Need Help Price per Square Foot and Ink Consumption

[trafficbarriersolutions]

Hi,
I am trying to figure out how to get a cost of a sign a customer wants. I have a Roland TruVis VG3-540 and the sign is 192in x 36in and it is for the front entrance. VersaWorks has a job log of print, however, I have not printed it yet because I need the get the price of the print per square foot and ink consumption before printing so I can get back with the Tire place about a price. I have 54inch printable material from Substance Incorporated as well as the overlaminate from 54'x150ft of material. I have attached the image of the 192in x 36in sign needed to print and it also contains Graphtec Cut Marks.

 

[victor bogdanov]

What does the material/laminate cost per square foot? Calculate 54" x 200" of material = 75 Sq Ft , ink roughly 30 cents per square foot

So 75sq ft x material cost per sq ft + $23 (ink) = your cost to print. Mark it up however much you want



But you should really know how much you charge per square foot to print already. charge $6 per square foot for print/laminate and you'll make some money. 75sq ft x $6 = $450


If you are mounting to rigid substrate, figure out the cost of the substrate, time to apply install ETC and charge accordingly

 

[White Haus]

What Victor said.

Not sure why you'd be at the loading in the RIP phase without even having the customer approved quote though...

 

[damonCA21]

Is that really their logo If it didn't say tire in the name I would have no idea what the blob on the end was.

 

[ColorCrest]

Not sure why you'd be at the loading in the RIP phase without even having the customer approved quote though...

I've got a strong hunch the OP is wanting VersaWorks to calculate the required ink amount if the file were printed.

 

[ColorCrest]

I am trying to figure out how to get a cost of a sign a customer wants.

I've determined you need at least 16 rows of data to properly price your sign as it stands.
It seems you could use an actual software pricing solution. Let me know if so.

 

[Notarealsignguy]

Why cut marks on that?
I'd use cut vinyl on a black sheet. It will last a lot longer