Tilia Labs to introduce Griffin 2.0

Tilia Labs will use the upcoming SGIA show in the US (18-10 October) to present Griffin 2.0.

Exclusively for large/wide-format production requirements, Griffin is a cross-platform solution designed to provide simplicity for printing and cutting. It offers the ability to search across millions of combinations to find the most cost-effective, tightly-nested layouts. Griffin 2.0 has a new Dynamic Tiling feature, that allows tiling to be controlled independently in horizontal and vertical directions. Options for specifying tile order, overlaps, gaps, and glue areas can manage how artwork is split into individual tiled pieces, while Griffin 2.0 tiling also supports internal cut lines, allowing the operator to handle multistep panel installations like non-rectangular peel-offs.   Griffin 2.0 also introduces an Advanced Image Tracing feature enabling automatic generation of tight cutting tool paths at high speed for cases where no dieline path has been specified in the artwork. It works with artwork imported from image-based formats, PDF, and AI formats. Image Tracing works in conjunction with tool path editing in Artwork View to enable final tweaks to the generated tool paths if needed.   “For this update, we’ve been looking closely at how we can expand the benefits of Griffin to cover many more of the routine production scenarios that might impede overall productivity. A large percentage of jobs are provided to print service providers without adhering to best-practice standards, so our aim is to provide them with capabilities that can compensate for typical variations and non-conformity so that they can gain full advantage of our high-speed Imposition AI,” said Sagen de Jonge, CEO of Tilia Labs. The 2.0 release introduces new export formats for integration with a wider range of equipment for managing large-format layout planning and imposition. A new ZCC Export cutting format provides out-of-the-box integration with Zund Cut Center workflow management, while the new DXF Export format allows a seamless flow with an even wider range of post-press devices. Exporting for printing and cutting can now also be performed in a single step using the new Griffin 2.0 Multiple Export feature.   Further highlights of tilia Griffin 2.0 include: remove dielines; multiple shape import functionality; camera mark enhancements, including a new setting to automatically mirror marks between the front and back of the layout for facilitating face-down cutting; separate single and double sided; improved retina display support.   Griffin is available as a standalone desktop app or as the tilia Griffin Pro app from the Enfocus in the Switch App Store. When deployed in Switch workflows, job files can be automatically prepared for print, optimised for large-format layouts in Griffin Pro, and queued up for printing on many large-format printers and cutting tables.