User`s manual

Chapter 8 - FastRIP Print Options
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is does not effect the cost and is just for information purposes.
Per Unit, is a fixed time per print and typically used for T-shirts and other `
fixed printing and application timed items.
Per Square foot, will calculate the time based on the actual area printed `
using the value per square foot.
Per Square Meter, will calculate the time based on the actual area printed `
using the value per square Meter.
Re c o R d co s t I n g da t a
You can select to record the costing information automatically, either at the queue level, job level
or both. e data is then exported to this location in a .csv format, suitable for importing into
Excel and relational databases for account and reporting. Using this feature you can further cus-
tomise the costing as required. For example if you wanted you can use the information in Excel
and add time as an additional cost item or process all jobs in a week and calculate total labor
time.
do t PR o F I l e s
In order for the costing to be calculated, it required that the software knows what the dot vol-
umes are when printing and these will vary depending upon the resolution and other factors.
is information is normally provided in the driver (when available). However you can change
the dot volumes (based on a per print mode) and / or if they are absent, add your own estimates.
Note: Its often the case that different printing requires different costing, this can be from different material costs,
labor costs, pre treatment costs. e benefit of using the multiple queue system is that you can setup different
queues for these cases and enter different costing appropriately for the jobs.
jo B PR o P e R t I e s – co s t I n g
In order to see the costing, you must first RIP the job (right click and RIP only), you can then
see the costing tab in the job properties (Right click – properties – show properties for page con-
tent for singe jobs).
is costing will reflect the information entered in the queue properties, but it can be changed.
For an example, if, for a particular job, you want to change the tax or ink contingency you can.
You can also change the number of passes, if it differs from the defaults you setup in queue prop-
erties.
It is also possible to get a quick simple print of this information to your desktop printer or export
the CSV file for use in another program.