Patch It Up Pro
UV Printing Designer for Direct-to-Substrate Shops
Short answer: The UV printing designer previews direct-to-substrate prints on glass, metal, wood, plastic, and more with accurate ink layering, white underbase, and spot gloss varnish. Exports land in your RIP software with separated channels and layer hinting already in place.
Specifications
- Substrates
- Glass, metal, wood, acrylic, plastic, ceramic, leather
- Ink channels
- CMYK, white underbase, spot gloss varnish
- Export formats
- PDF with channel separation, TIFF with alpha
- Resolution
- Up to 1440 DPI for fine detail
- RIP compatibility
- Onyx, Caldera, Mimaki RasterLink, Roland VersaWorks, Mutoh
- AI features
- Unlimited generation and background removal
- Plan tier
- Included in every plan
Key features
- Substrate preview library: See the finished print on the target material with correct reflectivity and ink behavior.
- White underbase automation: Alpha-to-white layer separation runs on every export with no manual masking.
- Spot gloss varnish layer: Add selective gloss as a separate channel for raised and high-shine effects.
- RIP-ready PDF and TIFF: Exports include channel-separated ink data that imports directly into Onyx, Caldera, RasterLink, and VersaWorks.
Frequently asked questions
- What UV printers does this support?
- Any UV printer whose RIP software reads layer-separated PDF or TIFF. That covers Mimaki, Roland, Mutoh, Epson SureColor, Compress, and most flatbed and cylindrical UV printers. Substrate presets cover common flatbed and rotary jobs.
- Can I add a spot gloss layer?
- Yes. Select any part of the design and tag it as spot gloss. The layer exports as a separate channel in the PDF or TIFF so your RIP software applies the varnish in a second pass.
- Does the designer handle CMYK or only RGB?
- Both. Work in RGB for comfort and export in CMYK with accurate ink-profile conversion. ICC profiles for common UV ink sets load as presets so color on screen matches output.