Prints an image of the viewport contents.
Includes controls on the left and a constantly updating print preview pane on the right.
The printing tools have to make it as quick and easy as possible to:
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Identify what you want to print
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Position it on the page where you want it
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Scale the display to something useful
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Manage line pattern scales and line widths
Destination panel
Displays the list of installed printers.
Paper sizes supported by the printer.
Properties
Windows printer driver settings.
Paper orientation.
Copies
Number of copies.
Print to File
Prints to a file.
Printer Output
Defines the printing method.
Vector Output
Prints lines, curves, and fill areas.
Raster Output (slow)
Prints a bitmap image.
Output Color
Uses the layer or property Print Color
setting to print curves and wireframes.
Print objects with the same wireframe color
that displays in viewports.
Black and White
Converts colors to grayscale.
View
List of viewport names and layout pages
Viewport
Prints the current viewport display.
Extents
Zoom the current viewport to contain all objects in the model.
Window
Prints a selected window area.
New
Select a new print area.
Move
Move the selected print area.
Displays current display magnification as percentage. Select scale from the list or set the scale in paper units=model units.
On Paper
Sets the units used on the printed page.
In Model
Sets the equivalent units used in the model.
Sets or expands the non-print areas around the page.
Each of the option controls the margins, width, and height options are shown.
Top, Left, Width, Height
Top, Right, Width, Height
Bottom, Left, Width, Height
Bottom, Right, Width, Height
Centered, Width, Height
Match viewport aspect ratio
Sets the margins and position to the same aspect ratio as the viewport/layout selected to print.
Match maximum printable area
Resets the paper margins to the printer minimums.
Centered
Centers the image on the paper.
Offset From
If the Centered checkbox is not selected, choose from offset options.
Lower Left
Upper Left
Lower Right
Upper Right
X, Y, offset values and unit system
Linetypes and Line Widths panel
Match pattern definition
Printed line type pattern matches values in linetype definition file
.
Match viewport display
Printed linetype pattern matches the current display
properties
Scale by
Multiplier to globally change printed line widths.
Default line width
Ranges from “Hairline” through normal drafting widths (in millimeters) through “No Print”.
Non-scaling objects
Point Objects
Size for point objects
on the printed page.
Arrowhead size
Size for arrowheads
on the printed page.
Text dot font size
Size for the text dot
font on the printed page.
Optional items to include on the printed page.
Background Color
Prints the viewport background color
.
Background Bitmap
Prints the viewport background bitmap
.
Wallpaper
Prints the viewport wallpaper
.
Note: The wallpaper will always stretch to fit the extents of the print window. To keep the background size constant, use a background bitmap
.
Only Selected Objects
Prints selected objects
only.
Grid
Prints the construction plane grid
.
Grid Axes
Prints the construction plane grid axes
.
Notes
Prints the contents of Notes
window.
None
No notes printed.
Top
Prints the notes at the top of the page.
Bottom
Prints the notes at the bottom of the pages
Filename
Prints the full filename including path.
None
No filename printed.
Top
Prints the filename at the top of the page.
Bottom
Prints the filename at the bottom of the page.
Displays a description of the currently selected printer details as reported by the driver and configuration settings
-Print
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Standard > Print File > Print
File > Print
Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl + P
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