Design support device, design support method, and program

Abstract

To perform printing at a position desired by a user in a print target material to be printed in a folded state, in a design support device, a design support method, and a program.SOLUTION: A design support device (100, 200) comprises: a position information acquisition unit (steps S3, 120, 210) which acquires printable position information on a print target material M to be printed in a folded state; and a notification unit (steps S4, 130, 220) which notifies a user of the printable position information on the print target material M in the state before being folded.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a design support device, a design support method, and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a printing device has been proposed that allows a customer to operate an operating unit on the front of the printing device, which allows a printing unit and a fixing unit to produce a T-shirt with a desired design printed on it, and then provides the produced T-shirt to the customer through a product supply opening in a cartridge supply unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] In addition, in order to speed up printing, a package has been proposed that includes a plate-like member that holds the portion of the printing material to be printed flat, and that has an opening in the printing area of ​​the printing material (see, for example, Patent Document 2). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 6656703 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2020-152446 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] When printing on a T-shirt using DTG (Direct to Garment) or screen printing, by using packaging with an opening in the printing area as described above, the packaging can be set directly into the DTG printer.

[0006] However, when printing on a folded substrate such as the above-mentioned package, it is difficult for the user to determine the correct printing position. This results in a discrepancy between the user's expectations and the actual printed finish. Furthermore, it is difficult for an inexperienced person to set the printing position according to the packaging state.

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a design support device, a design support method, and a program that are capable of printing at a user-desired position on a printing material that is printed in a folded state. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In one embodiment, the design support device includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires printable position information of a printed material to be printed in a folded state, and a notification unit that notifies the user of the printable position information of the printed material in an unfolded state. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the above aspect, printing can be performed at a position desired by the user on the printing material that is printed in a folded state. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a printing system according to an embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing printing materials of folding patterns A to E in one embodiment. [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a printable position and orientation according to an embodiment. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of a print server according to an embodiment. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining narrowing down of printable positions according to an embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a computer according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A design support apparatus, a design support method, and a program according to embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0012] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a printing system 1. As shown in FIG.

[0013] 1 includes a print server 100, an operation terminal 200, a printing material storage device 300, and a printing device 400. In the printing system 1, at least the printing material storage device 300 and the printing device 400 are installed in a store or the like, so that general users can print their desired designs on printing materials M such as T-shirts.

[0014] The print server 100 includes a package information storage unit 110 , a printable position identification unit 120 , a printable position information transmission unit 130 , a design information reception unit 140 , and a print data transmission unit 150 .

[0015] The package information storage unit 110 receives package information from the printing substrate storage device 300 and stores the inventory and folding pattern of the printing substrate M. The package information is information about the package including the packaging box B and the printing substrate M contained in the packaging box B, and is, for example, identification information that can be identified from the code Ba (B1a to B5a), such as a one-dimensional code or two-dimensional code, of the packaging box B (B1 to B5) shown in FIG. 2. The package information is, for example, information that indicates the folding patterns A to E and the size of the printing substrate M. The packaging box B has, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped shape that contains the printing substrate M in a folded state, and is open at the top.

[0016] The printable position identifying unit 120 identifies printable position information and orientation information corresponding to the folding pattern, for example, by referring to the table shown in Fig. 3(a). The printable position identifying unit 120 also transmits the orientation information to the design information receiving unit 140. Note that the printable position identifying unit 120 may also obtain the printable position information and orientation information directly from the package information transmitting unit 310 of the printing substrate storage device 300. Here, the printable position identifying unit 120 functions as an example of a position information obtaining unit that obtains printable position information of the printing substrate M to be printed in a folded state.

[0017] 3A, for folding pattern F, the printable position information is, for example, chest position information ((x11, y11), (x12, y12), (x13, y13), (x14, y14)), back position information ((x21, y21), (x22, y22), (x23, y23), (x24, y24)), right arm position information ((x31, y31), (x32, y32), (x33, y33), (x34, y34)), and left arm position information ((x41, y41), (x42, y42), (x43, y43), (x44, y44)), based on the center of the top edge. For example, because the printable position of the back is folded over and printed on the front side, the orientation information is 180 degrees for the back only, and 0 degrees for the chest, right arm, and left arm. FIG. 3(b) shows a printing material M6 having printable positions on the chest, back, right arm, and left arm.

[0018] In addition, it is preferable that the printing material storage device 300 stores multiple printing materials M whose printable positions do not coincide with each other, such as folding patterns A to E (printing materials M1 to M5) shown in Figures 2(a) to (e) and folding pattern F (printing material M6) shown in Figure 3.

[0019] Furthermore, there are cases where a single printing substrate M includes a single printable position, as in folding patterns A and B shown in Figures 2(a) and (b), and cases where a single printing substrate M includes multiple printable positions, as in folding pattern F shown in Figure 3 and folding patterns C to E shown in Figures 2(c) to (e). When a single printing substrate M includes multiple printable positions, the printing substrate M can be folded back from the back side to the front side at the bottom end of the printing substrate M as shown in Figures 2(c) and (d), or by folding back the sleeve portions as shown in Figures 2(d) and (e), thereby making it possible to print at multiple printable positions simultaneously.

[0020] The printable position information sending unit 130 sends the printable position information (printable positions) identified by the printable position identifying unit 120 for all folding patterns stored in the printing material storage device 300 to the printable position information receiving unit 210 of the operation terminal 200. Here, the printable position information sending unit 130 functions as an example of a notification unit that notifies the user of the printable position information on the printing material M in an unfolded state. Note that the printable position information is information that represents a printable position, and therefore the printable position information notified to the user can also be considered as a printable position.

[0021] The design information receiving unit 140 receives design information and design position information from the design input unit 230 of the operation terminal 200. The design information includes the design (design image) and information on the completion status of the design. If the design is not complete, the design information receiving unit 140 transmits the design position information to the printable position identifying unit 120. If the design is complete, the design information receiving unit 140 generates print data based on the design information and the orientation information acquired from the printable position identifying unit 120. The design information receiving unit 140 is an example of a design information acquiring unit that acquires design information corresponding to the printable position information designed by the user.

[0022] The print data transmitting unit 150 transmits the print data to the print data receiving unit 410 of the printing device 400. The print data transmitting unit 150 also transmits package information to be used (e.g., one of folding patterns A to E, the size of the printing material M, etc.) to the package information receiving unit 320 of the printing material storage device 300.

[0023] The operation terminal 200 includes a printable position information receiving unit 210, a designable position display unit 220, and a design input unit 230. The operation terminal 200 receives user input such as selection of the printing substrate M and design input, and displays a design simulator. These user inputs and displays may be performed by the operation terminal 200 executing a design support app. The operation terminal 200 may be, for example, a dedicated device installed near the printing substrate storage device 300, or a mobile terminal such as a user's smartphone.

[0024] The printable position information receiving unit 210 receives printable position information from the printable position information sending unit 130 of the print server 100 .

[0025] 5, the designable position display unit 220 displays the currently input design and parts other than the design part that can be designed using a design simulator or the like so that the user can understand them. The designable position display unit 220 may display printable position information (white areas) that can be printed on at least one of the multiple printing materials M on a single printing material M in an unfolded state.

[0026] The design input unit 230 accepts design input from the user and transmits design information and design position information to the design information receiving unit 140. The user inputs a desired design into a printable position on the printing substrate M displayed in the design position display unit 220, for example, by enlarging or reducing the design to match the size of the printable position.

[0027] When a design is input in the design input unit 230 and acquired by the design information receiving unit 140 of the print server 100, the designable position display unit 220 displays only printable position information that can be printed on at least one of one or more printing materials M having printable position information corresponding to the design on a single printing material M in an unfolded state.

[0028] Specifically, as shown in Figure 5(a), before design input, the designable position display unit 220 displays printable position information that can be printed on the printing material M in an unfolded state using any of the folding patterns A to E shown in Figure 2.

[0029] Then, as shown in FIG. 5(b), when a design is made on the right arm, the design position display unit 220 narrows down the display to printable positions that can be printed on at least one of folding patterns D and E that have printable positions on the right arm.

[0030] Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 5(c), when a design is made on the lower chest area, the design position display unit 220 narrows down the display to printable positions that can be printed on at least one of folding patterns A and E that have printable positions on the lower chest area.

[0031] Then, when designs are made on both the right arm shown in FIG. 5(b) and the lower chest shown in FIG. 5(c), the designable position display unit 220 narrows down the printable positions to those that can be printed using folding pattern E, which has printable positions on the right arm and the lower chest, as shown in FIG. 5(d).

[0032] The printing material storage device 300 includes a package information transmitting unit 310, a used package information receiving unit 320, and a package removing unit 330. The printing material storage device 300 stores the printing material M contained in a packaging box B in a folded state.

[0033] The package information transmitting unit 310 transmits package information of the package (printing material M and packaging box B) stored in the printing material storage device 300 to the package information storage unit 110 of the print server 100.

[0034] The package information receiving unit 320 receives package information to be used for printing from the print data transmitting unit 150 of the print server 100 .

[0035] The package removal unit 330 removes a package corresponding to the package use information received by the package use information receiving unit 320. The removed package may be directly ejected from the printing material storage device 300 to prompt the user to set it in the printing device 400, or the package removal unit 330 may set it in the printing device 400.

[0036] The printing device 400 includes a print data receiving unit 410 and a printing unit 420 .

[0037] The print data receiving unit 410 receives print data from the print data sending unit 150 of the print server 100 .

[0038] The printing unit 420 performs printing on the printing substrate M, for example, by DTG, based on the printing data received by the printing data receiving unit 410. The printing unit 420 may convert printing position information corresponding to the printing data (for example, printing position information for the chest, back, right arm, or left arm) into printing position information on the printing substrate M on the packaging box B and perform printing. The conversion between the printing position information corresponding to the printing data and the printing position information on the printing substrate M on the packaging box B may be performed by the print data sending unit 150. The printing unit 420 may print on a film used for DTF (Direct To Film) printing and print on the printing substrate M via the film. The printing unit 420 may also be a plate-making unit that makes plates for screen printing. In this case, the printing device 400 functions as a plate-making device.

[0039] 6, that is, a computer 500 including a processor 510, a memory 520, an input unit 530, a display unit 540, and an interface unit 550. The computer 500 may not include the input unit 530 and the display unit 540, that is, it may include at least the processor 510, the memory 520, and the interface unit 550.

[0040] The processor 510 is, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that functions as an arithmetic processing device. The processor 510 functions as the print server 100, the operation terminal 200, etc. by reading and executing a predetermined program from, for example, the memory 520 or a storage medium (a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium) that is detachable from the computer 500. In this way, the computer 500 functions as an example of a computer that executes a program.

[0041] The memory 520 may be, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), which is a read-only semiconductor memory in which a predetermined control program is pre-recorded, or a RAM (Random Access Memory), which is a semiconductor memory that can be written to and read at any time and is used as a working memory area as needed when the processor 510 executes various control programs.

[0042] The input unit 530 has, for example, a touch panel, operation keys, a keyboard, a mouse, etc., and accepts input of various information.

[0043] The display unit 540 is a display that displays various information.

[0044] The interface unit 550 exchanges various types of information with external devices.

[0045] Next, the processing of the print server 100 will be described with reference to Fig. 4. Note that the description of matters that overlap with the above description will be omitted as appropriate.

[0046] First, the design information receiving unit 140 receives the design information and the design position information from the design input unit 230 of the operation terminal 200 (step S1).

[0047] The printable position specifying unit 120 determines whether the information on the design completion state included in the design information indicates a completed state (step S2).

[0048] If the information on the design completion status does not indicate a completed state (step S2: NO), that is, if the design is in an incomplete state, the printable position identification unit 120 identifies a printable position from the design position information acquired from the design information receiving unit 140 and the packaging information acquired from the packaging information storage unit 110 (step S3).

[0049] Then, the printable position information sending unit 130 sends the printable position information to the printable position information receiving unit 210 of the operation terminal 200 (step S4). As a result, as shown in Figures 5(a) to 5(d) above, printable position information that can be printed on at least one of the one or more printing substrates M having printable position information corresponding to the design information is displayed on the design position display unit 220 on the single printing substrate M in an unfolded state. This display content can be considered to be notified to the user (operation terminal 200) by the printable position information sending unit 130.

[0050] Thereafter, the design information receiving unit 140 again receives the design information and the design position information from the design input unit 230 of the operation terminal 200 (step S1).

[0051] Then, if the information on the design completion state indicates a completed state (step S2: YES), the printable position identification unit 120 identifies the print orientation information from the design position information acquired from the design information receiving unit 140 and the package information acquired from the package information storage unit 110 (step S5).

[0052] The design information receiving unit 140 creates print data suitable for the folding pattern from the design information and orientation information (step S6).

[0053] The print data transmitting unit 150 transmits the package information to be used to the package information receiving unit 320 of the printing material storage device 300 (step S7).

[0054] The print data sending unit 150 then sends the print data to the print data receiving unit 410 of the printing device 400 (step S8), and the process shown in Fig. 4 ends. Thereafter, the printing unit 420 of the printing device 400 prints on the printing material M of the package based on the print data. The drying process of the printing material M, for example by heating, may be performed by a drying device.

[0055] In the present embodiment described above, the print server 100, which is an example of a design support device, includes a printable position identification unit 120 (an example of a position information acquisition unit) that acquires printable position information on the printing material M to be printed in a folded state, and a printable position information transmission unit 130 (an example of a notification unit) that notifies the user of the printable position information on the printing material M in an unfolded state.

[0056] In addition, the design support method is a design support method performed by a computer 500, and includes acquiring printable position information on the printing material M to be printed in a folded state (step S3), and notifying the user (operation terminal 200) of the printable position information on the printing material M in an unfolded state (step S4).

[0057] The program also causes the computer 500 to realize a function (step S3) of acquiring printable position information on the printing material M to be printed in a folded state, and a function (step S4) of notifying the user (operation terminal 200) of the printable position information on the printing material M in an unfolded state.

[0058] However, when printing substrates M are folded and stored in a packaging box B or the like, it is difficult for users to accurately determine the print position and the balance of the finished image. For example, depending on the size of the printing substrate M (e.g., S, M, L), the relative size of the print position may differ even for printing substrates M with the same print position. Furthermore, it is difficult for users to determine whether the print position is on the front or back side of the printing substrate M when it is folded. This can lead to a discrepancy between the user's expectations and the actual printed finish. Furthermore, it is difficult for inexperienced users to set the print position according to the packaging state. In contrast, this embodiment notifies the user of the printable position on the printing substrate M in an unfolded state, allowing the user to determine the printable position on the printing substrate M in an unfolded state. Therefore, this embodiment allows printing to be performed at the user's desired position on the printing substrate M when it is folded.

[0059] In this embodiment, the printable position specifying unit 120 (or a function of acquiring or acquiring printable position information), which is an example of a position information acquiring unit, acquires a plurality of pieces of printable position information on the printing substrate M to be printed in a folded state (for example, folding patterns C to F). The printable position information sending unit 130 (or a function of notifying the user), which is an example of a notifying unit, notifies the user (operation terminal 200) of a plurality of pieces of printable position information on the printing substrate M in an unfolded state.

[0060] This allows the user to be notified of the multiple printable positions on the printing substrate M before it is folded, even though it has multiple printable positions and it is particularly difficult for the user to determine the exact print position. It also makes the user aware that printing can be performed at multiple printable positions.

[0061] Conventionally, when printing on multiple positions, such as the front and back, of a printing material M, such as a shirt, the printing material M must be reloaded into the printing device 400, for example by turning it over, after printing a portion of the material. In particular, if the printing material M is contained in a packaging box B, the packaging must be unpacked after printing is complete and the printing material M must be reloaded into the printer. This requires skill in loading the printing material M into the printing device 400. Furthermore, since a drying process is also performed after printing on the printing material M, the printing and drying processes are performed consecutively for each printing position. Furthermore, each time the printing position is changed, print data for the printing material M must be prepared. In contrast, the present embodiment allows printing to be performed on multiple printable positions at once, making it easier for users to print at their desired positions.

[0062] In addition, in this embodiment, the printable position identification unit 120 (or the function of acquiring or obtaining printable position information), which is an example of a position information acquisition unit, acquires printable position information for multiple printing materials M that are printed in a folded state and whose printable position information does not match each other. Also, the printable position information transmission unit 130 (or the function of notifying the user), which is an example of a notification unit, notifies the user of the printable position information for multiple printing materials M in an unfolded state.

[0063] This allows the user to determine the printable position from the plurality of printing materials M in an unfolded state, thereby making it easier for the user to print at the user's desired position.

[0064] In addition, in this embodiment, the print server 100 (design support method and program), which is an example of a design support device, further includes a design information receiving unit 140 (for acquiring or having the function of acquiring design information), which is an example of a design information acquiring unit that acquires design information corresponding to printable position information designed by a user. Furthermore, the printable position information sending unit 130 (or for notifying or having the function of notifying the user), which is an example of a notification unit, notifies the user of printable position information on at least one of the multiple printing substrates M, on a single printing substrate M in an unfolded state. Furthermore, when design information is acquired, the printable position information sending unit 130 (or for notifying or having the function of notifying the user), which is an example of a notification unit, narrows down the printable position information to at least one of the one or more printing substrates M having printable position information corresponding to the design information, on a single printing substrate M in an unfolded state, and notifies the user of this.

[0065] This allows the user to determine the printing substrate M that has a printable position that matches the design while designing. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, there is an effect that while designing, the user can realize that the design is also possible at other printable positions. Furthermore, since the optimal packaging box B is selected according to the design, the user does not need to think about which packaging box B to select. Therefore, the user can print at the user's desired position even more easily.

[0066] In the above description, the print server 100 has been described as an example of a design support device. However, the printable position information receiving unit 210 of the operation terminal 200 functions as an example of a position information acquiring unit that acquires printable position information of the printing substrate M to be printed in a folded state. Furthermore, the designable position display unit 220 of the operation terminal 200 functions as an example of a notification unit that notifies the user of printable position information on the printing substrate M in an unfolded state. Furthermore, the design input unit 230 of the operation terminal 200 functions as an example of a design information acquiring unit that acquires design information corresponding to the printable position information designed by the user. Therefore, it can be said that the operation terminal 200 also functions as a design support device.

[0067] In the above description, the printing system 1 includes the print server 100, the operation terminal 200, the printing material storage device 300, and the printing device 400. However, the printing system 1 may include at least a design support device (for example, the print server 100 or the operation terminal 200) and the printing device 400. At least two of the print server 100, the operation terminal 200, the printing material storage device 300, and the printing device 400 may be arranged as an integrated device. A single print server 100 may be arranged in common for multiple printing material storage devices 300 or multiple printing devices 400.

[0068] Furthermore, in the above description, the printing material M is stored in the packaging box B, but for example, it may be stored in the printing material storage device 300 in a state where it is held by a paper template or the like, or the printing material M may be stored in a folded state as is in the printing material storage device 300. However, storing the printing material M in the packaging box B makes it easier to align the printing material M when setting it on a stage or the like during printing in the printing unit 420.

[0069] In the above description, a T-shirt is given as an example of the printing material M, but it is particularly desirable for the printing material M to be clothing (garment), but it is sufficient if the printing material M is printed in a folded state. In other words, the printing material M may be, for example, a tote bag, and is not limited to clothing.

[0070] Furthermore, in the above explanation, an example has been described in which the user is notified of the printable positions of multiple printing materials M whose printable positions do not coincide with each other, but for example, if the printing material storage device 300 only stores printing materials M with a single folding pattern, or if the user has previously selected a packaging box B (printing material M) to be used, the user may be notified of the printable position of a single printing material M. Furthermore, the user may specify conditions for the packaging box B in advance, such as a packaging box B (printing material M) of a specific size for the printing material M, or a packaging box B (printing material M) with a printable area on the sleeve, and the user may be notified of the printable area of ​​the printing material M that meets the specified conditions.

[0071] In addition, in the above explanation, an example of notifying the user of printable positions where at least one printing material M can be printed on a single printing material M was described with reference to Figure 5, but it is also possible to arrange multiple printing materials M for each folding pattern and notify the user of the printable positions.

[0072] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the components can be modified and embodied in practice without departing from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining the multiple components disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, all of the components shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Naturally, various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. Below, we will add a portion of the invention described in the claims of the original application of this application.

[0073] [Appendix 1] a position information acquisition unit that acquires printable position information of a printing material to be printed in a folded state; a notification unit that notifies a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A design support device comprising:

[0074] [Appendix 2] the position information acquisition unit acquires the printable position information of a plurality of printable positions of the printing material to be printed in a folded state, The notification unit notifies the user of the plurality of printable position information on the printing material in an unfolded state. 2. The design support device according to claim 1,

[0075] [Appendix 3] the position information acquisition unit acquires the printable position information of a plurality of the printing materials that are printed in a folded state and whose printable position information does not match each other; The notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information on the plurality of printing materials in an unfolded state. 3. The design support device according to claim 1 or 2.

[0076] [Appendix 4] a design information acquisition unit that acquires design information corresponding to the printable position information designed by the user, the notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information on at least one of the plurality of printing substrates, on the single printing substrate in an unfolded state; When the design information is acquired, the notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information that is limited to printable position information that can be printed on at least one of the one or more printing substrates that have the printable position information corresponding to the design information on the single printing substrate in an unfolded state. 4. The design support device according to claim 3.

[0077] [Appendix 5] A design support method carried out by a computer, comprising: Acquiring printable position information of a printing material to be printed in a folded state; notifying a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A design support method comprising:

[0078] [Appendix 6] A function to acquire printable position information of the printing material to be printed in a folded state; a function of notifying a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A program that makes the computer realize the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1 Printing System 100 Print Servers 110 Packaging information storage unit 120 Printable position identification section 130 Printable location information transmission unit 140 Design Information Receiving Unit 150 Print data transmission unit 200 Operation terminal 210 Printable position information receiving unit 220 Designable position indicator 230 Design Input Section 300 Printing material storage device 310 Packaging Information Transmission Unit 320 Packaging Information Receiving Unit 330 Package removal section 400 Printing equipment 410 Print data receiving unit 420 Printing Department 500 computers 510 processor 520 memory 530 Input section 540 Display section 550 Interface section B(B1~B5) Packaging box Ba (B1a~B5a) chord M(M1~M6) Printing material

Claims

1. a position information acquisition unit that acquires printable position information of a printing material to be printed in a folded state; a notification unit that notifies a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A design support device comprising:

2. the position information acquisition unit acquires the printable position information of a plurality of printable positions of the printing material to be printed in a folded state, The notification unit notifies the user of the plurality of printable position information on the printing material in an unfolded state.

2. The design support device according to claim 1.

3. the position information acquisition unit acquires the printable position information of a plurality of the printing materials that are printed in a folded state and whose printable position information does not match each other; The notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information on the plurality of printing materials in an unfolded state.

3. The design support device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. a design information acquisition unit that acquires design information corresponding to the printable position information designed by the user, the notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information on the single printing substrate before folding, the printable position information being printable on at least one of the plurality of printing substrates; When the design information is acquired, the notification unit notifies the user of the printable position information that is limited to printable position information that can be printed on at least one of the one or more printing materials having the printable position information corresponding to the design information on the single printing material in an unfolded state.

4. The design support device according to claim 3.

5. A design support method carried out by a computer, comprising: Acquiring printable position information of a printing material to be printed in a folded state; notifying a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A design support method comprising:

6. A function to acquire printable position information of the printing material to be printed in a folded state; a function of notifying a user of the printable position information on the printing material in a state before being folded; A program that makes the computer realize the above.

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