How to configure HTV Decoration Process Price Table and Settings

Configure the HTV (heat transfer vinyl) decoration process so your general settings and price table automatically calculate accurate decoration pricing for every heat transfer job. Once this is set up, DecoNetwork retains these settings and applies them automatically whenever HTV is used on a quote, order, or the Online Designer, keeping your quoting fast and your margins protected as orders move into production.

In This Article

• Prerequisites
• Why use this feature?
• Step 1: Configure General Settings
• Step 2: Create a Price Table
• Step 3: Assign the Price Table in Decoration Pricing
• Best Practices
• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Additional Resources

Prerequisites

Why use this feature?

HTV pricing is not just about ink or color count. Because heat transfer vinyl is cut and weeded from a sheet, every bit of media used to produce the design costs you money, even the parts that get thrown away. Configuring the general settings and price table correctly means DecoNetwork automatically prices HTV based on the true size of the design, so you never undercharge a large print or waste staff time manually adjusting prices during quoting.

• Protect your margins on larger, media-heavy designs
• Keep HTV quoting consistent across staff and customers
• Automate pricing the moment artwork is uploaded
• Reduce manual price overrides during production

Step 1: Configure General Settings

1. Go to Admin → Decoration Processes.
2. Select the Transfer decoration process.
3. Open the General Settings tab.
4. Set your order Minimum quantity for the HTV process.
5. Select Low Color for Design color types allowed.
6. Set Maximum number of colors to 1. HTV is cut one color at a time, and multi-color designs require manual alignment, so limiting to a single color keeps production simple.
7. Set Allowed File Types to vector formats only, since HTV designs are cut rather than printed.
8. Click Save.

The Max Colors and File Types settings are retained with the HTV process and checked automatically every time artwork is uploaded, whether through the Online Designer or Business Hub, so artwork that doesn't match gets flagged before it reaches production.

Step 2: Create a Price Table

1. Select the Price Tables tab.
2. Create a new price table.
3. Select Area Pricing as the pricing method. HTV cost scales with the size of the design, so area pricing based on a range of sizes is the most common configuration.
4. Set the Pricing Mode to Area Pricing Single Price. HTV is opaque with no underbase, so the price does not need to change based on garment color.
5. Set the size calculation to use the bounding box of the artwork. This accounts for the full sheet of media used to cut the design, including the parts that get weeded away.
6. Define your size ranges under Rows. Common ranges are Left Chest (up to 16 sq in, approximately 4"x4"), Full Chest (up to 144 sq in, approximately 12"x12"), and Jumbo (over 144 sq in).
7. Define your quantity breaks under Columns (for example, 6, 12, 24, 36). Add or remove columns depending on how many volume levels you want to offer.
8. Enter the unit price for each size range and quantity break.
9. Click Save.

This price table is saved as a reusable pricing structure. Once it's mapped to the HTV process in the next step, it's retained and applied automatically to every quote and order that uses HTV.

Step 3: Assign the Price Table in Decoration Pricing

1. Open the Decoration Pricing section.
2. Select Advanced Pricing in the Pricing Mode section.
3. Locate the Transfer process in the list.
4. In the Price Table dropdown, select the table you just created.
5. Enable Determine price table quantity break using all placements of the same uploaded design file.
6. Click Save.

Once mapped, this pricing is used automatically whenever HTV is selected on a quote, order, or the Online Designer, so production and sales staff always see consistent, up-to-date pricing without manual calculation.

Best Practices

• Limit HTV artwork to a single color and vector format to keep cutting simple and avoid alignment issues.
• Base your size ranges on the bounding box of the design, not just the visible ink, since wasted vinyl still costs money.
• Use consistent size categories (Left Chest, Full Chest, Jumbo) across your HTV price tables so pricing stays predictable for staff and customers.
• Turn on "Determine price table quantity break using all placements of the same uploaded design file" to keep repeat-design orders priced fairly.
• Revisit your quantity break columns periodically as your typical order volumes change.

Troubleshooting

Problem: HTV pricing seems too low on larger designs.
Cause: The price table's size ranges don't reflect your actual production sizes.
Solution: Open the price table and confirm the Full Chest and Jumbo thresholds match the sizes you actually produce.

Problem: Customers can upload multi-color or raster artwork for HTV.
Cause: General Settings still allow more than one color or non-vector file types.
Solution: Go to General Settings for the HTV process and set Max Colors to 1 and restrict File Types to vector formats.

Problem: A new price table isn't affecting quotes or orders.
Cause: The price table was created but never mapped to the HTV process.
Solution: Go to Decoration Pricing, select the HTV process, assign the price table from the dropdown, and click Save.

FAQs

Why does HTV pricing depend on the size of the design instead of just the number of colors?
Because HTV is cut from a sheet of vinyl, the entire bounding box of the design uses up media, including the parts that are weeded away and discarded. Pricing by size reflects the real material cost, not just what's visible on the garment.

Can I charge different HTV prices for light and dark garments?
No. HTV sits on top of the garment with no underbase, so DecoNetwork prices it as a Single Price regardless of garment color.

How many quantity breaks should I use in my HTV price table?
There's no fixed number. Add or remove columns to match your typical order volumes. Many businesses start with around four breaks, for example 6, 12, 24, and 36.

Can I use per-square-inch pricing instead of size ranges for HTV?
Yes. Area pricing can be configured either way, though range-of-sizes is the more common approach for HTV since it groups similar-sized designs into predictable price bands.

Additional Resources

• How to rename and Configure a New Decoration Process
• Transfer Production Settings
• Transfer Designer Settings
• Decoration Pricing
• Printing Price Tables (DTG, SUB, TRF, RHS, DTF, UV)