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  1. versaworks missed a cutline???

    I don't use VersaWorks any more, but it was always my practice to put the cut line on the top layer, make sure it has overprint turned off, is 1pt in the center and make sure my artboard is larger than my cutline by at least 1/16 of an inch, save as a PDF. If saving as an EPS, just offset the...
  2. VersaWorks upgrade to new Windows 10 computer

    SP540 is compatible with VersaWorks 5
  3. VersaWorks upgrade to new Windows 10 computer

    The SP540v was my first printer as well, I sold it to a friend of mine who still uses it today. I helped him move it to a Windows 11 PC a few months ago, there were no changes to the network so all I did was copy the IP from the old PC VersaWorks to the PC VersaWorks, and it worked fine. If for...
  4. VersaWorks upgrade to new Windows 10 computer

    Just realized the original post was from 2020! :confused:
  5. VersaWorks upgrade to new Windows 10 computer

    I don't believe VersaWorks6 will work with SP540, unless they added support recently. VersaWorks 5 works fine with Windows 10, and yes you will have to enter the IP address and Serial Number of the printer, if the network setup has not changed, you should be able to just copy down the IP from...
  6. Backing that looks like Wax Paper

    We print on both wide format vinyl and roll to roll labels. The main reason for the thin backing is for high speed print/ label application, there should be no issues for hand application to accept thicker backing. Maybe your customer thinks they will get a cost savings using the thinner...
  7. Bar Code Software

    I use bartender to create various barcodes and QR codes for Illustrator, just print to PDF and you have a vector barcode. You can also do VDP barcodes and print to multipage PDF's with custom page sizes.
  8. Reverse the Contour Cut

    Erase part of the cut line in Illustrator? When I am cutting multiple objects and something messes up half way, I will slow down the cut, take out the blade, recut and pause when it gets to where it messed up, put the blade back in and continue..
  9. Raster and Vector Image Customer Rant

    I just tell them to open their artwork and zoom in 200-400%, if it looks like 1980's Super Mario then it will print like 1980's Super Mario!
  10. Niagara Falls

    If you stay in the Tourist Area on the Canadian Side it's way over priced for Food, Hotels, and parking. I have never stayed on the American side so I don't know how that compares.
  11. Cut lines missing in Versa Works

    This happens when the cut line is touching the edge of the page/artboard in a PDF. When using PDF's in VersaWorks, make sure your page size/artboard is larger than the cut line, and the cutline is centered on the artboard.
  12. Print & Cut onto Metallic material / smashed glass

    Maybe if you list the software, printer model and cutter model someone will be able to offer better solutions. Using Raster Links, Mimaki's can print a red block around the crop marks and have sensitivity settings for the sensor, also if you have white ink, you can use FineCut to change the red...
  13. Maintaining aspect ratio when resizing objects in Illustrator?

    I tend to use the Transform tool more than click to enlarge, only because I am a perfectionist and I can't stand when an object is 6.5002" when it should be 6.5" wide! That being said, the shift key thing doesn't bother me, but I've never really used Corel for anything other than to convert a file.
  14. VersaWorks Cut

    You would need to load 2 separate files into VW, one with Print and Cut, and one with Perf only. Make sure the page size and alignment are identical in both. Layout both files identically in VW. Print and cut the one, then reregister to do the Perf cut.
  15. VersaWorks Cut

    You could also layout the full print width in Illustrator first, and then print and cut. Be sure to organize the contourcut and perf paths in the layers panel, in the order you would like them to cut.
  16. PerfCutContour Settings Illustrator/Versaworks

    If you have the VersaWorks installation files, there are premade Roland Swatches available, just copy paste them into the appropriate Illustrator Folder. Typically "Working Adobe Folder"/Presets/en_Us/
  17. Does all 3M have markings on the backing paper?

    I've used IJ35 for years and it does not have any markings on the backing paper. I stopped using it after they discontinued the 60" wide rolls.
  18. Mimaki UCJV300 Printing on Matte Black Vinyl... Questions

    You can not print white and clear in 1 pass. Printing White + CMYK in 1 pass will not bleed together. Printing CMYK + Clear in 1 pass will not bleed together. Printing White + CMYK + Clear in 1 pass WILL BLEED together. You can "thin" the edges of the white so it does not peek out from behind...
  19. Roll stopped rotating, printed in same spot. Now not printing at all

    I had a feed motor error on my Roland VS640 and after a routine replacement of the motor, the print head would not fire any ink at all. This triggered the replacement of several different parts, printhead, fuses, cables, cable card, carriage board, main board, more fuses, etc, just to try and...
  20. Need Help Mimaki UCJV300-160 Headstrike issue

    If the material does not cover all the air holes, put some masking tape over the uncovered holes to help increase the vacuum pressure. Masking tape under the material as well can help determine if it's a static issue, but don't cover the air holes under the material, or poke holes in the mask to...
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