Start with the stock

Studio asks what you are printing on before anything else, so nothing it offers can be refused later. By material, by product, or from files.

What it does

A new job starts with three questions, in the order a shop thinks: 1. Material type, 2. Material and 3. What you are making. Each card for a material shows its roll width, BIGGEST PAGE, LINER and finishes. A stock with no Quick Set says so in red on its card: No Quick Set — nothing can be sent on it.

There are three ways in, side by side under Start a job on Today:

  • By material, the three questions above.
  • By product, a lookup of what the job goes on, such as a jar or a shirt, and then the material.
  • From files, when a day's artwork arrives together. See Add a day's files at once.

Two optional boxes at the top say who the job is for. Job number is filled in with the date and four random letters or numbers, such as 20261109-K7Q2, and you can change or clear it. Company is the customer's name. They lead the print file's name and show on the Jobs list and the press board.

Why it matters for your shop

The stock decides what the press can do. Choosing it after laying a sheet out means laying the sheet out twice. So the rule Studio keeps is that nothing offered can be chosen and then refused:

  • A shelf with no stock on it is not shown.
  • A product the stock cannot make is not shown.
  • A stock with no liner is never offered a kiss-cut.
  • A product that is not built yet is marked: Roll labels says Not in this version.

You still find out about a missing Quick Set before you have laid out a thing, not at the RIP.

How to use it

  1. On Today, under Start a job, press By material, or press New job in the column.
  2. Choose 1. Material type, then 2. Material, then 3. What you are making: Sticker sheet, Die-cut singles or Decal on a stock with a liner, Banner or Decal on one without.
  3. You land on the sheet, 8.5″ × 11″ and empty unless your stock has a different opening size, with DESIGNS and Add design on the left.

The bar then reads something like White Vinyl · Sticker sheet · 8.5″ × 11″. That label is a button that takes you back to the three questions. There is no material list on the bar, on purpose: a stock changed by accident would squash the sheet and reset the cut.

Learn more

Start a sticker sheet is the how-to guide.

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