Océ ProCut Prepress - Oce Display Graphics Systems Inc.
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1. 5 C2096 M 096 Y 096 K 0 6 To select additional curves hold down Shift while clicking inside the curves Gai Cm ma Cie Work area Info text field OK and Cancel buttons Zoom is done dynamically with rolling the mouse wheel Adjusting visibility of the preview is sometimes useful with dark jobs where it is difficult to locate identify and select vectors The Information text field below the working area guides the user on operations LA SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR 43 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 4 2 Original tab Job Editor This tab is used to hide show PDF layers for printing A layer dialog displays the number of layers available within the imported PDF By clicking on off on the individual layers and then Apply the software will hide show the layers and how you how the file will print paa Layers o Ps r BLUGISAG BUNINI seas GCNNZ J mm ooo Pee Sc Layers in the file Crease and Cut paths This function is useful when cut paths are placed on top of the image from design and as a result of this will be visual in the print Since almost no cut paths should be printed this function to hide the layers is useful Z nd fefco 0427 PDF Ongnal Curves Paneis Output Layers hidden ZUND see Cie Layers not visible in print file A4 Oc ProCut Prepre2. AGE Pata NESTING QUEUE CUT QUEUE CUT QUEUE File Name Customer Media Due date time lay Estimated Cut Time Cut Order i Ts Nesting Acrylic 6 mm 1 1 2m 56s 1403200001 X ProCut Knife 4 FESPA Carton 2 mm 1 1 17s 1403190002 12345 28 03 2014 15 00 Demo X Nestin Acrylic 6 mm 1 1 7m 27 1403200002 X ProCut Knife 5 FESPA Carton 2 mm 1 1 17s 1403190003 12345 Demo X ProCut Knife venlo Carton 2 mm 0 1 2 1403070005 Demo X mario Page 1 Papel 1 1 ns 3 1403100004 Demo X Nesting pocket knifes Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line 5 mm 1 1 3m 46s 4 1403100003 ProCut Knife single Acrylic 6 mm 1 1 53s 5 1403100001 Demo What can you do in the Cut Queue L Zi 3 4 5 Overview the cutting jobs See and plan cutting production based on the pre calculated Estimated Cut Time Create a cut order for the Oc ProCut machine operator Sort on any column data View individual jobs in queue see with and without cut path and tool path Estimated Cut Time Each cut job that appears in the Cut Queue will automatically get an Estimated and expected Cut time stamp This Estimated Cut Time is calculated based on the Media profile in use the number of copies and various other parameters within the Oc ProCut system es The Estimated Cut Time will appear this way Each cut file has a total production time including all copies Cut Order When you hold mouse over you see the estimated cut time
3. copy You also see eventual Handling and Setup time 3 3 3m 37s py EGE You can specify the Handling time and Setup time on XML file HAB Handling time is considered the time in between copies allowing NA the operator to exchange material on the cutter Na aE Setup time is considered once before the first copy 2m 43s AQc 31 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 4 2 Create Cut Order You can use the Cut Queue to set a certain production order in which you like the Oc ProCut machine operator to cut a number of jobs in Select the jobs you wish to include into the Cut Order and click SET CUT ORDER to open this dialog SET CUT ORDER Cut Order File Name Estimated Cut Time 1 Nesting Wella 6 up 2m 49s 2 Nesting 3m 37s 3 Emblem pro 2 2m 15s 4 Nesting 2m 24s 5 Nesting 5m 27s Total Cut Time 16m 34s mr Note Before opening this dialog you will be asked for a password The default password is z The password can be changed at any time through XML file In this dialog you can click and drag the jobs up down until you have the correct order for the jobs Click OK to save the Cut Order You can see the total estimated production time for your cut selection You can clear the cut order or do a new one at any time using the CLEAR CUT ORDER and SET CUT ORDER buttons The status symbol in the Cut Queue turns red on the job that is currently loaded or currently being cut in Oc ProCut Vision at the Pro
4. CMYK Preview x CCCEECELECEEEEEEEEES Bp A Pa FE to 69746014 41 w bP Selection lt Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 72 The Self adhesive vinyl media profile has got a layer named CUT this way the cut paths are automatically assigned We choose to output the files without nesting x Auto folder configuration Auto folder configuration Device Demo Name Auto Enabled Documents pdf ai eps Main settings Media Self adhesive vinyl Output mode To output folder no nesting bd Scale Scale factor Fixed size Height width OffsetPath Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 73 The 3 page PDF file we imported through the Auto Autofolder mali aaa x V rkt jer Underskriv Kommentar fel 0 The 3 page PDF file that is automatically output Ha aa x 28S2S86G e eFle 4 TBE R e o Vier Underskriv Kommentar PAGE 1 PAGE 2 The file now includes register marks and barcodes and there is a corresponding cut file with the CUT spotcolor paths 74 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 7 2 2 Example with the use of Autofolder image type In this example the Autofolder is setup to generate fixed size images 300x450mm and send them for nesting on the Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line 5mm media profile Auto folder configuration Device Demo Photos Images bmp tif gif jpg Softfo
5. ONYX Settings Output Size 700 mm x 1000 mm e 701 4 mm x 1000 9 mm CANCEL __ GENERATE You have now generated a nested PDF print file and a corresponding nested Al file for cutting 10 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 1 3 Prepare and tile a job into panels Selected 1 of 1 Job Data DN SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR o KA O ALE Mountain Decal PD Pages 1 Customer Order ID Due date time Media Quantity Print on Nesting Submitted by Note Whisler Hiking Club x 1 One side Double side Yes No Demo CANCEL OK Inthe JOB QUEUE click IMPORT to open the dialog and locate the file and click Open Enter relevant Job Data as needed choose Media and specify Quantity Choose Print on One side and Nesting No and click OK to start importing the file When the status symbol turns Yellow the job is fully imported into the Job Queue but the file is not ready yet Click on the EDIT button right click or double click to open the file in the Job Editor Inthe Job Editor go to the Curves tab and select the curve you want and place it into the Media layer Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 3 EN re 11 Goto the Panels tab m Click to split the panel manually and specify sizes or set the max width height to let the software automatically split the job for you Specify Overlap Gap Over
6. by clicking on it and move to Media layer then click OK to exit the Job Editor pros i tor m q Jo 2 a a EI re To select additional curves hold down Shift while clicking Inside the curves Cia as En RR Ng You can also scale tile point edit crop setting bleed etc in the Job Editor P a i i i i 7 x Cd a Your job line in the Job Queue is now green and the file is ready for output 22 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 2 3 Generating files from Job Queue You can generate single file outputs Print and Cut files for a single job from the Job Queue by clicking on GENERATE button GENERATE FILES Selected 1 of 2 File name TA Output size SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR Send print file to ZUND o ONYX Settings Quick set Media group Media name Media size Quality Output Size 137 S 138 Emblem 123 138 1 mm x 163 6 mm Onyx Thrive 11 480 Flexible IJC256 IJM601 Oce Outdoor Paper 212g 102 010 96x48 Inch Sheet i 4 4 4 4 4 4 X 1137 mm X 163 mm CANCEL This dialog appears The user can Generate one or more file at the same time You can specify the File name and select output folder or send to Onyx Thrive when connected When you click GENERATE button print and cut files are then created Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 23 2 3 NESTING QUEUE The Nesting Queue list and previ
7. mm Curves 313 Curve points 2613 Create date 14 07 2011 22 07 32 Entry date 11 03 2014 14 33 37 Vi Show Cut Path Show Tool Path EDIT 5s SEND TO NESTING P What do you do in the Job Queue Import new files Sort on any column data View jobs in queue see with and without cut path and tool path Prepare the jobs that are in the queue Edit jobs by opening one job at a time in the Job Editor Generate output and or Send to Nesting O MG PRE Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 2 1 Import dialog appears at every file import IMPORT Customer Sport Outlet Order ID Due date time 26 03 2014 12 00 a z Media Acrylic 6 mm C Users demo Desktop Canon EPages 1 Quantity 7 Print on One side Double side Nesting Yes No Submitted by Demo Note C Users demo Desktop Canon FPages 1 ANGEL KO Formats that can be imported PDF PNG JPG BMP GIF and TIF At this early stage of submitting the job for printing and cutting you get a chance to enter Customer Name Order ID and Due date Time fields or you can leave them blank If filled you will have the possibility to sort the Queues on the entered data as well as plan cut order etc based on this information Dibond 4 mm You can specify which media to print cut the job on Dibond 5 mm already at time of import and you can specify the Folding Carton quantity Paper i PVC 10 mm PVC banner Self adhesive vinyl Softfoam 10 mm So
8. see and or change the actual eyelet Press the button Type if you want to change the type of eyelets If you make automatic placement of eyelets after you have placed some manually you will note that the manually placed eyelets will disappear Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Automatically placement of Eyelets Check Set Eyelets Automatically Select where you want the eyelets Top Bottom Left Right Change the distances if you can t use the default values Press the button Type if you want to change the type of eyelets After the automatic placement of eyelets you still have the possibility to add eyelets anywhere you like 59 Change placement and or type of eyelets Edit a single eyelet If you right click at an eyelet you get this dialog where you Position can change the position of the actual eyelet Press the sen button Type if you like to change the type of the actual Y Position eyelet 760 mm Type OK Cancel In this dialog you can specify the type of Eyelet Type eyelets iw Fill Eyelet The Eyelet T i The following examples is giving an idea Lone of the possibilities W Draw Cross Draw Cross is chosen Stroke Width ca Draw Cross Fill Eyelets and Eyelet Color Yellow Eyelet Color are chosen Diameter 10 mm PD Draw Cross amp Stroke Eyelet is Cut Layer chosen OK Cancel Enter Stroke Colour Press the buttons Stroke Color an
9. size bleed and Eyelet Grommet marks as needed Go to the Output tab to see each panel individually and to see register marks and barcodes or click OK to return the Job Queue JOB QUEUE Filename Customer OrderiD_ Joy Media Duedate time Submitted By Submit Date Note ffPanekd O Mountain Decal PDF Whisler Hiking 1 PVC banner Demo 19 03 2014 15 21 2 HG ProCut Knife 4 PDF FESPA 12345 1 Acrylic 6 mm 28 03 2014 15 00 Demo 11 03 2014 15 20 RD mario Page 1 PDF 1 Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 From the Job Queue you can see that your file now has two panels Click on GENERATE to get the output dialog confirm settings and click GENERATE Selected 1 of 2 Output File name Mountain Decal Output sizes 1039 1 mm x 2033 6 mm Send print file to Demo ONYX Settings Output Size 1 0000 X 2 0076 mm Lt 1 039 1 x 20336 mm You have now generated two PDF print files one for each panel and two corresponding Al files for cutting 12 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 1 4 Import and Prepare a job for double sided printing Selected 1 of 1 Job Data C Users demo Desktop Car Customer Order ID Due date time Media Quantity Print on Nesting Submitted by Note FESPA 12345 x v Carton 2 mm x 1 O One side Double side O Yes No Demo CANCEL Inthe JOB QUEUE click IMPORT to open the dialog and locate the 2 page PDF fil
10. tools to fine tune the path Click Show Original to see the path prior to editing Crop Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 48 Create simple shapes X Y Scale Width 137 1 mm Height 137 6 mm Outside O Inside Layer where result is placed Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 49 Merge a AA eet arr Cancel Show points direction and tool path Oe kag ean ped 3 pod tec ate De A Beta anga CENT kc reboot Paras kan ling Lire des kama ka a pa ng ere Nag baran Cg w Dre Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Set StartPoint Swap Direction 50 4 4 Panels tab Job Editor This tab is used to tile a job into panels Also inserting marks for later mounting of eyelets grommets and to specify how much Over Size bleed Panel Tool Bar PR DAME SH PDF Be _ ren x Curves Panels Output Max Panel Oversize Bleed Info Right click to split the panel into two OK Cancel RE Panel Tool Bar A toolbar with Select Zoom Hand and Eyelet tools Max Panel The Max Panel Size is used to specify the size of panels you like to use for the job If the job is larger than the Max Panel Size then it will automatically split the job in panels Over Size bleed The image will crop to the selected cutting curve Usually it is better to print a little extra to avoid cutting exactly at the edge In this dialog you can speci
11. 6 mm o 273334 Sidecap High shelf CHIMA Right W204xH1991 5mm 6076675 531474 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm 273334 Sidecap High shelf CHIMA Left W204xH1991 5mm 6076675 531474 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm 273334 Low Endcap Mid piece STAR WARS W1396xH575mm 6069452 531497 HI PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm X ProCut Knife 4 1 1 Acrylic 6 mm Document type PDF ProCut Knife 4 PDF FESPA 28 03 2014 15 00 1 Carton 2 mm vi ersion 16 ProCut Knife 4 1 1 Acrylic 6 mm CO ketcher PDF 40 Acrylic 6 mm y Creator Adobe Illustrator CS5 Cyklist PDF Sport Outlet 26 03 2014 12 00 4 Acrylic 6 mm X Nesting multiples Copies 2 2 2 Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line Author ProCut Knife 3 PDF 5 Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line ProCut Knife 2 PDF 1 Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line File size lt 1 MB ProCut Knife Page 1 PDF 1 Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line FEE ProCut Knife Page 2 PDF 1 Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line Dimension 137 1 mm 137 6 mm O Emblem pro PDF i ProCut Knife 1 PDF Venlo nest 5 Carton 2mm care na ProCut Knife PDF venlo 1 Carton 2 mm Curve points 921 mario Page 1 0 1 Paper mario Page 1 0 6 Paper Create date 28 12 2013 11 02 36 Entry date 10 03 2014 15 04 43 What can you do in the History Queue I 2 3 4 3 Find and restore previously produced original jobs not nesting layouts Find and restore previously produced cutting jobs all cutting jobs Sort on any co
12. Cancel Select the Eyelet tool in the Panel Tool bar to get the Eyelet Dialog for specification of the eyelets You can set eyelets automatically with the parameters specified in the media or you can set the eyelets manually anywhere Manuel placement of eyelets Manuel placement give you the freedom to insert eyelets anywhere and even outside the image Left click to insert eyelets Left click at eyelets to delete again Right click at eyelets to see and or change the actual eyelet Automatically placement of eyelets Automatic placement of eyelets uses the default specifications about distance between eyelets and distance to edges from the media In this function you are free to change these parameters for this specific job without overwriting the default in the media specifications Check Set Eyelets Automatically Select where you want the eyelets Top Bottom Left Right Change the distances if you can t use the default values Press the button Type if you want to change the type of eyelets Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Eyelets Set Eyelets Automatically Top IT Bottom l Left PT Right Distance to left and right edges Distance to top and bottom edges Maximum distance between evelets Vertical 300 mm Harizontal 300 mm 58 Manuel placement of Eyelets Left click to insert eyelets Left click at eyelets to delete again if you regret Right click at eyelets to
13. Cus 313 Curve ponts 2613 Create date 1407 2011 229752 Entry date 11 09 2044 143337 IMPORT SEND TO NESTING Bp Import files Generate Send to Nesting Each Queue can be setup and customized to display the relevant settings in the order and in the way that the user prefers Column width column order column data can be adjusted for each Queue Customer v Due date time Submit Date Right click to edit which columns to be shown in the queues Qty Media Submitted By Order ID Note 1 lt lt lt lt HG Ba IE Panels 16 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Each Queue previews a job and lists some additional Job meta data about the file You can choose between collapsed and Expanded view Note that there are generally more information and more functions available in expanded view Collapsed view Expanded view weort SEND TO NESTING ost SEND TO NESTING p ADDITIONAL INFO Preview in collapsed mode Document type PDF Version 1 6 Creator Adobe Illustrator CS5 1 Click to Expand lll Author Specific Job meta data File size 13 MB Dimension 1157 7 mm 285 mm Curves 2153 Curve points 18232 Create date 04 12 2013 09 22 41 Entry date 04 12 2013 15 19 30 17 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 A Filter and Search field helps locating and viewing jobs You can search on any word and number across all Queues at once so locating of jobs is easy CS FF E E 2 a ONCE NN ADD
14. Cut table Cut jobs will stay in the Queue until the copy count has reached zero counting the copies down unless the job has been pinned 32 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 5 HISTORY QUEUE The History Queue list and preview all originally imported job files and all cut files When you Generate output from Job Queue and Nesting Queue the original job will be stored in the History Queue Cut files will also be stored in History once the copy count has reached zero counting down All deleted files from the Job Queue and Cut Queue will also appear in the History Queue ADDITIONAL INFO File Name Customer Due date time Qty Media Preview ProCut Knife 5 PDF FESPA 1 Carton 2 mm CO Racket PDF Sport Outlet 7 Acrylic 6 mm Boat PDF Sport Outlet 7 Acrylic 6 mm HangGlider PDF Sport Outlet 5 Acrylic 6 mm L 273334 Sidecap Low shelf_MOVIE_Right_W204xH1492mm_6075815_531491_HI PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm 273334 Sidecap Low shelf MOVIE Left W204xH1492mm 6075815 531491 HI PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm SURVIVAL KIT 273334 Sidecap Low shelf CITY Right W204xH1492mm 6077930 531479 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm 273334 Sidecap Low shelf CITY Left W204xH1492mm 6077930 531479 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm a EHPERT CUTTING GEAR pa 273334 Sidecap High shelf STAR WARS Right W204xH1991 5mm 6071476 531494 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic 6 mm AN 273334 Sidecap High shelf STAR WARS Left W204xH1991 5mm 6071476 531494 PDF Lego 25 Acrylic
15. INFO a Mea Number of files objects Previer gt Paper 1265m2 1 files 34 objects P Softfoam with cardt d 3 Kapa line 5 mm 0 09 m2 1 files 5 obi E Detatitetetetat in cece eee ee ee ae Acrylic 6 mm 0 172m2 4 files 23 objects Fl Name Customer Lo Duedate time Submit Date wv Sport Outlot 7 19 03 2014 14 04 Cyklist Sport Outlet 4 26 03 2014 12 00 19 03 2014 14 04 PO 1234 HangGlides Sport Outlet 5 19 03 2014 1404 PO 7654 Racket Sport Outlet 7 19 03 2014 14 03 fa Iil 1 d 1 17 Document type PDF Version 1 4 Creator dobe InDesign CC Macintosh Author File size lt 1 MB Dimension 174 1 mm 161 3 mm Curves 23 Curve points 91 Create date 28 01 2014 21 32 26 Entry date 19 03 2014 15 00 58 M ShowCutPath 7 Show Tool Path A LAME GENERATE FILES When all the files are present on the media then click UPDATE to start nesting Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 NESTING QUEUE ADDITIONAL INFO Media Area Number of files objects gt Paper 1 265m2 1 files 34 objects gt Softfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line 5 mm 0 09m2 1 files 5 objects Due date time 19 03 2014 14 04 26 03 2014 12 00 19 03 2014 14 09 19 03 2014 14 04 19 03 2014 14 03 No of objects 23 T Auto size last sheet Click on GENERATE to get the output dialog confirm settings and click GENERATE GENERATE FILES File name Nesting Sheet Name 701 4 mm x 1000 9 mm
16. ITIONAL Nru Media Submitted By NOTE Order ID Submit Date Preview Carton 2 mm Depa 12345 19 03 2014 16 41 Carton 2 mm Demo 12345 11 03 2014 15 20 Carton 2 mm Demo 10 03 2014 14 04 gt Carton 2 mm Demo 07 03 2014 12 37 Carton 2 mm Demo 07 03 2014 12 34 The following status symbols in front of each job advices the user on which stage the job is in the preparation process These are the possible symbols 0 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 2 JOB QUEUE The Job Queue list and preview all active jobs currently being prepared or waiting to be prepared ADDITIONAL INFO Mountain Decal PDF Whisler Hiking Club 1 PVC banner Demo 19 03 2014 15 21 Displays_outline Page 3 PDF i Demo 11 03 2014 13 33 O Displays outline P PDE crylic 6 mm Demo 11 03 2014 13 33 Emblem_pro 1 PDF Oce venlo 1234 28 Carton 2 mm 14 03 2014 07 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 22 Universe01 PDF 1 PVC banner Demo 11 03 2014 05 50 Z nd fefco 0427 PDF 1 Folding Carton Demo 11 03 2014 05 48 Displays outline Page 1SPOT PI 50 Aciylic 6 mm Demo 10 03 2014 16 25 Tuborg bottle vippetass PDF 50 Aciylic 6 mm Demo 10 03 2014 15 18 Conveise card_vippetass PDF 50 Aciylic 6 mm Demo 10 03 2014 15 12 mario Page 1 PDF 1 Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 ill Document type PDF Version 16 Creator Adobe InDesign CS3 5 0 4 Author File size lt 1 MB Dimension 270 9 mm 420
17. MPORT to open the dialog and locate the file and click Open Enter relevant Job Data as needed choose Media and specify Quantity Choose Print on One side and No Nesting and click OK to start importing the file IMPORT Customer Sport Outlet Order ID PO 7654 Due date time 26 03 2014 12 00 i Media C Users demo Desktop Canon tPages 1 Quantity 1 Print on One side Double side Nesting O Yes No Submitted by Demo Note Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 JOB QUEUE ET CT CT CC TT CSP MEET HangGlider PDF Sport Outlet PO 7654 Acrylic 6 mm 19 03 2014 13 12 Oo ProCut Knife 4 PDF FESPA 12345 i Acrylic 6 mm 28 03 2014 15 00 11 03 2014 15 20 Cyklist PDF Sport Outlet PO 1234 40 Acrylic 6 mm 26 03 2014 12 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 46 O mario Page 1 PDF 1 Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 When the status symbol turns Yellow the job is fully imported into the Job Queue but the file is not ready yet JOB QUEUE ADDITIONAL INFO a a CN CT ET 1 19 03 2014 13 12 BO ua er PDF 1 Aciylic em mm 28 03 2014 15 00 mam 11 03 2014 15 20 Labils lits ted eee ee ee ee a ee eee eee ee ee ee ee ew daa CO Cyklist PDF Sport Outlet PO 1234 40 Acrylic 6 mm 26 03 2014 12 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 46 mario Page 1 PDF 1 Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 le Ill Document type PDF Version 14 Creator idobe InDesign CC Macintosh Author File size lt 1MB Dimension 297
18. NYX Thrive When connected you can direct the output PDF print files into Thrive saving the time to re locate and open the file manually in the RIP From the Generate dialog you can choose to output to Thrive and specify QuickSet Media Group Media Name Media Size and Quality GENERATE FILES File name Mountain Decal SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR Send print file to ZUN gt O ONYX Settings Quick set None ooo y Media group IJC255 Generic NolCC Media name 1JC255_GenericQuality Media size 2 50x3 05 Meter Sheet Quality Quality or Output Size 205 6 X 206 4 mm 206 6 x 232 4 mm CANCEL GENERATE 67 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 A few seconds after you click Generate the job will be ripping in Onyx Thrive gt g T E ff ons z i Ww e agta thrive Printer Sang Complete Bapsec Time Renaming M Page Placemert Start Print Trent Pa ka Oce Arizona 550 Printeg 00 00 14 00 05 00 L 250 frit Jets Amonas Show Jobs For Oce Angona S507 x Jobs Ready to Print Status Job hum Compeny Customer Primer Se Meds Cu Print Mode Reso Contou C Rip Time Tee Notes Do Ko Los Nad Nai Nas pa Servers starting Suffered Jobs Status Job Nan Compeny Customer Printer Sre Meds C Print Mode Reso Contour C Rp Time Tree Notes Jo Starting P monte bid_1403030001 Printing Error Oce Aro 8415018 112556 1 Seress x None 00 02 07 39 2014 Use h
19. Oc ProCut Prepress V4 0 Users Guide A CANON COMPANY Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 User Manual This user manual describes how the Oc ProCut Prepress software works and how it helps prepare graphic files for a streamlined and very efficient print and cut workflow Oc ProCut Prepress software is designed for single file preparations as well as true shape nesting of multiple files to a media The software is linked and fully integrated to Oc ProCut Vision software that is the software that drives the Oc ProCut digital cutting table and to the Oc ProCut Server software that manages the media profiles This manual will introduce you to many features and procedures that will enable you to fully operate the software The Oc ProCut Prepress software runs on both Windows and MAC platforms For further information on documentation and support please contact your local Oc Canon representative Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Table of Content L QUICK Sar CU LE LR REESE SEE ENE NA ANA 5 1 1 Import and prepare jobs with register marks and barcodes venerne renee ener ener 5 1 2 Import and prepare a job and nest with other jobs to a media ener ener r ener 8 1 3 Prepare and Cie 2 JOD into DANS ae AA es 11 1 4 Import and Prepare a job for double sided printing 1000 1 seen renere eee renees 13 2 Description of the QUEUES cccscscsccccscsceccccccsceccececsc
20. SIZE kar tag JUS RUES LEURS RE a CR kr gia 1400 EE le wi Go Ka Re WA ES a WK te a FS 2 sheet automatically nested to a smaller standard sheet Utilization 66 Trim sheet Copies 1 Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 2of2 Deactivate sheet EDIT SIZE 29 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 3 5 Generating files from the Nesting Queue When you are satisfied with the nesting layout s you can click GENERATE to output print and cut files GENERATE FILES File name Sheet Name Send print file to ONYX Settings Quick set Media group Media name Media size Quality Output Size _ CANCEL Sport Outlet 1 699 9 mm x 995 4 mm 4 1JC255 Generic NolCC IJC255 GenericExpress 2 50x3 05 Meter Sheet Express og lt D 4 4 4 4 695 6 mm x 330 9 mm fe 695 6 mm x 330 9 mm GENERATE You can write own file names to each of the layouts Click to the preview to select each layout individually You can chose to output a PDF or send the print file directly to ONYX Thrive when connected Click Generate to create print and cut files Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 30 2 4 2 4 1 CUT QUEUE The Cut Queue list and preview all jobs currently waiting to be cut on the Oc ProCut cutting table Whenever someone have generated files from the Job Queue and Nesting Queue the cut files will then automatically appear in the Cut Queue
21. am with cardboard coating Kapa line 5 mm bd Scale factor 1 Fixed size Height 300 OffsetPath Inline Outline O mm Layer mapping Name Toal 75 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Three JPG files were copied into the Photos Autofolder and the appear in the Nesting Queue am ol ADDITIONAL INFO Preview Latin tite SUBA AA NN 25 03 2014 09 16 25 03 2014 09 17 IMG_1582 1 25 03 2014 09 16 ANANANANAN AA Document type PDF Show Cut Path Show Tool Path UPDATE m di GENERATE FILES Choose to nest all three Utilization 61 7 Trim sheet 2ND PAGE Copies 1 M Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 1of1 T Deactivate sheet _ EDIT SHE No of objects 3 T Auto size last sheet No of sheets 1 UPDATE m i Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Generate output print and corresponding cut file Filer Rediger Vis Vindue Hj lp 2927800 s0 joo BELO let Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 77
22. arks Center Marks is required when cutting jobs longer than the actual ProCut Digital Cutting machine Only the Center Mark placement strategy enables the system to split the cutting contours on the ProCut Cutter transport the material forward and resume camera registration with optimal cutting quality 39 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Barcodes This tab contains the settings for how the software should place barcodes Vacuum OFF Rename Sheets Nesting Reg Marks Barcodes Eyelets Placement Width 80 mm V Top Height 10mm Left Distance from edge 1mm F Right V Bottom Reduction 0 mm Extra background on both sides 2mm Background Color 0 0 0 0 Width defines the entire length of the barcode that will be printed Height defines how tall the barcode will be printed Distance from edge defines the distance to the edge of the sheet print file output Placement defines where and how many barcodes will be printed around the job Reduction is a value used to reduce the thickness of the vertical bars in the barcode The interval is between 0 1 Extra background on both sides defines how much extra background you like to include in front and back of the barcode Background Color defines what CMYK color the barcode should be printed with Defining different colors other than black is useful especially on transparent materials to avoid having blac
23. d or Eyelet Color if you like to change colors If you like to cut holes check Cut Eyelets and specify the diameter for the holes 60 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 4 5 Output tab Job Editor This tab can be used to inspect the preparation work made on the previous tabs e g you can view each panel separately on a tiled job You can also place register marks on a job that doesn t nest anywhere just by clicking in the working area You can overrule default settings for how many barcodes should go on the print file and view the output dimensions Emblem pro PDF fox Original Curves Panels Output LA SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR Select barcodes Anvend Manual placement of register marks Click on the register mark tool in the Tool bar and click anywhere to place a mark Hold shift to place an inverted register mark Original Curves Panels Output 61 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 You can also overrule the default register mark placement strategy specified within the media profile and apply another strategy for this active job Click on the buttons and specify size and distances ToolBar Distance between 200 mm Barcode placements Click on the barcode tool in the Tool bar to specify the number of barcodes and on what side ofthe graphics you like to insert the barcode KA Th Nal o m Oc ProCut Prepress Use
24. dition to the diameter a square approx 2mm larger is surrounding the register mark and will there be added around each mark Distance to curve is the minimum distance between a register mark and an object cut path Distance between is the approx distance between two register marks Default Registration defines the register mark strategy in use per default No Marks Corner Marks Center Marks Shape Marks Shape amp Center Marks Auto Mark Shape Marks No Marks Corner Marks Center Marks Shape amp Center Marks Auto Mark Places reg marks around the cut path Will not place any marks Places 4 marks 1 in each corner of the job Places marks along the longest axis centered Places marks around centered Places the marks based on the job media Color 1 and Color 2 defines what CMYK colors the register marks should be printed with Defining different colors other than black is useful especially on transparent materials to avoid having black marks on top of a black dark grey cutting underlay which is typically the color on the Oc ProCut cutting table Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 38 Examples of the different register mark placement strategies Shape Marks BUE RK KN DM Betisin ene eo reata ui bn me MA baam Le Ea a ER aae PT eg ag wg Amanas a aaa FUE a Am AP AA PP PAULA a a a ere bp 0 pT we a rar PG na a D CE a m et pm Me om haan a om YOGA Ga a ap Shape amp Center M
25. e JOB QUEUE click IMPORT to open the dialog and locate the file s and click Open Enter relevant Job Data as needed choose Media and specify Quantity You can click on the ea ad previews to select deselect and specify Quantity on each file separately Choose Print on One side and Nesting Yes and click OK to start importing the file s When the status symbol turns Yellow the jobs are fully imported into the Job Queue but the file s are not ready yet Click on the EDIT button right click or double click to open the file in the Job Editor Inthe Job Editor go to the Curves tab and select the curve s you want and place them into the Media layer s HALO dSLR Gel re pug Click inside curve to select it Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 _ FileName customer Joidern lay O Sport Outlet Sport Outlet 7 7 5 CI 1 i 28 03 2014 15 00 4 ci 1 19 03 2014 14 00 19 03 2014 14 00 Demo 19 03 2014 13 12 Demo 11 03 2014 15 20 26 03 2014 12 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 46 Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 ADDITIONAL INFO Vi Show Cut Path Show Tool Path EDIT SEND TO NESTING gt When your files have been edited and turned green Symbols then click SEND TO NESTING to submit the selected files for nesting Goto the NESTING QUEUE and expand the media you wish to nest Click on the blue arrow to expand collapse the media ADDITIONAL
26. e and click Open OK Enter relevant Job Data as needed choose Media and specify Quantity Choose Print on Double side and Nesting No and click OK to start importing the file When the status symbol turns Yellow the job is fully imported into the Job Queue but the file is not ready yet Click on the EDIT button right click or double click to open the file in the Job Editor Inthe Job Editor go to the Curves tab and select the curve you want and place it into the Media layer wi Vv Vv Y O V ae Y 3 IHveou 2mli Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 GF re Crease JL Through Cut 13 Click OK to return to the Job Queue Click on GENERATE to get the output dialog confirm settings and select sheet size from the dropdown dialog Click GENERATE GENERATE FILES File name ProCut Knife 5 Output sizes 300x500 mm v ONYX Settings Output Size 1259 x 1496 mm 28 1259 x 1631 mm FR GENERATE You have now generated a 2 page PDF print one for each side of the substrate and one corresponding Al file for cutting Output file opened in Acrobat Reader shows the 2 page print ready PDF file generated 14 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 Description of the Queues Oc ProCut Prepress software includes four Queues that are vis
27. er This feature could be used to trim large sheets down to smaller customer standard formats that is e g used for printing edge to edge or into sizes that fits Arizona vacuum zones The standards will not be part of the print file but only the cut file so they can be cut out with the printed objects at the same time Deactivate sheet means that the sheet will hold jobs so they will not be output when clicking Generate The remaining objects will stay in the Nesting Queue and await being nested with the next coming jobs Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 28 Auto size last sheet means to use whatever possible smallest sheet size available within the media profile as the last sheet in a nesting sequence Ni Auto size last sheet So when nesting objects on to several sheets then Auto size last sheet will automatically create a nesting layout for the most optimal sheet size as the last layout As an example the default sheet is 2000x3000mm and the nesting layout fills 1 3 sheet Instead of using two full sheets the software proposes to use a smaller 1400x1000mm as the second sheet layout En Sr SEL nm Ed t BAG LIP BS RE 12 TI ZI 1 sheet completely filled Ping SES OS SAID Pk pE a PETER 27 3 Re 277 NN IN KR LLER NES PR S SE NE RASE RAR AKO We i Tg VENTS Rye PE CeO MOIS OZSL Utilization 73 Trim sheet Copies 5 Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 1of2 Deactivate sheet EDIT
28. etoj i 10007 or hitter 792 148 1 107 nano Page 1 14 Printing Error Oce Aro 12019 x 1102556 1 Dores x None 00 0x0 3 10 2014 a s Moved Mountan Decal 140324000 Lodf to C PRIVE Rendering Prewew for Mountan L140324000 7 Processing to print 1 copies of Mountain Decal 1403 Image correcty Printing 1 copies of C THRIVEL1YWORK OCE ARIZOR Ready 3424 2014 0310 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 68 7 Working with Hotfolders and Autofolders Besides importing files directly from the Job Queue Oc ProCut Prepress can also be setup to import files through Hotfolders and Autofolders 7 1 Hotfolders You can setup one or more hotfolders and share them across the network To setup a Hotfolder go to the Oc ProCut Server icon and right click to open preference Ty Pz alll Hi Preference Set Control Word See Log File About Help Exit Here you can Add a new Hotfolder or Edit and existing Hotfolder cPragandat cerca eve ct fs Demo Delete Use GhostScript as preview generator Path Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 24 03 2014 69 Name the Hotfolder and browse your way to the import and output folder on the network Edit Hotfolder NES Device Name Demo Cancel E Deactivate Hotfolder Import Directory C Nin Output Directory C hout Genereate Onys Color Correction Filter Files luce ccx Auto folders Name State Type Path Aut
29. ew all jobs currently waiting to be nested Jobs are sorted on Media From the queue you see only media that has files on them meaning the active media in use You see the square meter usage and the number of files and the number of objects currently placed on each media ADDITIONAL INFO a Area Number of files objects gt Acrylic 10 mm 3 294 m 5 files 102 objects gt Actylic 3mm 0 235 m 1 files 1 objects Acrylic 6 mm 11 174 m 1 files 1000 objects Corrugated 3 4 mm 0 767 m 3 files 5 objects gt D board 16 mm 2 569 m 6 files 63 objects 3 121 m Due date time 02 12 2013 12 00 Auto Auto 20 02 2014 15 00 Auto 20 02 2014 15 00 Auto 20 02 2014 15 00 Displays P Spo gt Folding Carton 16 372 m 2 files 301 objects gt Forex5 mm 1 708 m 9 files 76 objects gt Kapa 10 mm 1 124 m 1 files 10 objects gt Kapa 5mm 0 239 m 1 files 2 objects gt Paper 0 933 m 3 files 12 objects lil gt PVC Banner 40 715 m 16 files 183 objects gt Self adhesive Vinyl 7 418 m 8 files 678 objects Utilization 65 Trim sheet Copies 1 Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 1of3 Deactivate sheet EDIT SRE No of objects 32 Auto size last sheet No of sheets 3 UPDATE GENERATE FILES What do you do in the Nesting Queue Create layouts nest jobs individually and or mix with others Control and restrict nesting based on angles quantity margin dis
30. ftfoam with cardboard coating Kapa line 5 mm Textile Wood 9 mm 20 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Make selection of Print on One side or Double Side Select Double side when you import a 2 page PDF that is designed for printing on both sides of the substrate In all other situations select One side Submitted by is filled automatically with the user name defined in the Preferences dialog Enter your own name or computer name to identify yourself in the Queues The name will appear in the Queues to keep track of who submitted which jobs Use the Note field when you want to pass information or guidance on to the person that does nesting in the printing department or the person operating the Oc ProCut cutting table 21 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 2 2 Prepare job in Job Editor You open jobs for editing in to the Job Editor whenever the status line is yellow crylic 6 mm Acrylic 6 mm 28 03 2014 15 00 Demo 11 03 2014 1520 dad J 26 03 2014 12 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 46 masio Page 1 PDF Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 Double Click i i m on the Job line to Edit file i Document type PDF Version 14 Creator dobe InDesign CC Macintosh Author File size lt 1 MB Dimension 297 mm 210 mm Curves 8 Curve points 72 __Cremtedate 2901 201412 41 50 Enty date _ 190920041412 T Show Cut Path Show Tool Path Bia PORT GENERATE FILES sp Click EDIT button You select Cut path
31. fy the Width and Height of the oversize How much extra print data to include around the selected curve Info will give you information about Height and Width of the panel you highlight with the mouse Dimensions are for the printed panel as well as for the final cut out panel 51 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Automatic Panel Layout Curves Panels Output Max Panel Manuel PanelLayout m Max PanelSize Width 300 mm Height 300 mm OverSize r OverSize Width 0 mm Height Omm Printed Panel Width 272 5 mm Height 260 mm Final Panel Width 272 5 mm Height 260 mm Max Panel Size Set this value the maximum roll width or board sizes you like to use for the job If the Max Panel Size is smaller than the actual job as it is in this example then ProCut Prepress will automatically generate equal size panels Over Size Is the value of how much extra print information to include around the outmost cut path If like in the above example over size is set to 0 then the cut will be exactly at the edge of the printed panels Info Specifies Since there is no over size specified the printed panel and the final panel will have the same size 52 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Panels with over size Curves Panels Output Manuel PanelLayout Max PanelSize Width 300 mm Height 300 mm O
32. g the export function for one or more media into a single Zip file 35 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 3 3 1 Editing a media profile Double click on the media you wish to edit from the Cut Media Manager Only the prepress settings of the media profile are available from the the Oc ProCut Prepress software VA Cut Media X Media Dimensions Layers Thickness 6mm met Regnar L o g Feeding Caps T No peed Duplicate Vacuum hen job is done Vacuum OFF Rename Sheets Nesting Reg Marks Barcodes Eyelets Name Width Length Use as Last Sheet Use as Standard Default Sheet 1400x1000 mm 1400 mm 1000 mm Yes Yes Enabled Delete 1250x2500 mm 1250 mm 2500 mm Yes No Enabled 700x1000 mm 700 mm 1000 mm Yes Yes Default Enabled 500x500 mm 500 mm 500 mm Yes Yes Enabled Name Width Height Use as Last Sheet Use as Standard Use as Default Enable Sheets You can specify multiple media sheets formats and name them When more than one format is defined you must make one of the sheets the default for nesting Each sheet format can be preset to be Use as Last Sheet and Use as Standard in regards to remnant handling when nesting A sheet can be set as default A sheet can be disabled Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 36 Nesting Here you specify the nesting parameters used for this specific media Minimum over size of job defines how much bleed is kept arou
33. ible to all clients users connected to the Oc ProCut Server within the workflow group Each intuitive Queue guides the user through the preparation steps from file import to editing to nesting to outputting print and cut ready files _ Di jd Restore CUT mi Restore JOB The workflow steps are as the arrows above show from left to right Files are imported into the system in the Job Queue then processed through the Nesting Queue then finished through Cut Queue and saved into History Queue Files can easily be Restore again from the History Queue into either Cut Queue or Job Queue JOB QUEUE NESTING QUEUE f r i 9 28094441531113f CUT QUEUE HISTORY QUEUE 15 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 1 General functionality on all Queues Overview of the Queue structures Filter and Search field Queues Cu Submited By Submit Date Panels Dre Demo 19 03 2014 15 21 2 3 t saten Demo 11 03 2014 13 33 1 2 O Display suite Pa I ayie o J 13 2014 13 2 E Stat bol ee ee ae Va a US sym O S _ Tind fefco 0427 PDF 1 Folding Carton y gt Demo 11 03 2014 05 48 1 6 F ER Lee dt aie AN mme i A Preview Comerse card_vippetass PDF 5 Acrylic 6 mm Demo 10 03 2014 15 12 1 j mario Page POF 1 Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 1 Document type POF Veson 16 I Ceata Adobe Indesign CS3 5 0 4 Column data map File size e1 MB Jobs in the Queue 3 may on Expand Collaps mee Job data
34. ide Double side Yes D No Cathy CANCEL Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Import 2 page PDF and select Double Side Nesting Note that the preview shows that there are 2 pages but only shows one And only one job line will appear in the Job Queue 65 Continue as normal when nesting ProCut will only show the first page not the second page ProCut Prepress will nest and generate a 2 page print ready PDF output file i Nesting 1401080001 PAF Adobe RE Filer Rediger Vis Vindue Hj lp V rkt jer Underskriv Kommentar Note Print files will have the same size as the sheet on the horizontal axis so that alignment on flatbed printers is easy After printing the first page simply flip the sheet over left to right around the vertical axis The register marks and the barcodes will be inserted on the first page only Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 6 Generating output files Oc ProCut will generate print and cut ready output that helps you optimize and speed up your production Each job or nesting output generated through Oc ProCut Prepress will be output into 1 PDF file for printing and 2 Al file for cutting The output is generated using Adobe s PDF library technology to ensure highest possible compatibility with regards to the graphic design print and vector formats 6 1 Sending print output directly to ONYX Thrive Oc ProCut Prepress has direct connection to O
35. ing is based on the Cut Path so registration marks and barcode placement symmetry doesn t influence print alignment 64 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 page files for nesting and without nesting Oc ProCut Prepress can help prepare 2 page PDF files for printing on two sides of the substrate When importing the 2 page PDF click Print on Double side to tell software that this job has two pages to be printed on each side of the substrate Choose Westing Yes when you wish to nest These files will nest with other 2 page and single page files ProCut Prepress will ensure perfect print alignment between front and backside The steps are Create the 2 page PDF in Illustrator use two Artboards and align graphics to center mirror modify text etc to design your job File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Hep MA vs BSD Fae NN Ku ve wee GS PEND Ew ENGE F R LEO ORSKE 5 DAY o X 723999 mm Wi 125485 mm 3 LI EH Ye 80 mm Hi 4 v r Simply import the 2 page PDF and select Double Side and process the job as any other nesting job IMPORT AND FILE INFO n Selected 1 of 1 Job Data Customer Order ID Due date time Media G Fra SPIRIT ProCut 4 video PoPages 2 Quantity Print on Nesting Submitted by Note Sporting Goods 123456 x 27 01 2014 12 00 ae v Aluminium 1 mm 14 One s
36. ith double sided printing jobs cccsccccscsssssccscsceccccecscsccccecscscescccscsceccecscsceseececscesess 6 Generating output files 6 1 Sending print output directly to ONYX Thrive 1 a 7 Working with Hotfolders and Autofolders scccsccscscscsccscscsccccccscsccccecscscescccscsceccccscsceseececscesess TA Hotfolders 7 2 Autofolders 7 2 1 Example with the use of Autofolder document type 7 2 2 Example with the use of Autofolder image type Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 1 Quick Start Guide How to quickly start working with files in Oc ProCut Prepress software 1 1 Import and prepare jobs with register marks and barcodes FileName Customer Odeo Qty Media Duedate time Submitted By Submit Date Note Panels Li OO ProCut Knife 4 PDF FESPA 12345 1 Acrylic 6 mm 28 03 2014 15 00 Demo 11 03 2014 15 20 1 ist PDF Sport Outlet PO 1234 40 Acrylic 6 mm 26 03 2014 12 00 Demo 11 03 2014 13 46 mario Page 1 PDF 1 Paper Demo 07 03 2014 11 25 1 YE Displays cutine Page 1 PDF TE Displays cutiine Page 2 PDF TE Displays cutiine Page 3 PDF F Displsys cutiine Page 4 PDF amp emblem hom pro pdt F Football pdf DB HangGlider pat 488 Computer TL Harry Potterdl PDF By Lokal disk C FE mario Page LPDF um JACOB SL Mountain Decal pdt TD Prut Knife ndi Filnavn HangGlider pdf SEND TO NESTING s Inthe JOB QUEUE click I
37. k marks on top of a black dark grey cutting underlay which is typically the color on the Oc ProCut cutting table Examples of barcodes with different colors 40 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Eyelets This tab contains the settings for how the software should eyelets grommets bis done Vacuum OFF Sheets Nesting Reg Marks Barcodes Eyelets Distance to left and right edges Print Settings 20 mm Stroke Eyelet Draw Cross Stroke Color Stroke Width imm Distance to top and bottom edges 20 mm Maximum distance between eyelets Vertical 300 mm Cut Settings Horizontal 300 mm Cut Eyelet Cut Layer Set Eyelets Automatically Through Cut Top Cut And Printing Diameter 10 mm Distance to left and right edges and Distance to top and bottom edges defines the positioning of the eyelets Maximum distance between eyelets defines how close and thereby how many eyelets will be placed These above values are the default values Set Eyelets Automatically will apply eyelets to the files by itself and let you choose on which of the four sides Printing and Cutting Settings has to do with how the eyelet mark is printed respectively cut on the files Changing parameters will show immediately in the Eyelet preview of this dialog Examples of Eyelets Draw cross Draw cross Fill eyelet Yellow color D Draw cross St
38. lumn data View individual jobs in queue see with and without cut path and tool path Manually delete jobs permanently 2 5 1 Restore jobs You can easily restore jobs from the History Queue Original jobs will be placed back in to the Job Queue and Cut jobs to the Cut Queue Right click and RESTORE to send one or more jobs back Use the status symbols to identify if the job is for Job Queue or Cut Queue 33 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 5 2 Delete jobs You can delete one or more jobs permanently with right click DELETE directly from the History Queue Note Your cut files will still be kept under the Oce ProCut file structure even after being deleted from the History Queue 3 Media Management Oce ProCut Prepress is connected to the Cut Media Manager which is where media parameters are specified and saved 3 1 The purpose of the Media Each print and cut file must be generated on basis of certain settings and strategies these default parameters are all saved within the media profile This centralized and easily accessible Media library structure is a core part of the entire Oce ProCut software and hardware workflow Media settings are used when preparing print and cut files when nesting and when cutting Each media profile in the software contains parameters with regards to prepress settings as well as cut settings A media consist of a number of layers e g a camera layer and a cut layer Often media will have more la
39. m Total Width 589 mm Total Height 924 mm Extra Area Bottom White Area 20 mm 20 mm 20 mm Image Area 2 m Mm 2 m mM Total Extra Area 22 mm 22 mm 22 mm 22 mm Right click the mouse inside the job and select Edit Panel in the Panel Dialog to get the Panel Size dialog Here you can specify extra area around the panel You can specify extra image and extra white area with same or different parameters on each side of the panel If you define extra image around it will only add this in case there is extra image outside the chosen cutting curve Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 In this example we specified 2 mm extra image and 20 mm extra white area around the panel and because the original image was large enough it generated exactly as specified In this example we specified 20 mm extra image around the panel and because the original image was not that large it automatically added extra white area around to reach total 20 mm 57 Add Eyelets to your prints PR DAME SH PDF Left click to insert Eyelet Eyelets I Set Eyelets Automatically I Top FT Bottom F Left T Right Distance to left and nght edges 20 mm Distance to top and bottom edges Maximum distance between eyelets Verbcal 300 MET Horizontal ee OK
40. m this Cut Media Manager dialog Cut Media Manager Connected to server IP 127 0 0 1 UN Enabled Media Disabled Media Acrylic 5 mm Acrylic 10 mm Acrylic below 1 mm Acrylic 3 mm Aluminium 1 mm Generic Corrugated 1 1 5 mm micro E flute Paper Corrugated 3 4 mm ABC flute PVC 10 mm Corrugated 7 mm double wall PVC banner Dibond 2 mm Self adhesive vinyl Dibond 3 mm Softfoam 10 mm Dibond 4 mm Textile Flag fabric 100 150 gr Wood 9 mm Folding Carton 250 gr Laminated material Lenticular Lightweight board with alu coating Kapa mount 10 mn Lightweight board with alu coating Kapa mount 5 mm Plastic board Forex Sintra 10 mm Plastic board Forex Sintra 19 mm Plastic board Forex Sintra 3 mm Plastic board Forex Sintra 5 mm Plastic sheet 0 2 1mm Plastic sheet 1 2 mm Reflex foil diamond grade Rubber 10 mm f P ee oe a AA TG RE LP a a RS PT ki To open this dialog go to the File menu of the Oce ProCut Prepress Windows client and click Cut Media Manager The dialog can also be accessed from within the Job Editor on the Curves tab Preferences Cut Media Manager Help About Close Click on one or more media to move them from the enabled list to the disabled list or reverse to setup and customize the active media list Renaming copying deleting and editing of a media are possible from this dialog You can import new media profile from your local Oce ProCut contact or you can exchange media profiles usin
41. mm 210 mm Curves 8 Curve points 72 Create date 29 01 2014 12 41 50 Entry date 19 03 2014 14 12 23 Show Cut Path Show Tool Path ET a tron GENERATE FILES mp Click on the EDIT button right click or double click to open the file in the Job Editor Inthe Job Editor go to the Curves tab and select the curve s you want and place them into the Media layer s wG Eglo neem a Pig Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Click OK now or go to the Output tab and confirm that you have the register marks and barcodes you like Click OK to return to the Job Queue Click inside curve to select it Gan ainme Anvers Hap a gt Z 5 ad etapy Click on GENERATE to get the output dialog confirm settings and click GENERATE GENERATE FILES File name HangGlider Output sizes 272 2 mm x 106 1 mm ONYX Settings Output Size 2712 x 801 mm P 2722 x 1061 mm You have now generated a PDF print file and a corresponding Al file for cutting Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 1 2 Import and prepare a job and nest with other jobs to a media IMPORT Customer Sport Outlet Order ID Due date time 26 03 2014 12 00 lx Media C Users demo Desktop Canon tPages 1 Quantity 7 Print on One side Double side Nesting Yes No Submitted by Demo Note C Users demo Desktop Canon FPages 1 en CANCEL Inth
42. nd the outermost cut path on the objects being nested Distance between nesting jobs is the minimum distance that two objects will have to each other in a layout Distance is also kept to the edge of the sheet Nesting margin is additional distance to the edges of the sheet The distance from the edge of the sheet to the object is defined as Nesting margin Distance between nesting jobs When job is done Vacuum OFF Sheets Nesting Reg Marks Barcodes Eyelets Minimum Oversize of Job Distance between nesting jobs Nesting margin Rotation Remnant area Automatically Optimize Angles Auto Size last Sheet loge E Trim Sheet 45 Fill Sheet with Standards Optimizing Enabled Defaults for the Remnant area and Rotation Optimizing is used for special nesting applications to allow more nesting time and to achieve a more optimized result Is not in use per default 37 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Reg Marks This tab contains the settings for how the software should place register marks gt Vacuum OFF Sheets Nesting Reg Marks Barcodes Eyelets ip Diameter Distance to curve Distance between Default Registration Shape Marks Z Invert colors Color 1 0 0 0 0 Color 2 0 0 0 100 e Diameter defines the size of the register marks placed around and between graphics In ad
43. ng on what layer you wish to move to or Click to select the curve then right click to move or copy curve to layer Selection of curves ToolBar Undo select Ctrl Z Deselect All Ctrl A Invert selection Select curves with same fill Select curves with same stroke Select curves with same fill and stroke Select clip paths Naa Select curves with spotcolour gt ArtBox Delete Curve BleedBox Join Curve CropBox Split Curve MediaBox Swap Direction on Curve TrimBox L Move Curve to gt Copy Curve to gt GEAR Click near or inside a closed curve to select it Drag select with a box Note that this may include multiple curves placed on top of each other and if these curves are placed in the media layer they will end up being cut several times which is not ideal The curves can be deleted corrected at a later stage in the Oc ProCut Vision software connected to the Oc ProCut cutting table but then requires the operator to handle this Right click to select curves by same fill stroke fill and stroke or by spot color 46 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Overview of the Tool bar Move tool Activate the tool to get the dialog for selecting the anchor point and specify XY coordinates Crop tool Activate the tool and click drag a rectangle around the area you want to crop to You can resize the crop box Create a rectangle Activate the tool and drag the rectangle or click anywhere to get a dialog for
44. ofolder Disabled Documents Cin Autofolders 4utofolder Add Edit Delete Your Hotfolder is now setup and active 7 2 Autofolders You can setup Autofolders in addition to the Hotfolder and use this functionality to automate certain preparation tasks for print and cut workflows To Add or Edit and Autofolder go to the Hotfolder dialog through the Oc ProCut Prepress Server Preferences New autofolder name New autofolder name My autofolder Static Documents pdf ai eps Images bmp tif gif jpg Choose between setting up a document type Autofolder or an image type Autofolder 70 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Name the Autofolder Select media profile Select output mode either send file for nesting or output single files Select scale factor Select offset path Confirm layer mapping x Auto folder configuration ut as Auto folder configuration Device Demo My autofolder Documents pdf ai eps Main settings Ned output mode Scale Scale factor Fixed size Height mm width OffsetPath Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 71 7 2 1 Example with the use of Autofolder document type In this example the Autofolder is setup to look for spotcolors named CUT within PDF files Therefore files must be designed with a spotcolor named CUT as seen below D File Edit Object Type Select Effect View Window Help led Er Posters pdf 59 7496
45. out m Max PanelSize Width 20000 mm Height 20000 mm OverSize Width 0 mm Height 0 mm Left Panel Width 199 9 mm Over Height 515 6 mm rlap Join Panels H Overlap Omm Right Panel Width 345 1 mm Height 515 6 mm You can place the split manually with the mouse Right click at the split line to get the Overlap dialog where you can specify the Overlap or Gap between panels If you select Join Panels then the split line will disappear and the panels will join 55 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Split with Overlap or Gap Max Panel N Manuel PanelLayout Max PanelSize Width Height OverSize OverSize Width 0 mm Height 0 mm 20000 mm 20000 mm Left Panel Width 194 9 mm Height 526 6 mm Gap 10 mm E Right Panel Width 340 1 mm Height 526 6 mm In the above example there is vertical split with a gap of 10 mm and the horizontal split with an overlap of 20 mm Please note that if you point at the gap the info box will show information about the left panel the gap and the right panel In the same way if you point at the horizontal split the info box will show information about top panel the overlap and the bottom panel Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 56 Edit Panel Panel Size width 545 mm Height 20 m
46. roke eyelet 41 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 4 Working with the Job Editor The Job Editor is accessible from the Job Queue Use the Editor to prepare your imported file so it becomes ready to output and or send for nesting The Job Editor is split up on four tabs each with specific preparation tasks in mind Each intuitive tab guides the user through the necessary preparations in the correct order Original When opening a job in the Job Editor you always be on the first tab Original You have to pass the Curves tab before going to Panels and Output tabs After having passed the Curves tab you can click on any tab you like and go switch between tabs as much as you like Pocket kite Paga Onga Curras Parin Outout i SISAL SS Inseou mlf ORIGINAL CURVES Emblem pro POF ai 5 por Cagna Caves Pano ouput Toots ven Hogt Ha jo T 2 a Over ire de wer S5 rm Hage 0 5 en EXPE SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR ZUN3 O O PANELS OUTPUT 42 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 4 1 General functionality of all tabs in the Job Editor Overview of the Tab structures Tabs Floating Tool bar Preview visibilitv adiust Regmarks Through Cut Floating dialogs FEGI YT re
47. rs Guide 4 0 62 View panels individually Use the Output tab to inspect each panel individually when working with tiled graphics Click inside curve to select it Con Anta sved Hap Panel Select Panel 1 of 2 Next Panel Previous Panel ToolBar See DA ras O Width 2001 een N Height mm er otal Sze Width 2030 100n Height 2033 mm Click Inside curve to select it Fonde vrrend man 63 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 5 Working with double sided printing jobs Oc ProCut Prepress helps you create 2 sided files for printing on both sides of the substrates on e g digital flatbed printers Single files symmetric shapes Simply import the single page PDF file and prepare normally Choose Nesting No and Print on One side When generating the Print output select sheet size from Cut Media Library Selected 1 of 1 Output File name Emblem pro 2 CS Output size 549 SURVIVAL KIT LUH 10 0 IHI 49 4 mm x 576 5 mm 1400x1000 mm EXPERT CUTTING GEAR Send print file to o NA o er ONYX Settings Output Size 548 x 550 mm Lt 549 x 576 mm eus ETS ee eee q The output file is then centered on the sheet i gt allowing the print operator to print the job on both sides flipping the sheet over left to right around the vertical axis on the flatbed printer SURVIVAL KIT EXPERT CUTTING GEAR Note Center
48. sceccccecscescececsceseececsceseccecscecescececscesessecncssess 15 2 1 General functionality on all Queues anna ANGKAN GANA GG 16 DP SOB OEE ea dd da ce ins de Gate at ee dot ee 19 2 2 1 Import dialog appears at every file import sisi 20 2 2 2 Prepare job In TO DER AA NA AA a ee 22 2 2 3 Generating files from Job QUEUE Laan Na renere AN 23 2 3 NESTING QU PU BG ea a a tue 24 2 3 1 How does the Nesting Queue Work 1100 25 2 3 2 ERE a anda AA AA 25 2 3 3 Control and restrict nesting layout a 26 2 3 4 Handle TNE T MAANT Ar ne ANA AGA Ea 27 2 3 5 Generating files from the Nesting Queue 1 10 a 30 2A CUT OVPU E BANANA ANA AA een AA 31 2 4 1 UMA UN LING NAGA AGA 31 2 4 2 CFA CG Or RE SE ANA AA AA AA 32 2 5 HS TO REED BE SE ETS de E a di oi co 33 2 5 1 Restore JODS PRE AA Purnasatomeacuiaiedieactauacaieistodametons 33 2 5 2 DOS a a TER 34 3 Media Management pA NGONGO NO NGA DINAANAN NANA 34 3 1 TAGPUAN MA AN Naan 34 3 2 The Media Library is your knowledge database ss 34 3 3 CE Me Mana ERE ed 35 3 3 1 o dla MA ae EO 01 lt AA AA 36 4 Working with the Job Editor sccscscsssccscscsscccccscsccccccscsccccccscncecceecsceseccccscusescecscsceseecececssessecs 42 4 1 General functionality of all tabs in the Job Editor ss 43 4 2 Great Job ER NAA 44 3 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 4 3 Cures AD 1 OD Ed AG 4 4 Panels tab JOD Edito l ee a ea ae cine cc beeen 4 5 Output Tab AA 5 Working w
49. selecting the anchor point and for specifying XY coordinates for placement and size Create a rectangle with round corners Activate the tool and drag the rectangle or click anywhere to get a dialog for selecting the anchor point and for specifying XY coordinates for placement and size and corner radius Create a circle or ellipse Activate the tool and drag the circle ellipse or click anywhere to get a dialog for selecting the anchor point and for specifying XY coordinates for placement and size Scale tool Activate the tool to get the dialog for specifying the scale in or in width or height This tool works on the complete job not on individual vectors within the job S Offset tool Activate the tool to get the dialog to create inline or outline Specify offset distance layer and possibility to remove or keep original Merge tool Select overlapping closed curves and activate merge tool to get the dialog for selecting layer and possibility to remove or keep original curves Show direction tool Activate tool to see start points curve points and cutting direction of all curves in the complete job Show tool path Activate tool to see router path and V Cut path on all curves in the complete job Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Point Editing Y 25 5 mm Select the curve you wish to work on Click on the point you wish to move and or edit Pull on Bezier handles to form path Use Add point or Remove point
50. ss Users Guide 4 0 4 3 Curves tab Job Editor This tab has a lot of functionality with regards to last minute editing and corrections on the imported file However the main functionality in the Curves tab is to select what is going to be Cut Routed Creased V Cut etc within the file i ib f ar 7 x Media layers b CropBox IL ArtBox U BleedBox MediaBox U TrimBox Te Layer 1 IE PageSize Heou se Pie PDF layers e C 0 M 0 Y 096 K 0 To select additional curves hold down Shift while clicking inside the curves IA FETE wed Loeb The user must select one or more vectors and place them to the appropriate media layers You can t leave this tab to go to other tabs before placing at least one vector in one of the Media layers Move selected curve to a Media layer Undo moving 1 curve to Not Placed Ctri Z Redo Ctrl Shift 2 Deselect All Invert selection Select curves with same fill Select curves with same stroke Select curves with same fill and stroke Select clip paths Select curves with spotcolour Ctrl A KIT o Regmarks Through Cut Not Placed Delete Curve Join Curve Split Curve Swap Direction on Curve Move Curve to Copy Curve to 45 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Click to select the curve then press 2 or 3 or 4 etc dependi
51. tance between objects etc Handle possible remnant areas on sheets Sort on any column data View individual jobs in queue see with and without cut path and tool path Generate output SALLE add se DE mm 24 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 3 1 How does the Nesting Queue work You can send prepared jobs from the Job Queue to the Nesting Queue Such files will automatically sort on the different media background process will nest all files objects on a media to the default sheet sizes defined in the media profile This means that if jobs appear on the media in the Nesting Queue they will automatically be nested with each other without any operator intervention You can see the different layouts by clicking on the Media line ref to picture below Click the Media line to nest all files objects together Click on the blue arrow to expand media Preview of the nesting layout C OT PENSE nG TN T Selected files Parameters i S _ Sa Sheet specific nesting layout in the media my Se er en ETES 1 1 Click GENERATE to create output files Click UPDATE to refresh new layout 2 3 2 Create nesting layouts ADDITIONAL INFO Preview You can create nesting layouts and select which files objects to be included Expand the media that you wish to work with Switch to expanded view mode Select the files you like to include and click UPDATE to 5 create the new layout The layout will appear in the pre
52. the remnant area Not always will sheets be nested to its maximum size why Oc ProCut includes several strategies for how to utilize the media best way also when it comes the remnant area The part of the sheet that is left over unused Trim sheet Fill sheet with standards 77 Deactivate sheet Each layout sheet has got three options as listed above Trim sheet means to cut across the remaining sheet to leave a re useable piece for later use A cut line will be included in the cut file being generated for the Oc ProCut cutting table ADDITIONAL INFO Preview 0002 pinbphitlotoatbeaetboetboatboetbotsr tote tebe dbo dbe dir tai to bo to da Utilization 25 Trim sheet 2ND PAGE Copies 1 Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 1of1 Deactivate sheet KE SE 27 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Fillsheet with standards is used to automatically place smaller sheet formats onto the remnant area when space is available ADDITIONAL INFO Preview aaa 1000 x 700 0051 Carpal ad VONT OP On Ta a lrt lad GA TON TO nd lana rs fare en Trim sheet V Fill sheet with standards Deactivate sheet Utilization 25 Copies 1 No of layouts 30f3 i i i 400 x 400 i i i EDIT SIZE No of objects 32 No of sheets 3 Auto size last sheet UPDATE Note The standards are predefined sheet dimensions specified in the Cut Media Manag
53. verSize OverSize Outside Width 8 mm Height 8 mm Printed Panel Width 288 5 mm Height 276 mm Final Panel Width 272 5 mm Height 260 mm Over Size In this case the over size is specified to 8 mm in both directions This means that each panel will be printed with 8 mm extra image on all four sides Info Because of the specified over size print the printed panel is 16 mm higher and wider than the final panel Max Panel M Manuel PanelLayout sen The above panels are generated automatically but it is still possible to move Max PanelSize the split lines with the mouse In such cases the Manuel Panel Layout is checked and the dialog is disabled 53 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 Manual Panel Layout Max Panel T Manuel PanelLayout Max PanelSize Width 20000 mm Height 20000 mm OverSize Edit Panel Split column into two Split row into two Final Panel Width 545 mm Height 780 mm Max Panel If the Max Panel size is larger than the job then it will not generate panels automatically Manual Panel Layout If you like to tile the job in panels manually you move the mouse inside the job and right click to get the Panel dialog where you can select Horizontal Split Vertical Split or Edit Panel Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 54 Horizontal amp Vertical Split MN Manuel PanelLay
54. view area and it will place the objects to the default media size using the all default settings Utilization 57 Trim sheet Copies 1 Fill sheet with standards No of layouts 20f3 Deactivate sheet EDIT SIZE No of objects 32 Auto size last sheet No of sheets 3 UPDATE 25 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 3 3 Control and restrict nesting layout When you wish to control the nesting layout you have the following tools available in the Nesting Queue EDIT SIZE button Click EDIT SIZE to open this dialog Here you can change dimensions including margin of your nesting sheet You can quickly select another standard sheet format from within the media profile if such exists EDIT SHEET SIZE None Width 1500 mm Margin 20 mm None 1400x1000 mm Height 1500 mm Distance 10 mm 1500x1500mm 000x700 400x400 SET COPIES Right click on the job line s that you wish to edit and click SET COPIES to open this dialog SET COPIES Number of Copies SET ROTATION Right click on the job line s that you wish to edit and click SET ROTATION to open this dialog When you click on optimized it means that you allow rotation in all possible angles 7 OPTIMIZED ALL ANGELS When you unclick optimized you get to specify the angles you want to use in your nesting layout Simply click the angles on in the dialog etre SE 26 Oc ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 2 3 4 Handle
55. yers depending on the cutting tasks If you wish to register crease and cut three layers are required 3 2 The Media Library is your knowledge database The Media library is considered a database Oce ProCut software comes with a large media library A library of the most common materials used in the wide format graphic business So initially you get a lot of experience delivered Oce ProCut software about different media cutting tools and cutting parameters The cut media database is where you save your own parameters and experience with new media but also if you find better cutting parameters or methods with existing media In this way the media library becomes a very valuable and personal knowledge database You can expand change settings and update your media library as you grow and develop your business Cutting parameters are conservative and used for guidance Settings can be further optimized to the individual customer requirements and the specific materials 34 Oce ProCut Prepress Users Guide 4 0 3 3 Cut Media Manager Working with media differs from customer to customer Therefore Oc ProCut is working with a large media library divided into an active list of media and an inactive list of media The media that are in use must be moved to the Enabled Media list Media that are not currently in use should therefore be moved to the Disabled Media list Media on the Disabled list will not be shown anywhere in ProCut software besides fro
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