FAQ
Short answers about DERCAR ID Cut, licensing, production workflow and DT setup.
For print shops, sign production, Mimaki service teams, dealers and workshops that need automation for printing, Barcode and contour cutting in real production, where deadlines, material and waste matter.
DERCAR ID Cut lets you prepare Mimaki ID Cut Barcode for Mimaki CuttingLink directly inside the layout in Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW. It automatically creates the ID Cut Barcode, marks, cut-contour layer and service file set for CuttingLink.
No. It is planned.
CuttingLink is not included with DERCAR: download the current version from the official Mimaki website.
In the standard flow, ID Cut is tightly tied to a Mimaki printer/RasterLink. DERCAR changes the logic and moves ID Cut Barcode preparation to the layout stage, so printing can use the shop’s usual RIP and any suitable printer while cutting remains in original Mimaki CuttingLink.
The main workflow is built around Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW on Windows. For the cutting operator there is a standalone DERCAR ID Cut Operator utility.
No. DERCAR does not replace CuttingLink and does not repackage it. At the same time, DERCAR works with CuttingLink. It offers a different job-preparation logic: ID Cut Barcode, marks and cutting contours are prepared at the layout stage, while cutting execution remains in original Mimaki CuttingLink.
Yes. The main idea of DERCAR is to decouple ID Cut workflow from mandatory Mimaki printing. Printing can use another printer and RIP.
DERCAR ID Cut was created inside a print shop by a local programmer, designer, print operator and cutting plotter operator. It comes from real production, not from an abstract lab workflow.
Three parts are needed: the DERCAR ID Cut plugin for Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW, original Mimaki CuttingLink for cutting and, when needed, DERCAR ID Cut Operator on the operator workstation. If the designer and operator work on the same computer, the separate Operator utility is not needed: it is more convenient to use the Operator panel inside the plugin.
Yes. DERCAR prepares data for original CuttingLink. Without CuttingLink, the cutting plotter cannot work in ID Cut mode or find the required cutting data. CuttingLink itself is not included with DERCAR and must be downloaded from the official Mimaki website.
No. RasterLink is not needed at all for the DERCAR workflow. Printing can use any RIP, while contour cutting remains in CuttingLink.
Not necessarily. FineCut is not required for the main DERCAR workflow. The cut contour can be prepared directly in the layout in Illustrator/CorelDRAW, including with DERCAR ID Cut tools.
In Illustrator, the panel is available as DERCAR ID CUT through Window / Extensions. In CorelDRAW, a compact panel with Designer, Operator, Settings and DERCAR buttons appears in the top dock panel. If it does not appear, enable it from the CorelDRAW panel context menu with the right mouse button.
Windows 10 or newer. Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2025 v26.x are supported. CorelDRAW also requires Microsoft WebView2 Runtime.
Russian, English, Turkish, French, German, Arabic and Japanese are supported.
Yes. The panel supports light and dark themes so the designer can work in the editor’s familiar visual mode.
Demo includes 100 full DERCAR ID Cut jobs without time or feature limits. It is a way to test the real workflow on production layouts before purchase.
No. Uninstalling and reinstalling is not intended to reset Demo state, generation limit or protective traces of allowed use.
NFR means Not For Resale: a license for demos, dealer training, showroom or internal testing. It is not a customer production license.
DERCAR licenses the designer workstation, not only a specific application. Illustrator and CorelDRAW can use one entitlement on one physical computer within the issued license.
No. After offline activation, Solo is designed for local work. Band uses online activation and workstation registration once, but production work after approval runs offline.
A Transfer Key is used to move a Band seat to a new workstation or restore the correct binding. It is a separate mode in license settings.
No. The standalone Operator utility is intended for the operator workstation and does not require a license.
Create a license request directly in the plugin panel. Follow the instructions. Contact DERCAR at dercar@ya.com. For dealer, NFR, Orchestra and Maestro terms, describe the equipment, production scenario and number of workstations right away.
The designer prepares the layout in Illustrator or CorelDRAW, and DERCAR creates the ID Cut Barcode and cut layer (FC) with two buttons in the Designer panel.
Designer creates the technical FC layer from selected contours, sets Barcode/mark stroke parameters and generates the ID job. Marks, Barcode and an ID text block appear in the layout.
Operator is used on the cutting side: it lets the operator select the job ID and manage copy counts by changing CuttingLink data without opening the design application.
ID is a job number linked to Barcode and a file set in the DT folder. The operator sees the ID in a text block on the layout, enters it in Operator and sets the required run.
They are relative axes of a specific job marked by color flags. They do not mean fixed horizontal/vertical. The operator looks at the material and enters copies along the blue and red axes for the current load.
If several designers create jobs into one shared DT, each should have a separate ID range. This prevents two workstations from creating the same number and mixing jobs.
Current compatibility: Mimaki printers CJV330, CJV300 Plus, UCJV330, UCJV300, UCJV150; Mimaki cutters CG-AR and CG-FXII Plus; Mimaki flatbed CF22-1225 and CFL-605RT.
The user. Before production, check the layout, ID, run, material, cutting job data and first cut. DERCAR automates preparation, but it does not replace production control.
DERCAR does not disclose internal cutting-data algorithms, encoding, license internals, protected server-side details or ways to bypass/reset Demo or licensing.
The simplest scenario: install the DERCAR ID Cut plugin and Mimaki CuttingLink, and no setup is required. The standard CuttingLink DT folder path is already set in the plugin. Just prepare a new layout and print it. No network setup is needed.
CuttingLink usually runs on the operator PC. Its DT folder must be available to the designer PC through Windows share or synchronization. In the DERCAR panel the designer points to the shared DT resource.
Use one shared DT resource on the operator PC, file workstation or server. Designer stations write jobs to the shared resource, and CuttingLink reads them from there. Separate ID ranges are important.
An SMB share exposed to the internet is a bad option. For remote designers, synchronize the DT folder instead. The basic recommendation is Syncthing; other sync tools or VPN scenarios such as Tailscale/ZeroTier are also possible.
DT is the CuttingLink working folder where DERCAR writes generated ID jobs. The designer panel, Operator and Mimaki CuttingLink must see the same actual DT data set.
The standard CuttingLink path is treated as the workflow contract. In public DERCAR settings, use the standard CuttingLink DT folder first; non-standard paths are an expert scenario.
A UNC path such as \\ComputerName\CuttingLink_DT is usually more reliable for applications than a mapped drive letter. A letter can be available to the user but invisible to an application running in another context.
Yes, but it must be a separate tested tool. It can help install Syncthing, configure hidden startup, Windows autostart and the standard DT folder, but Syncthing device pairing still requires user participation.
On Windows, the reliable way is Task Scheduler. Start Syncthing with --no-console --no-browser so it does not open a console or browser. Management remains available through http://localhost:8384.
Check that the designer really generated the job, the ID was entered without mistakes, the DT folder is shared or synchronized, Syncthing has no errors, and CuttingLink and DERCAR on the operator side point to the same DT folder.
Check access rights, folder existence, network path, synchronization and whether the path in Designer, Operator and CuttingLink points to the same actual DT resource.