How to over print with white?

[SignZone]

I'm trying to do window decals but i'm having trouble on My Summa DC4. I can get the image reverse printed but I need white in the image. Yes I have a white cassette in the machine. To look good on the inside of the store I want to have an over print in white, but can't find out how to do it. Mask Printing will print the mask first. I want the mask last?

 

[Replicator]

Can only do this on clear and print the white last . . . I do it all the time !

 

[SignZone]

I have clear in the machine but I can't find what setting to print white. How do I tell the machine to pint white, either in Illustrator or in ColorControl?

 

[jenhuedepohl]

Illustrator assumes that "white" is paper and treats it like an absence of ink. If you want white to act like a color you need to make a spot color swatch for it.

 

[Mike Paul]

Not sure about AI but in Flexi you would import a spot color table> go to effects> finisher> and apply it from there.

 

[SignZone]

Thank you. I used the Overprint Fill option in Illustrator. Similar if I was DouSpot Printing. It worked. Would be nice if there was just a one click solution like the force black overprint. To bad you can't do white. thank you again.

 

[PGSigns]

When I do reverse print on clear I set the white under print in the summa printer controls and then reverse the printing order.
Jimmy

 

[ColesCreations]

As a Summa owner- go to www.digital-graphica.com

They know everything about Summa's.

Actually, I believe you CAN do auto white overprint- use CMY-mode, put the black chip on the white ribbbon cassette, choose black overprint- and it will overprint white. (At least this kinda stuff works in the DC1)