Understanding Margins in Cloud Nesting

Understanding Margins in Cloud Nesting

When using PrintFactory's cloud nesting , it’s important to understand how margins are handled, especially when dealing with a wide range of printers.
Note: This article provides an overview using specific examples, though the principles apply broadly across different devices. The Canon Colorado was used because it has one of the more complex use cases that we have available in terms of margin options.

How Cloud Nesting Handles Margins

Cloud nesting is designed to support a vast array of printers, allowing jobs to be nested across different devices. Because the cloud system cannot predict which printer will ultimately be used from each queue, it defaults to the largest margin required by any of the printers in your queue. For instance, if both a Canon Colorado and an HP Latex printer are in use, the cloud nesting will apply the largest margin 17.5 mm (if recommended default of Enhanced is set in the driver) to all jobs, even if they end up being printed on the HP printer, which only needs a 5 mm margin.

Printer-Specific Margin Details:

HP Latex Printers
HP printers generally use a hardware margin of 5 mm per side. This margin is fixed and must be accounted for in any nesting or printing processes.

Canon Colorado Printers
The Canon Colorado offers flexibility with margins through its Print Feed Correction feature. In the RIP driver, you can select from four margin settings:

  • By Media: Uses the margin set in the Canon Media Configurator. see screenshot below
  • Below is the Canon Media Configurator found in Calibrator












  • None: No margin is applied.
  • Normal: Adds a 13 mm margin on each side.
  • Enhanced: Adds a 17.5 mm margin on each side.

When using cloud nesting, it’s recommended to select the Enhanced margin in the driver settings. This is because cloud nesting references this setting to avoid errors, particularly since it cannot dynamically adjust based on different media profiles (PMMs) or printer models. 
























Additional Notes

  • You can find out more about different printer margins by putting a job in layout and noting if the default margin is setup to.
  • Media Size Compensation: This feature is not implemented in the cloud but is applied in the RIP after cloud jobs are dropped in. It does not affect margin settings or cause errors related to small margins.



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