Menu items

Both of the options under the File menu are only available in Standalone Mode.

File → Load device…

You can load an SDC file through this menu item. This will automatically configure Smart Job Cost Estimator to estimate with your device’s settings in mind.

File → Set costs…

This menu allows you to modify various aspects of printing costs.

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  • Cost unit - You can set the unit of currency to display next to all ink costs. Any string up to three characters is accepted.

    • Note that this is purely for display purposes, and currency conversions do not occur.

  • Service cost and Service interval - For every service interval, the specified service cost is added to the total job cost.

  • Media cost per m² - Sets the cost of the media (substrate) per square metre.

The submenu on the right allows you to specify the costs for each ink.

  • Select the ink’s drop volumes you want to modify in the drop down menu on the top.

  • The button on the top right allows you to copy the ink cost settings for the currently selected ink to all other inks.

Help → View log…

Displays the log file for Smart Job Cost Estimator in a text editor.

Help → About

Displays the current version information and copyright of Smart Job Cost Estimator.