d.gen Artrix Pro Help

June 22, 2022

Print Mode Options:

To launch the printer properties for this driver, choose 'Setup' from the 'Print' menu, then click on the 'Edit' button, and then click on 'Properties'.

• Color Mode: Select the desired inkset. Options include CMYK, Monochome, and Custom.
• Custom Inkset: When Custom Inkset is selected as the Color Mode, the following will be available:
• Create Inkset: Create a new custom inkset.
• Edit Inkset: Edit an existing custom inkset.
• Delete Inkset: Delete an existing custom inkset.


• Print Mode: Select the appropriate quality level. This will set the resolution for printing.
• Dot Size: Choose to use a Variable Dot or a Fixed Dot for printing.


• Print Confidence Strip - Left: Enable printing of color stripes along the left edge.
• Print Confidence Strip - Right: Enable printing of color stripes along the right edge.


Confidence Strip Margin: Set the amount of space between the color stripes and the image.
Confidence Strip Width: Set the width, in millimeters, of each color channel in the confidence strip.

Color Separations:

The color separations controls are located on the second tab.

The Color Separations controls are the same as those of other printers, and are only available if a monochrome mode has been selected on the Color Mode tab.

• Make Separations on RIP: This will cause the RIP to separate the image into individual CMYK plates.
• Make Negative: This inverts monochrome images when printed.

Auto-Generation:

Available with an inkset that includes an unmanaged ink channel.

• Auto-Generation:
  • No Auto-Generation: The unmanaged channel, is not printed unless specified through a spot color replacement.
  • Auto-Generate ink from traced areas: The unmanaged channel, will be applied only to the traced areas that were created using the Trace tab in the main SoftRIP interface.
  • Auto-Generate the entire page: Prints the unmanaged channel, on the entire image.
  • Auto-Generate where other inks are used: Prints the unmanaged channel, on all non-zero pixels(marked areas). In addition, a "choke" or "spread" may be applied to the area.
  
  
  • Trapping: On some auto-generation modes, a choke or spread may be applied to the unmanaged channel.
    
    
  • Ink Density: Set percentage of ink to be used for the White, or the unmanaged channel, and can be set from 10% to 100%.