Printing Using Structural Ink
Locations that are not printed on with structural ink will expand during heating in the oven after printing. When creating the print data, set the locations that will be printed on with structural ink (locations that will not expand).
Change to Spot Color to switch the locations that will be printed on with structural ink (locations that will not expand), as specified in the print data, to locations that will not be printed on with structural ink (locations that will expand).
The output result will change greatly, so exercise caution with this setting.
Depending on the model you are using, this setting may be disabled.
Creating print data
- Connect Designer
You can follow a procedure to create print data that specifies structural ink. You can also shorten the process up to outputting with VersaWorks.
- Design software (Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, etc.)
Use RDG_STRUCTURAL to specify structural ink for spot colors. You can also use Roland Structural Texture System Library for the structural ink library to create print data.
- JobAssistant
Add the RDG_STRUCTURAL spot color plate to the print data. You can duplicate and add existing objects to spot color plates as well as convert these objects. You can also draw simple objects.
- Spot color plate generation function
Generate the RDG_STRUCTURAL spot color plate in the print data. The three patterns that you can generate are Print Area, Outside Print Area, and Entire Area.
Using existing print data
Replace the spot color specified in existing print data with RDG_STRUCTURAL. You can specify structural ink without correcting the print data.
Assigning White/Metallic Silver/Gloss/Primer/Structural to a Spot Color in Existing Print Data