Onyx question: what trim markings work when you have a tiled job with no contrast?

[depps74]

I am printing a job that is mostly white with texts in the middle of each tile, (not printing white the white of the material). Being that the tiles are material white, what is the best marking system for trimming them so no marks are left in the overlaps etc.. pic attached

Printer HP315
ONYX 18.5.0.2209

 

[victor bogdanov]

How are you trimming? manually?

I would also tile so that no text has to be matched up between tiles

 

[White Haus]

Onyx will print the marks for you (outside of print area)

 

[depps74]

How are you trimming? manually?

I would also tile so that no text has to be matched up between tiles

yes manually, is it possible to cut these another way with registration marks like for print and cut stickers?

 

[victor bogdanov]

yes manually, is it possible to cut these another way with registration marks like for print and cut stickers?

easy job for a flatbed cutter. Pretty easy manually if you have a keencut or similar.

Straight edge and box cutter also works, don't rush and you'll get a nice cut. Panel in illustrator/corel and add the marks you'll need if not sure about how to do it in onyx

 

[depps74]

Onyx will print the marks for you (outside of print area)

I watched it, but the tile marks they provide are printed in the overlap areas, so installer has to line up the tiles over these lines, where an image with contrast you just line up the image? I am confused a little, but I think I get it, gonna try a small test

 

[depps74]

I tried this method, every which way but the marks are really weird. I don't even know what to make of them. SEE PICS THE THICK BLACK LINE IS A TEST GRAPHIC). I need a solid line around the entire tile, not crop marks and definitely not marks within the print area. Getting desperate here, deadline approaching and spent all day trying every way possible

 

[victor bogdanov]

Tile it in illustrator or whatever design program you use and add the exact trim lines you want

 

[depps74]

Tile it in illustrator or whatever design program you use and add the exact trim lines you want

But then those lines will be part of the image. Also how would I navigate the overlap around that?

 

[victor bogdanov]

But then those lines will be part of the image. Also how would I navigate the overlap around that?

Lines get cut off, overlap compensates for any trimming imperfections

 

[victor bogdanov]

Do this in illustrator and export each artboard as pdf.

red marks are the trim marks