Menu: File / Print
Shortcut Key: Ctrl+P
Toolbox Icon: Fast Print for the entire drawing
Fast Print for the current view
Note: By default, clicking the Print icon automatically sends the current view to the currently selected printer and prints it at the largest size possible on a single sheet of paper. You can change this by selecting Options / Options, opening the General tab, and unchecking Enable Direct Print from Toolbar.
Outputs your drawing to a printer or plotter. The drawing is printed at the view and perspective of the current view.
Using the Command
Choose the Print command, and the Print window appears:
DesignCAD offers many options, but you don't have to use them all. If you want to print your drawing on a single sheet of paper and the maximum size, just select Fit to Paper and click Print. The other options can be used to print to scale, rotate the drawing 90 degrees, set the margins, and so forth.
Printer: Select the printer for the pending print job from the list of available printers by clicking on the arrow to the right of the Printer field. If you would like to see the properties for the selected printer, click the Setup button.
Note: If you do not see the printer you would like to use for the print job in the list of available printers, make sure the printer is installed correctly in Windows. If you have problems, consult your Windows documentation and your printer manual. Make sure you have not only the correct driver installed, but also that it is the most recent driver from the manufacturer.
Units: The unit of measurement for the paper on the printer. Don't confuse this item with Drawing Units. Drawing Units are the units of measurement of the drawing itself, not the printer.
Drawing Size: The size of the box that would just fit around the current view if the drawing were projected onto a flat surface. The size is given in DesignCAD Drawing Units.
Area: The size of your printed drawing.
Scale: A ratio that represents the number of paper units that will be used to print one Drawing Unit. Suppose, for example, that you are printing the front view of a 2x2 box, and you have chosen "inches" for the paper units. If you set Scale to 1.0, then one inch of paper will be used for each Drawing Unit and the box will be printed out at two inches by two inches on the paper. If you set Scale to 2.0, then two inches of paper will be used to print each Drawing Unit, and the box will be printed at four inches by four inches. With a Scale of 0.25, the box will be printed at 0.5 inches by 0.5 inches. See Printing to Scale.
Height and Width: The height and width of the printed drawing on the paper if printed at the current scale. If you are printing multiple panels, this number is the total height or width of the drawing across all panels.
Center Drawing: Centers the drawing on the paper.
Fit to Paper: Outputs the drawing on a single page in the largest possible size. If this option is selected, the Scale, Height, and Width cannot be changed.
Include Hidden Layers: Takes the entire drawing (including hidden layers and unselected objects) into consideration when determining the scale and center position of the printed drawing. This is an easy way to print transparencies.
Horizontal: How far the drawing will be printed from the left edge of the leftmost piece of paper for the print job. Positive values move the position of the printed image to the right.
Vertical: How far the drawing will be printed from the top edge of the topmost piece of paper for the print job. Positive values move the position of the printed image down.
Print Selection Only: Only the currently selected object or objects will be printed. If no objects are selected, this box is not available.
Print by Layer Order: Sends the drawing to a plotter one layer at a time.
Note: The status of the Print by Layer Order option is not saved in the drawing file, thus you will need to reselect it when you get ready to plot the drawing in subsequent drawing sessions.
Save Current Print Settings with Drawing: Saves the options set in the Print window so that the drawing can be printed again without resetting the options. This option also makes it possible to print the drawing with the same options using direct print from the Toolbar.
Print to File: Sends the print information to a file rather than to the actual printer. This is convenient if you need to print or plot your drawing at another location. It can also be used to transfer the drawing image to other applications.
Optimize Plot with Color Sorting: Sends the drawing to a plotter one color at a time.
Note: The status of the Optimize Plot with Color Sorting option is not saved in the drawing file, thus you will need to reselect it when you get ready to plot the drawing in subsequent drawing sessions.
Copies: The number of copies to be printed.
Print: Starts the printing process.
Close: Saves the changes you have made to the options in the Print window closes the Print window, and returns you to your drawing.
Setup: Displays the page setup options for the currently selected printer. See Page Setup.
Preview: Displays the Print Preview screen, which shows exactly how your drawing will look on paper. See Print Preview.
Cancel: Disregards any changes you have made to the Print window and closes the Print window.
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