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Generic PDF cut driver

The information in this article is applicable starting from PrimeCenter V3.0.

Find in this article the settings specific to the Generic PDF driver used in PrimeCenter. These settings are available from Cutter options Modules_Cutter options_new.png.

  • To learn more about creating and editing cutters, read this article.
  • To learn more about how the different options work, read this article.

 

Specifications

Job submission method

Hotfolder: cut files are generated in a folder Supported
Network: cut files are directly sent to the controller Not supported

 

Cut file format

Format PDF 1.7
Including XMP metadata: mediaName, copies, formatHeight, formatWidth and gang. FormatName is not included.

 

History

PrimeCenter V4.5

Fixed
The material metadata is now correctly included, regardless of whether check/fix profiles are applied to the cut files during export.

 

PrimeCenter V3.1

New
XMP metadata are now included in PDF cut files.

 

PrimeCenter V3.0

New
Generic PDF cut driver is available.

 

Cutter options

Cut mark shape and size

Field Cross Circle Rectangle
Size (mm)
min = max(3, thickness x 3)
default = 10
max = 12
min = 3
default = 6
max = 12
min = 3
default = 6
max = 12
Thickness (mm)
min = 0.5
default = 1
max = min(size/3, 4)
n/a
n/a

 

Cut marks

Options

For further details on each option, refer to this article.

Origin extra mark Supported
Placement
Edges and corners     Placement.svg
Placement priority
Cut marks over optical codes
Internal cut marks only Supported

 

Ranges

  Info

There is a non-reducible minimum distance of 40 mm between the cut marks and any other element, such as optical codes.

Field Range
Margins from media borders (mm) min = 0 default = 10 max = 999
Margins from image trimbox (mm) min = -999 default = 5 max = 999
Spacing between edge marks (mm) min = 80 default = 400  max = 9 999
Spacing between internal marks (mm) min = 80 default = 400 max = 9 999

 

Optical code

General options

For further details on each option, refer to this article.

Print code as text Supported
Add orientation information in the code Supported
Optical code position 3 codes / edge     Optical code position.svg

 

Ranges

Field Range
QR code size (mm) min = 10 default = 20 max = 100
Bar code width (mm) min = 35 default = 70 max = 250
Bar code height (mm) min = 5 default = 13 max = 50
Anchor offset (mm) min = -999 default = 10 max = 999
Margins from image trimbox (mm) min = -999 default = 5 max = 999
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