Labels: PDF for printing and BMP for sawing centres

#764

The label of a part comes from the server in SVG. Depending on who is going to print it, the program makes a PDF or a BMP out of it.

PDF for printing

  • The source labels are in ifp_lbl\<order number>\, the ready PDFs are placed in lbl_print\<order number>\ — that is, in a separate folder with the same structure.
  • The source SVG is not deleted in this case: a label may need to be rebuilt.
  • The split into two folders is made for the sake of copying: a single lbl_print folder can be handed to the printing computer with nothing extra.
  • The page size of the PDF equals the physical size of the label, not an A4 sheet. That is why they have to be printed without «fit to page», otherwise the size will drift.

BMP for Felder / Otto Mayer sawing centres

These machines store the label image inside their own .may file. The program takes the ready label and puts a BMP picture next to the .may — nothing has to be configured separately, this happens while the order is being unpacked.

Switching on and off

The conversion of labels into PDF is switched on by a checkbox on the «Conversion» tab (or by a key in the settings file). If you do not print labels from this computer, it can be switched off — then the lbl_print folder will simply not be filled.

Frequent questions

  • The label is printed in the wrong size. Check in the print properties that scaling is not switched on and that the right media size is selected in the printer.
  • The label is empty or was not converted. As a rule, the source file arrived empty — download the order again.
  • The labels did not reach the printing computer. Check the route: usually lbl_print is handed over in the «file» mode so that all the PDFs land in one folder. See Route examples.
  • Identical file names. In the «file» mode a file with the same name from another order will overwrite the previous one. If that is possible — use the «folder» mode.