Click Enable Tiling to be able to set tiling options. Enabling Tiling allows you to choose any width for your image. Any portion of the image larger than the width of your page size is moved to another tile. When Enable Tiling is disabled, the image size is restricted to a single tile where the maximum width is the available print width of your printer.

The Submit Tiles as Separate Jobs option allows you to send each tile to RIP-Queue for printing as individual jobs. Using this feature improves your speed because the first tile can begin printing while remaining tiles are being processed.

The Default Tile determines the size of each tile. The Default Tile size cannot be larger than the maximum Width and Height values. To change the default tile size, click on the data field for the dimension you want to change, and either type in the new dimension or use the up and down buttons next to the data field.

 

If you set the default tile size to less than the maximum print width of the printer, the Default Tile size takes precedence. The actual tile width is the width entered under either the default tile setting or Custom Tile. 

 

Custom Tiles allow you to create custom tile sizes for each column or row. Use this option to create tiles that are different sizes for each column or row. When RIP-Queue creates the tiles, the first Custom Tile will define the size of the tiles in the first column or row. The second Custom Tile will define the sizes of the tiles in the second column or row, and so on.

• Add - The Add button allows you to add a new Custom Tile Column. When clicked, this option opens the Add Tile dialog. Use this dialog to set your custom column size.
• Edit - The Edit button allows you to edit a Custom Tile Column. When clicked, this option opens the Edit Tile dialog (Figure 2). Use this dialog to set your custom column size.
• Delete - The Delete button allows you to remove a Custom Tile Column. You cannot undo this option.

An Overlap is a portion of the image repeated on adjacent tiles. Tile Overlap helps you align and weld adjacent tiles.

Overlap has the following attributes:

• It applies to all tiles.
• It works the same way in the vertical direction as in the horizontal direction.
• It occurs only at printing time and is not visible when previewing an image on screen.
• It is only available if the print has more than one tile.
• Overlap does not affect tile size - Tiles are measured from the center of an overlap to the center of an overlap.

 

To set the overlap, click on the data field for overlap, and either type in the new dimension or use the up and down buttons next to the data field.

 

NOTE: The overlap is divided equally to both sides of the tile; therefore a one-inch overlap will contain one-half inch of each adjoining tile. Tiles that are part of the outside edge of the image will have no overlap on the outside edge. When you set an overlap, you will see no change in the display image.  

Weld Overlap reserves a portion of the Overlap Tile area for the welding adhesive. Ink can inhibit the adhesive from forming a perfect bond when joining two tiles, and Weld Overlap ensures an ink-free area. Click Weld Overlap to use this feature.

 

NOTE: You must have an Overlap Tile area of at least half an inch to use Weld Overlap.