse button or the mouse scroll down to zoom out o Scroll the image while the Ctrl key is pressed keep the mouse scroll as well then move Be caref
9. gins with this name will be recognized by Fileman Contour creation and edition window Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA A Contours created in Compose The Compose module allows the user to create lines and objects for which cut contours can be created Contours are defined in the compose setup button Setup in the main window then tab Entities Cut contours cannot be created on fonts only on text blocs Compose Setup S eeee ee Contours created in the Compose module can be defined as cutting paths When different images are placed In a composition their edges can also become cutting paths Non embedded vector contours When a contour is located in another file than the image itself you can use Compose in order to make the contour to correspond to the image again Check contours contained in a file You can check at any time if one of your images from your image bar contains cut files e If your image is marked with scissors it means that a cut contour has been recognized by Fileman during the import process e Opens the Info module o Double click on the info icon on the tool bar then drag and drop the image in it o Drag and drop the image in the tool bar info icon o Select the image then make a right click and click on About image o Select the image then use the shortcut Alt a Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA A Then select the Contours Tab There you can see the list of the
10. h installed cutter has its own cut job queue available in the corresponding CUT module Hostname the cutter address or network name used on the network to recognize the machine IP address or localhost for example If the printer allows it this option sends the cut file to the printer so it will do the cut just after the print Instant cutting Print options e Print registration marks This option is required to cut a printed document Specific marks are added on the printed document to allow the positioning of the cutter device e Print bar code This option prints a barcode on each edge of the document so the operator can feed the cutter regardless of the orientation of the printed document Then he has just to scan the barcode in front of him and the barcode scanner will automatically send the proper information to VisualCUT e Print identification number This option print the identification number on each edge of the document so the operator can feed the cutter regardless of the print orientation Then he has just to report the identification number into VisualCUT to find the proper job Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA A Contours e Use displays documents all contours or cut contours only e Edit opens the following pop up that acts on the selected contour o Cut activate or deactivate the creation of the cut file for the selected contour o Print activate or deactivate the contour print
11. l always be linked to a tool x The tool is moved place to the top The tool is moved one place to the bottom 21 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERN Settings save The user is allowed to save the current tool list by using the following buttons When used the list is saved in a xml file that can be upload at any moment list upload s list save Creating saved lists built a database that can be used in production to quickly switch from one configuration to another It saves time even when media are different and use others speed force etc 22 Caldera 2013 VISUAL CUT CALDERA Contours in job This list displays the contours contained in the job The user can decide to launch only a part of the cuttings by selecting the corresponding contours names Contours are selected by clicking on them one by one or by pack or using the Ctrl key The button below the list deselects all contours If no contour is selected VisualCUT acts as if all contours are selected To help the selection when a tool Is selected in the tools list the contours linked to it are automatically activated The tool selection automatically activates the contour 23 Caldera 2013
12. nching the cut process None this mode is used for colored vinyl where no printed marks appeared on the medium The user loads the medium in the cutter then launches the cut The cutter step depends on the cutter model and can be adjusted in this part The sheet off option tells the cutter to cut the medium at the end of the job This is used to separate jobs in particular for an automatic repeat positioning on a roll 19 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA gt Tools and settings and priority The tools determine which cut has to be done for a specific contour type Add a cut tool The button adds a new tool to the list It opens the pop up Tool Configuration Contour name the name has to be related to the names used for contours Indeed the name will link the contour to Its proper tool A star can be added only at the beginning or at the end of the name The star can then be replaced by any string Example CutContour fits for CutContour CutContourFrame and CutContourlmage With the same logic Contour fits for Contour and CutContour but not for CutContourFrame Be careful a name like Cut Contour cannot be used the star can only be place at the beginning or at the end of the string The star Is used to create generic contours tools Tool type this type is device dependant Example of tool types o Kiss cutting only the first layer of the medium i
13. rs VisualCUT even makes complex cutting easy thanks to the software s ability to manage multiple contours in one file Version This manual is based on the Caldera V9 20 version Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA 5 The cut workflow Contours Vector files with embedded contours When loading a PS EPS or PDF file Fileman loads automatically all its vector paths during the preview process Fileman displays before the import the embedded spot colors and vector files see below Each contour is linked to a spot color and has a particular name that is recognized by Fileman Be careful do not check the box placed in front of your contours There will be included into the image so you won t be able to use them for cutting anymore Fileman e By default only contours beginning with CutContour are recognized as contours but others names can be set up to be recognized as well Fileman recognize others contour names Follow the steps below to add a new contour name to Fileman 1 In Fileman s main window click on the Setup button to open the setup window Caldera 2013 THE CUT WORKFLOW CALDERA Cut Contour List 3 There use the button on side to manage your contour list New this button adds a contour to the list Delete this button removes a contour from the list e Edit this button changes the contour name If you type a name followed by a star every contour which be
14. s cut for adhesive vinyl for example o Dotted cutting o Cutting using a Laserto simulate the cut path Please refer to the cutter user manual to choose the tool type you need Caldera implements in its cutter driver all tools as specified by the manufacturer Speed the speed range is device dependant The tool head speed could largely affect the cutting quality Force pressure applied to the tool when cutting its range is device dependant Acceleration acceleration of the tool head when cutting Blade Offset this option defines a little offset for each beginning and ending of a vector Leave this parameter with its default value if the offset is not known 20 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA gt Please refer to the cutter user manual for each parameter above to choose the best values to use Color the color will be used in the preview to identify the tool Cut Test this button allows to check the current settings by sending a little sample cutting path to the device A medium has to be loaded before performing this action Tools list management The tools list organization is very important the tools order will define their cut priority and when two tools fit for the same contour which one will be used Concretely VisualCUT does two operations the allocation of the contours to the tools and the cut Contours allocation For each contour VisualCUT tests the tools from the top of the list to the bottom an
15. ul in opposition to the other preview tools in this module you cannot use the Alt R combination that allows you to reset the preview To get the default preview again switch to another job then come back on the current one Cut selection This tool allows the user to select on the image the copies which will be cut If the selection frame touches a single part of the copy Its whole contours will be activated In our example only four copies are activated the ones with the pale contours are not The global frame Is also activated because it is linked to each copy eee The button at the bottom H selects all the job s contours 17 Caldera 2013 VISUALCUT CALDERA gt Cutter connection The connection depends on the cutter type so the type has to be set up first The buttons opens the advanced setup Host and Port fields report information from the advanced setup Status indicates if the cutter is connected and readyto be used The detection is made automatically depending on the connection information that has been set up by the user Connection Type the cutter types available are USB Serial Raw Pand File Hostname output directory or IP address needed to connect the cutter Host is only used for Raw Pand File cutters for the two others types fields below have to be filled Port choice of the port used for the connection The fields below are necessary only for Serial cutters
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