Flexi and contour cuts

[300mphGraphics]

Need a little help please. We have 2 print projects that will both fit on our vinyl width, but we only need the contour cut registration marks around one of the projects. Our cutter is wide enough to handle the vinyl width, but not the registration marks if they went around both projects. Total length of vinyl needed is 145 inches so we need to make best use. See pic. Running Flexi 8.2v2 Mutoh printer

Thank you!

 

[Solventinkjet]

Set up your crop marks in the Flexi designer and send that job to the production manager to hold, not send right away. Send the other job over to production manager to hold. Select both jobs, nest them together and print them only. Roll the vinyl back and cut as you normally would.

 

[300mphGraphics]

Set up your crop marks in the Flexi designer...

I don't seem to be able to set crop marks in version 8.6v2. I found a youtube video saying the same thing, but when I go to effects>cut mark, there is only one option and it looks nothing like my regular |_ at the corners.

 

[Solventinkjet]

How do you normally set up the crop marks? If you do it in your design software, just do it there and add the job to the production manager.

 

[300mphGraphics]

Maybe the limitation is I have FlexiSign Pro 8.6v2 and I need designer or a later version?

 

[300mphGraphics]

How do you normally set up the crop marks? If you do it in your design software, just do it there and add the job to the production manager.

I select my graphic, add a contour cut, and hit rip and print. When I hit send, a second file is created in production manager for the contour cut.

 

[Solventinkjet]

I select my graphic, add a contour cut, and hit rip and print. When I hit send, a second file is created in production manager for the contour cut.

So it sounds like you are just used to the software adding the crop marks for you. Now all you have to do is, in production manager, select the job with that is going to be contour cut, hold the ctrl button and select the other job you want to print. Hit the nest button and it will put them together. Check the layout screen to make sure it nests them side by side first then print the new nested job. Now roll the vinyl back to the beginning, set the origin just like you would on any cut job and cut the job just like you normally would. It will only cut the cut job and leave the other print alone.

 

[300mphGraphics]

So it sounds like you are just used to the software adding the crop marks for you. Now all you have to do is, in production manager, select the job with that is going to be contour cut, hold the ctrl button and select the other job you want to print. Hit the nest button and it will put them together. Check the layout screen to make sure it nests them side by side first then print the new nested job. Now roll the vinyl back to the beginning, set the origin just like you would on any cut job and cut the job just like you normally would. It will only cut the cut job and leave the other print alone.

It doesn't look like production manager will let me nest. There's a button for it, but I am not able to select it.

 

[Snydo]

print the side with least ink coverage off to one side first, let cure a bit maybe....rewind and print the other side offset to the opposite side.

 

[300mphGraphics]

print the side with least ink coverage off to one side first, let cure a bit maybe....rewind and print the other side offset to the opposite side.

Unfortunately this is what I ended up having to do. Guess I need to upgrade my flexipro 8.6v2.

Thanks all.