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 .
- 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 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 |
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 |