The Printer Working Group
The Printer Working GroupOur members include printer and multi-function device manufacturers, print server developers, operating system providers, print management application developers, and industry experts. We make printers, multi-function devices, and the applications and operating systems supporting them work together better.
The PWG has defined an IPP extension for 3D printing using standard file formats and an associated XML print job ticket format.
Print to any network or USB printer without using special software from the manufacturer.
Support multiple network protocols and job ticket formats using our abstract model.
PWG Standards define all of the common network protocols used by your printer.
PWG Approved: Mapping CIP4 JDF to PWG Job Ticket v1.0 (JDFMAP) Sep 5, 2017
PWG Mapping CIP4 JDF to PWG Job Ticket v1.0 (JDFMAP) has been approved as a Best Practices recommendation.
For interoperability between job ticket-based printing systems, this document defines a recommended mapping from XML objects and attributes in the CIP4 Job Definition Format [CIP4JDF] to XML elements in the PWG Print Job Ticket and Associated Capabilities [PWG5108.7].
The published Best Practices document can be found at:
http:// ftp.pwg.org/ pub/ pwg/ informational/ bp-smjdfmap10-20170828.pdf
PWG Approved: PWG 3D Print Job Ticket and Associated Capabilities v1.0 (PJT3D) Sep 5, 2017
The PWG 3D Print Job Ticket and Associated Capabilities v1.0 (PJT3D) document has been approved as a Best Practices document. This document describes the PWG Semantic Model Print3D service schema for embedded Job Tickets. The schema is based on the IPP 3D Printing Extensions v1.0 (3D) and suitable for data exchange and embedding within common 3D file formats such as 3MF and 3D PDF documents so that user intent is preserved regardless of the transport or workflow used.
The published Best Practices document can be found at:
http:// ftp.pwg.org/ pub/ pwg/ informational/ bp-smpjt3d10-20170818.pdf
Enjoy!
August 2017 PWG Face-to-Face Meeting - Summary Aug 22, 2017
The Printer Working Group held a “virtual” face-to-face meeting via WebEx teleconferences on August 9-10, 2017. Representatives from HP, Xerox, Lexmark, Apple, IBM, Canon, Oki, High North, TIC and TCS attended the meetings. Attendees discussed status of current projects and liaisons with other groups, and reviewed latest drafts of several specifications and white papers under development.
Wireshark 2.4.0 includes improved IPP dissector Jul 27, 2017
Wireshark 2.4.0, which was announced on July 19, 2017, is now available for download. This release includes a much improved IPP dissector, which will benefit all who are inspecting IPP traffic in Wireshark.
PWG Formal Vote: Mapping CIP4 JDF to PWG Print Job Ticket v1.0 (JDFMAP) (concluded) Jul 14, 2017
The PWG Formal Vote of the Mapping CIP4 JDF to PWG Print Job Ticket v1.0 (JDFMAP) informational document is now underway. The voting period ends August 28, 2017.