Delta Automation
Cut
With Delta Automation, it is also possible to automatically prepare a Job for Cut by assigning a Cut Environment to the Job so the appropriate marks are printed and to configure the correct cut path so the Job can automatically go from the Print ...
Groups
Groups let you package multiple images together so certain parameters can be applied to the group. With Groups, it is possible to create positioning specific to the Group, nest multiple groups inside a job, or apply Nesting parameters only inside the ...
HotFile XML Variable Naming Convention
The most common way to use Delta Automation XML is to build templates for the types of jobs you will be printing where the static parts are already defined and the dynamic parts that will be changed are defined as variables that can easily be ...
Variable Data
Variable Data is used to automatically fill a job with data from an external table file and dynamically create multiple jobs from it. This is done by specifying a template with variable elements in the JobComposer and then automatically filling these ...
Composite Preset
Composite Presets Format: <CompositePreset Version=”1”></CompositePreset> Composite Presets are sets of parameters relevant to the image (Such as Size, Rotation, Crop, ColorManagement Settings, etc.) that can be saved to easily be applied to images ...
Position Template
Position templates are Job Templates that specify placeholder positions for images. Images imported into the job will automatically be placed into these placeholder positions. The placeholders can dictate different attributes for how the images ...
ColorCombine
ColorCombine is an Ergosoft RIP feature that combines and colors several images/layers into a single colorized image for use in e.g. textile patterns. Within a Delta Automation XML file, you can set up such a ColorCombine image by calling the ...
Step & Repeat
The Step and Repeat command allows you to import a pattern and repeat it several times in both horizontal and vertical direction. This is often used in Textile printing to repeat seamless patterns to fill a desired area. Mirroring and shifting the ...
Generate Image Elements
Generate lets you dynamically create elements for a job such as text, barcodes, solid color blocks, gradients, etc. By using the generate tag, these elements are created during rastering and can then be handled like regular images, positioning them, ...
Image
The Image tag is one of the main elements of any XML job. It is used to import an image into the job and apply a range of parameters and actions to it. The image tag with its attributes and sub tags specify the file path from where an image will be ...
Fotoba Cutmarks
Fotoba Cut Marks are marks printed together with an image to facilitate cutting on Fotoba Cut Devices. The marks are detected by the cutter to determine the position of the image and where to cut. The Fotoba Cutmarks appear as a double line around ...
Customer Information and Job Barcode Content
In the Ergosoft RIP, Customer Information can be entered in the JobComposer to store customer relevant information in the job database. This allows you to see the customer information in the Job Details section of the PrintClient and Queue Viewer and ...
Nesting
The Nesting function automatically arranges images in the job and positions them to save media or allow for easier cutting by aligning edges. In the JobComposer, Nesting is applied by selecting images in a job and running the function to create the ...
Production Database Comment (UnivBlob)
The UnivBlob tag Allows for long texts or numbers to be stored in the production database of the ErgoSoft RIP and ascosciated with this Job. This can be used to e.g. store descriptive text, comments or binary data together with the other production ...
Print Environment and Media
Print Environments in the Ergosoft RIP contain the printer driver and the printer relevant settings. Selecting the Print Environment means selecting which printer the print job goes to and what settings are used to print (Port, Resolution, Passes ...
Print Mode (Handling of Rastered Data)
Controls how the job is to be handled after being sent to the job queue. It consists of a a tag to identify the command, and On or Off attributes to turn the respective printmode on and off. The setting defined in the XML file itself overwrites the ...
Job
In Ergosoft RIPs, job designates a print unit or a batch of images printed together. Often an order will be printed in one job or multiple orders will be arranged within one job to be printed together. One job has a range of parameters attached to it ...
Exporting XML Reference from Ergosoft RIP
While there currently isn’t a way to directly export entire jobs into the delta automation format, there are several features of the RIP that can be used to generate and export files that use the same syntax as delta automation for use as reference. ...
Implementation Support through Ergosoft
Implementing Automation can be a complex task. ErgoSoft offers its assistance both in the application of digital printing principles and practices as well as in how to introduce automation to a workflow and how existing workflows can be adapted to ...
Ergosoft Delta Automation XML Basics
Introduction Ergosoft Delta Automation uses the XML markup language to provide a powerful and versatile way for third party applications to interact with the Ergosoft RIP. By creating print jobs in the XML format, third party applications like web ...
What is Delta Automation?
In the fast-evolving landscape of digital printing productions, automation is quickly evolving from novelty to necessity. Automating print production to streamline processes from customer input to print output saves manual work, time and eliminates ...