This article explains how to load a file with cut contours, configure the print-and-cut settings, and generate a cutting file for a flatbed cutter.
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Make sure that your flatbed cutter is supported and has already been added to CalderaRIP. For instructions, see How to add a flatbed cutter to CalderaRIP .
Load a file with cut contours
- Open CalderaRIP.
- Open FileMan, then browse to the folder containing your file.
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Check that the cut contour names in the file are recognised:
- Click Setup… > RIP Parameters tab > Edit Cut Contour list.
- Verify that the required contour name appears in the list.
- If necessary, add the contour name.
Good to know
A contour name followed by an asterisk, such as NAME*, recognises all cut contour names beginning with NAME.
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Click Open. The file is loaded into the ImageBar.
Good to know
When CalderaRIP recognizes the cut contours in the file, an icon shaped like a cutting blade appears in the corner of the file's thumbnail in the ImageBar.
Configure the print-and-cut job
- Double-click the printer to open the Print module.
- Select the required print settings, such as resolution, loading method, media, mode, and quality.
- Drag the file from the ImageBar to the printer configuration window.
- Open Page Setup.
- Select the Cutting tab. Enable Cutting contour, then select your flatbed cutter.
- Configure the required cutting settings:
- Tools: Configure cutter-specific settings, if required. For more information, see Cutter Tools Configuration Overview .
- Print options: Configure instant cutting, registration marks, automatic registration marks, barcodes, print identification numbers, or QR codes containing cutting information.
- Contours: Add a contour around the document or each image. You can edit existing contours and specify whether they are printed, cut, or both.
- Click Print to start the job. Alternatively, close the window to adjust other print settings before starting the job.
Retrieve the cutting file
After processing, CalderaRIP saves the cutting file in the output folder configured for the cutter.
If this folder is not shared with the cutter controller, copy the cutting file to the controller workstation. Then follow the cutter manufacturer’s instructions to complete the cutting operation.