HP Designjet 9000s Printing Guide [PosterShop 6.5 for HP] - Printing with the Contour Cutting [QuarkXPress 6.5 - Windows]

Contour cutting allows you to print an image and then use a specialized device to cut portions of that

image. To do this, you prepare a file with a specialized spot color which acts as a cut path to

determine where the image needs to be cut. The RIP will recognize this spot color and will draw a

barcode and a number with the instructions for the cutting device on how to cut it.

PosterShop 6.5:

1. Launch PosterShop.

2. Configure the printer settings, highlight the printer and click Change... button (right hand)

• Page Size: Select the media size loaded on the printer.

• Setup... button:

o General tab: Set the top offset to 2 inches.

o Options tab: Select the desired type of cutter from the Contour Cutting drop-

dawn menu. If this menu does not list your specific cutter, select Generic Cutter.

• Click OK until the RIP-Queue window

3. Modify your Quick Set for your contour cut files, Edit Quick Set (select your Quick Set) >

Edit... button > Advance... button > PostScript File tab:

• Enable the Use Cutter Path Prefix.

• Within the text field, enter the prefix you assigned to the cut path spot color in the

application, it can be CutContour which is the default one. If this field does not match the

prefix you assigned to the cut path spot color, the RIP will not recognize the spot color as a

cut path, be careful because it is key sensitive.