VisualCut is a cutting module that efficiently manages cut contours, cutting marks, and positioning marks while driving roll cutters to enhance accuracy and minimize media waste.
It streamlines print-to-cut workflows in print shops using multiple cutting devices and is compatible with all major industry cutting devices and controllers, generating machine-specific files for optimal cutting precision.
Good to know
VisualCut is suggested for roll cutters, while GrandCut is recommended for larger flatbed cutters. Please check the compatibility of your peripheral here.
Cutters driven by VisualCut must be installed through the software's configuration. If you do not use the following process, you won’t be able to launch it from the ApplicationBar.
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- In the ApplicationBar, click on the Settings tab. Then click on Config:
- On the right side of the Software's Configuration window, click on New.
- In the New Application window, enter the following fields and then click on Configure…
- Type: Select "Cutter" from the dropdown.
- Name: Name your cutter. No spaces or special characters are allowed. Example: MyCutter.
- Executable: This field will autofill.
- Then click on New…:
- The Cutter parameters window opens:
Fill in the following fields.
- Name: Assign a name to the cutter. This is the name that will appear in the cutter list.
- Model: Select the corresponding cutter.
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Queue: Browse to the directory where the cut files will be created.
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When a document is processed through the VisualCut workflow, a cut job is generated at the end of the print process and sent to a local cutter queue. Each installed cutter has its own cut job queue, available in the corresponding Cut module.
- Hostname: Used for Zünd Cut Center devices only.
- Click OK to save:
- The new cutter you created should appear in the Cutters configuration window. Click OK again.
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The New and Edit… buttons open the Cutter parameters window, while the Delete button removes the cutter from the list.
- Click OK to create the new cutter application:
- The new cutter application is added at the end of the ApplicationBar. You can use the position tool to move the new cutter application within the ApplicationBar:
- Complete the installation by clicking Restart:
- After your CalderaRIP workstation restarts, you will see your cutter in the ApplicationBar position where you placed it:
- When you open it, you will see the VisualCut interface, where you can make many settings. For other advanced functions, go to Cutter Tools Configuration.