CutContour Roland Versaworks 5

[Federicocentrocopie]

Hi everyone,

I started using with a lot of satisfaction your wonderful affinity designer.

There is one thing I cannot understand, and ask you if it is possibile to solve it.

I work in a print company in Italy, and I frequently need to print stickers.

I have a Roland Vp 540, using Versaworks 5 suite.

When I process the PDF to be printed with affinity designer, and I save it to be printed, I notice this, and I don't know how to solve it.

I downloaded the Roland Color Spot colors, and I use the CutContour to set the Cut.

Considering that the file is the same, same structure, same layers, absolutely the same... If I export it as a pdf (for printing), and i go to Versaworks,

the cut is not present.

But if I export the same file as a pdf x-3:2003, the cut is correct, but I noticed that the quality of the print is lightly worse.

I mean, If I print all the two files, the first one is perfect, but it's not cutted, the second one is cutted, but the quality is worse.

Is there anything I could do to have the same quality of the PDF for printing with the cut recognized?

Thank you in advance, 

have a good day.

[MickRose]

I wonder if there is some transparency in your document. I have a Versacamm VP540 (with severe problems) and have noticed that Versaworks will not see CutContour items if there are any transparent elements in the file. Exporting to PDF X1 or X3 flattens it so the transparency is removed.

You might want to look at this post

https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/136976-pdfx-3-export-vs-transparency/

[Joachim_L]

Maybe you noticed the More button in the export dialogue. When you scroll a bit down you will notice the checkbox Honour spot colours, check that and your spot will appear. Personally I use PDF (press ready) 90 % of the time.

[Federicocentrocopie]

Thank you very much for the advice :), i will try

 

[Federicocentrocopie]

Tried, but it doesn't work.

This one is exported with "PDF press ready", I suppose "Honour spot colours" in italian is "Rispetta tinte piatte".

Now it is checked, but unfortunately it doesn't work.

[Joachim_L]

Could you upload a sample document file?

[Federicocentrocopie]

This is the .ai I received.

I just add the CutContour with spot color downloaded from the Roland Color Spot library.

0,2 pt thickness

Thank you for the help  

KULIBALY_Fiordipanna giallo.ai

[Joachim_L]

Not quite what I wanted. Could you upload the Affinity document? And perhaps the Roland Color Spot Library? Maybe the Roland Colour are not spot colours, when you import them to the Affinity application.

[Federicocentrocopie]

Sorry but I don't have a native affinity document. I work for a print shop and received the file from a customer, and it's an .ai.

My usual job is just to add the cutcontour and print the stickers.

I don't remember how I could add the roland color system and color library :), but they usually work.

And, again, if the same file is saved as X3:2003, it always works.

I can add a snapshot if it could help

Thank you

[Joachim_L]

Whatever I do, I am able to export with a spot cut contour for preset press ready. Please test the attached palette and import it as document palette.

Roland-CutContour.afpalette

[Federicocentrocopie]

Thank you,

I've done, imported, but it still doesn't work.

I think it could be a roland versaworks 5 problem.

[ral]

Hello, please i need of versaworks 5

[Federicocentrocopie]

Hello everyone

After months, we installed a new Roland TrueVIS Sg-540 that works with Versaworks 6.

Now everything is fine and I have no more troubles with any CutContour.

It was a Versaworks 5 issue with transparencies.

Affinity Designer works fine.

Happy for that