Printer Support · New in 2.0.14
Roland VersaCAMM VP-540: Print & Cut Support in BendiRip
Beta notice: VP-540 support is new in BendiStudio 2.0 Beta (2.0.14) and is marked experimental. Printing and cutting use the VP-540’s own job format, and colour and dot-size tuning will keep improving as more shops print with it. Tell us how your prints come out from the Support page.
What’s new
BendiRip now drives the Roland VersaCAMM VP-540 directly. It is the first Roland printer BendiRip supports natively. Lay out your job in BendiRip, pick a print mode and press RIP. The job goes straight to the printer over your shop network, with nothing else running in between.
- Native network printing. BendiRip sends each job straight to the VP-540’s Ethernet port, the same way a dedicated RIP does.
- All six print modes. When the VP-540 is your active machine, a print-mode menu appears under Color & Ink.
- Print & cut in one job. Contour cut lines made in BendiCut are sent with the print. The VP-540 prints its own crop marks, reads them, then cuts. There’s no separate cut file and no moving the vinyl to another cutter.
- No mix-ups. A job ripped for an HP Latex can’t be sent to the VP-540 by mistake, and the other way round.
The six print modes
| Mode | Resolution (dpi) | Passes |
|---|---|---|
| BillBoard | 540 × 360 | 2 |
| High Speed | 360 × 720 | 2 |
| Standard | 720 × 720 | 8 |
| High Quality 1 | 1440 × 720 | 8 |
| High Quality 2 | 1080 × 1080 | 6 |
| Artistic | 1440 × 1440 | 4 |
How to set it up
- Install or update to BendiStudio 2.0.14 from your download page.
- Connect the VP-540 to your network and note its IP address.
- In BendiRip, open Add a Device, choose Roland VersaCAMM VP-540 and enter the address.
- Load your media and set the base point on the printer as usual.
- Pick a print mode under Color & Ink, then RIP. For print & cut, add contour cut lines in BendiCut first.
Run your VP-540 from BendiStudio
Download the 2.0.14 beta and add your VP-540 in Add a Device.
Download BendiStudio →Frequently Asked Questions
Do I still need Roland VersaWorks to print to a VP-540?
No. BendiRip sends jobs straight to the VP-540 over your network, so no other RIP is needed for printing or for print & cut.
How does BendiRip connect to the VP-540?
Over Ethernet. Add the printer in Add a Device as Roland VersaCAMM VP-540 and enter its network address. USB connection is not supported yet.
Which other Roland printers are supported?
The VP-540 is the first Roland printer BendiRip drives directly. Other Roland models, such as the VS-640i, SP-540i and the TrueVIS series, are not supported yet.