You can now export an assembly guide with an overview of the final design and previews of each tile, including dimensions, annotations, and overlap details.

When there is overlap, annotations are automatically placed in the overlapping area to be hidden once the tiles are installed.

The print size of tiles is now displayed as the sum of the tile size, printed overlap area, and white overlap area.

Overlaps, white overlaps, and annotations are now visible in the Studio.

Export settings are now persistent and automatically saved when you exit and reopen PrimeCenter.

Translations have been refined for better accuracy and clarity.

The Studio rotation is now preserved when exiting and returning to Tiling.

The color selector for annotations is now fully clickable.

Annotation position is now automatically recalculated when you make changes to the tiles.

Linked numeric fields, such as those for margins, are now combined into a single field when they share the same value, eliminating the need to enter the same value multiple times.

The Ctrl + A shortcut now works even when Caps Lock is enabled.

The "Cut to..." action has been renamed "Cut" for consistency with other packages.

The size of PDF reports has been optimized to make sharing easier.

On Linux OS, the window for selecting the output folder now works correctly.

The cut file can now be exported even if the cut file name template contains a media name with special characters.

The tab of the recipe you are currently working on remains visible, even when multiple tabs are open simultaneously.

When deleting an image in a running recipe, the error message no longer appears, as the image is correctly deleted without any issues.

The PDF report path in print file options is now correctly retained when importing a recipe between different Operating Systems.

PrimeCenter now automatically attempts to attach the license at startup, eliminating the need for manual attachment via CalderaDock.

A session-related startup error is now automatically resolved in the background, preventing software access from being blocked.

Annotations: Padding has been reintroduced between the tear-off contour and the annotations.

When manually exporting side A and side B with the print file option to create a multipage PDF, only the cut file for side A was exported. Now, cut files for both side A and side B are correctly exported.

Using double-sided printing with annotations no longer causes overlapping images on side B.

Layouts: The format of the default empty layout created in each recipe now matches the format selected in the Pages module.

Recipe management: In a long recipe list with a scrollbar, the last recipe is now fully visible and no longer cropped.

Trimbox: A trimbox with negative padding is now correctly displayed above the image instead of being hidden below.

Check/Fix: When a preflight profile was applied to an input file with incomplete fields, the file failed to import correctly, resulting in an error.

Settings:

• The default unit selected in Settings is now correctly applied in the Cutter options module.
• The 'Show one more decimal' option is now correctly applied throughout the application and for all units.

Studio:

• Changing the orientation of the Studio in a recipe no longer affects other recipes.
• The limitation that prevented zooming with the key shortcut when the Studio was rotated has been removed. You can now use the zoom shortcut regardless of the Studio's orientation.

All drivers: The placement behavior of cut marks and optical codes has been adjusted:

• For the Generic PDF driver, priority is given to maintaining the distance between cut marks, which may result in insufficient space for optical codes.
• For Generic DXF, Generic HPGL, Kongsberg PDF, OptiScout,  Secabo DTF MultiCut Pro, and ZCC drivers, optical code placement takes priority, leading to variable distances between marks.

More information

Curve simplification with lines has been improved for better approximation of Bezier curves.

Settings have been reorganized to align with the settings of other cut drivers.

On Ubuntu, when using the 'Simplified curves with lines' option, the Cutter options module no longer gets blocked after exporting cut files.

User interface: To be consistent with other Caldera applications, the colors have been updated.

Improved the optical code size error message with clearer instructions on how to resolve the issue.

Size tags now use the default unit defined in settings.

The application no longer crashes when applying annotations to files with complex cut contours.

When selecting a cutter and opening the external settings window, the cutter now remains selected.

Adjust cut marks to media now works correctly with roll formats.

The window's position and size are now preserved to avoid the need for resizing or repositioning upon reopening.

The behavior of numeric fields has been improved with simplified value selection and enhanced navigation using shortcuts between fields.

Multiple instances of PrimeCenter can no longer be launched simultaneously.

ZCC driver: When sending cut files to the controller via network, special characters not allowed in file names are automatically replaced by '_' to prevent errors, matching the behavior when using a hotfolder.

Check/Fix: 2 new input preflight profiles:

• Add clipping path to contour
• Repeat pattern

User interface: To be consistent with other Caldera applications, the subtitle style and the orange color have been updated.

Metadata in .zcc files is no longer grouped by contour name, allowing integration with picker robots.

The driver no longer sends empty messages to the cutter controller.

On Windows, with non-English languages, saving a cutter configuration with an invalid hostname no longer triggers an infinite load and timeout. The driver now handles such errors correctly.

Input: When "File action when success/failed" is set to "Move to" for an additional disk, files are now correctly moved.

Print bleed: The bleed type no longer changes by itself when running a recipe, and causes an error. The type now remains set as expected.

Double-sided printing: Exporting double-sided printing files now correctly exports correctly both side A and side B instead of duplicating side B.

Files with at least one applied output preflight profile are now correctly exported to additional drives.

Output file names containing special characters can now be used without errors, regardless of the applied output preflight profiles.

Cut registration marks, annotation tracking codes and text are now generated in spot color instead of RGB black in print output files, ensuring correct usage in other applications.

Print and cut file name templates containing the "Gang" metadata now correctly replace it with the appropriate data instead of "default" when manually exporting.

Check/Fix:

• The "Advanced bleed" preflight profile now uses correctly the selected resolution.
• Applying a recipe no longer changes preflight profile settings.

Cutter options:

• Cut marks with a negative margin from the image trimbox now appear on top of images in the preview, matching the exported print file.
• Information and warning boxes in the Edge cut marks section now display the correct translation for the selected language.

• You can create new formats directly in a recipe.

• You can save formats globally for reuse in other recipes. 

• You can customize existing formats for quick adjustments.

A "Create two-sided banner" input preflight profile has been added for the automation of pole banner creation. More info

 More info

The selection process for one or more formats has been improved to provide a better user experience.

When you import a recipe, formats are now automatically merged with existing formats if they are identical.

The graphical issue that affected empty dropdown fields and fields with large text inputs has been resolved.

The duplicate "Output check/fix profile module" has been renamed to "Cut output check/fix profile" to maintain consistency with previous versions.

Recipes: The 'Skip the recipe' button is now displayed only when you import multiple recipes simultaneously.

Cutters: After the synchronization of ZCC cutters:

• The automatic association of media and materials is now working again.
• The material list is no longer synchronized in the media list.

Cutters: PrimeCenter now works with cut drivers:

• Generic PDF driver
• Kongsberg PDF driver
• Zund Cut Center driver

They are managed by license.

Cutter options:

• It is now possible to choose between adjusting the cut marks to the layout or to the media. More info
• For the Zund cutters, new option to print orientation arrows. More info

Check/Fix: It is possible to manually apply multiple profiles to one or several files.

Data migration: When you update PrimeCenter, you will be guided through the migration of your data:

• Presentation of the automatic and manual changes required.
• Downloadable migration report to keep track of the changes.

Cutter options:

• Settings are now tailored for each cut driver.
• Field ranges have been adjusted according to the cutter specifications.
• It is no longer possible to set the cut mark size to 0.
• Some parameters have been renamed and relocated.
• A reset button resets the configuration to default.
• Revised offset calculation method for more predictable layout outcomes.
• The Zund option to include metadata is no longer displayed and is automatically enabled if compatible with the ZCC version.
• The Zund option to generate a thumbnail moved from the Cut file options module to Cutter options.
• For ZCC cutters, running a recipe without a method and contour association is no longer possible.

• If a recipe is stopped while files are being imported into the File manager, the import is now interrupted.

• File name extraction, preflight profiles, and bleed are automatically applied when files are imported into the File manager, whether it's from an input folder or done manually.

• In automatic mode, it is now indicated when the File manager is loading files.

User experience:

• Modules used in the recipe are now highlighted. More info
• If there are multiple items listed, you can now click "Select All" to delete them all at once.
• If a value in a field is outside the accepted range, it now reverts to the previous value instead of keeping an invalid field.
• Some error messages display more helpful information to resolve issues.
• The Spanish translation has been improved.

OS:

• Linux Debian OS is no longer supported.
• macOS Catalina 10.15 is no longer supported.

Cutter options:

• On Windows, fixed a crash when selecting all optical code positions.
• Layouts now use all available media space when cut marks are completely disabled on a side and in the corners. No need for negative margin workarounds.

Nesting:

• Layouts will no longer move to the folder before the nesting is applied, when using a File action when success with certain nesting optimization times.

• Setting the nesting to 'None' no longer generates files with a double extension.

Recipes:

• Fixed status display that remained 'on hold' while 'in progress' for recipes processing large files.

• The problem with the black ellipses that appeared sometimes on layout content, when switching quickly between recipes, has been solved.