Due to the fact that some roll stock (e.g. thick fine art paper) will slowly "drift" left or right, I tend to center my prints so I get consistent margin widths. Therefore, it would be great to have a mode of Intellicut that packs the images for optimum cutting, but also centers the images so that if there is any waste, it is equally distributed around the outside.

Thanks.

Cheers!

Brad

Have you tried intelliCUT  mode?
Fred

I have no experience of large roll feed printers but my first reaction to your request is - sort out the source of the problem.
Why is the roll drifting; is there a problem with the printer and its mechanical set-up, is it old and worn?
I've not seen any other users of large format printers mention this problem on the forum.
Terry

I would go for Fred's solution first: try to correct the problem at the source.  But even if that's not possible, there is a solution that is better than centering across the roll.  Failing correcting the feed issue, if you know the paper might drift as much as 1/4 inch (as an example), just add 1/4 inch border on the left and right.  Go to the page margins and add .25 in the "additional" margin on the left and right.  That's the only way you can ensure that the left and right 1/4 inch of the roll is not printed upon.

Roll drift would only be a problem if you are printing with no margins: where for example, you try to print 44 inches width on a 44 inch wide roll.  Then you have no leeway on the sides.  When doing that, even IF you centered prints on the roll, you can still run into the situation where you have two 22 inch wide prints across the page... or four 11 inch wide prints: basically any combination that adds to 44 inches wide.  In that instance, it'll still allow you to print that, but centering the prints will result in nothing happening because they are already centered as there is no "slack".

So the solution is go add a 1/4 inch, 1/8 inch, or whatever margin is needed so that your printable area is now 43.5 inches or 43.75 inches.  That margin will ensure that the left and right 1/4 inch, 1/8 inch, or whatever slack you choose is never printed.

Mike